News RBI refuses to share whitelist of digital lending apps citing confidentiality: RTI Earlier in February, the Ministry of Finance told the parliament that a whitelist of permitted digital lending apps has been given by the RBI... Sarvesh MathiMay 9, 2023
News Is facial recognition used for ePrison system or not? IT Ministry and National Informatics Centre offer contradictory responses Whereas NIC stated that the technology is not being used for the ePrison facility yet, IT Ministry's response to a parliamentary question stated otherwise Sarasvati NTMay 2, 2023
News SFLC.in’s first appeal for RTI seeking grounds for the BBC Documentary ban dismissed SFLC had filed an RTI seeking copies of the take-down orders sent to social media platforms for blocking BBC docu ‘India: The Modi Question’. Vallari SanzgiriApril 17, 2023
News Explained: The G20 Task Force On Digital Public Infra for Economic Transformation, Financial Inclusion & Development A round-up of the hows and whys of the task force that aims to oversee India's digital public infrastructure priorities at the G20 summit... Aarathi GanesanApril 1, 2023
News RTI: The curious case of ‘no data on insured vehicles’ with India’s Insurance Regulatory Authority If the IRDAI has no data on vehicle insurance, how did the government go about planning the mandatory third-party insurance policy? Vallari SanzgiriMarch 29, 2023
News RTI: Where’s the data on Kisan Drone Yatra? While there is a lack of information regarding the usage of Kisan Drones, the government announced it will be spending over ₹100 crore on... Vallari SanzgiriMarch 27, 2023
News RTI: No details on how many entities have complied with CERT-In’s cybersecurity directions Only 1227 entities registered or updated their point of contact with India's cybersecurity agency between 28.06.2022 and 31.01.2023 Sarvesh MathiMarch 21, 2023
News Cybersecurity rules: Only 15 entities reported incidents within the stipulated 6 hours, RTI reveals The number appears negligible in comparison to a staggering ~14 lakh cybersecurity incidents reported to CERT-In in 2022 Sarvesh MathiMarch 21, 2023
News RTI: IT Ministry Has No Plans to Track Online Gambling-Related Suicides The Ministry also informed us that mod creators in online games aren't intermediaries under the IT Act, in response to RTIs we filed Aarathi GanesanMarch 10, 2023
News RTI: IT Ministry Repeats Stock Answer On National Cybersecurity Strategy, No Release Timelines Specified MediaNama filed an RTI with the IT Ministry to find out about the hold-up on India's National Cybersecurity Strategy that has been pending for... Aarathi GanesanMarch 6, 2023