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The upcoming Digital Personal Data Protection Bill will drive "deep behavioural changes" among those platforms in India that have for long exploited or misused personal data, Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has asserted. In an interview to PTI, the minister of state for IT and electronics also sought to allay concerns around the issue of government-appointed fact check body, saying the move is not about censorship at all, rather it gives the Centre an opportunity to clarify and respond to any misinformation related to…

The Grievance Appellate Committees (GACs), which started operating in March to settle users’ complaints against social media platforms, will be reviewed later this month and may require more push and publicity, minister of state for electronics and information technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, told ET.“We are doing a review later this month. We will take stock of what was going on there. I have not heard anything negative,” the minister said, adding that contrary to expectation, the GACs have not seen a rush of grievances…

Just a few days ago, it was reported that top officials from Tesla Inc., the world’s largest electric car manufacturer, would be visiting the country to meet with Indian government officials. The purpose of the meeting is to explore ways for the company to deepen its supply chain in India and diversify from China. In a recent update on this meeting, one of the high-ranking officials in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration stated that Tesla is looking to establish a car and battery manufacturing plant in the…

Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. are among companies interested in increasing electronics production in India, a minister said, a boon for the country’s push to challenge neighboring China as a manufacturing hub. The South Asian nation is seeking to expand its early success in smartphones to other product categories, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, India’s minister of state for technology, told Bloomberg TV’s Rishaad Salamat and Haslinda Amin on Friday. The country is launching a $2 billion plan to boost local output of…

Published By: Paras YadavLast Updated: May 20, 2023, 13:39 ISTImage used for Representation. (Photo: IANS)The Elon Musk led U.S. automaker held talks with Indian officials this week on various topics including incentives for car and battery manufacturingTesla Inc is “serious" about its plans to establish a manufacturing base in India, the country’s deputy minister for technology told Reuters in an interview on Friday, a day after meeting senior executives of the electric vehicle maker.The Elon Musk led U.S. automaker…

Apple and Samsung Electronics are among companies interested in increasing electronics production in India, a minister said, a boon for the country's push to challenge neighboring China as a manufacturing hub.The South Asian nation is seeking to expand its early success in smartphones to other product categories, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, India's minister of state for technology, told Bloomberg TV's Rishaad Salamat and Haslinda Amin on Friday. The country is launching a $2 billion (roughly Rs. 163 crore) plan to boost the…

India is emerging as a force in redrawn global value chains, and upcoming semiconductor fab and packaging unit, 100 design startups by 2024 and proposed $2-billion upgradation of SCL will cement its place in future of chip innovation and manufacturing, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Friday. The Minister of State for Electronics and IT, at the third SemiconIndia futureDESIGN roadshow at IIT Delhi, talked about India’s chip manufacturing and design vision as well as policy incentives, and added: “it is an…

India plans to establish “some principles” which will act as “guardrails” for the fast-growing artificial intelligence (AI) sector, according to union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar, who said this will help regulate generative AI platforms such as Microsoft’s Open AI and Google’s Bard as well as their use by other companies. In contrast to the view taken by the European Union and the US government, the Indian government is not in favour of legislation to regulate generative AI yet, according to Chandrasekhar, minister of…

Union Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and Electronics & IT Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar recently said that the government’s focus has been to push India from being an outlier to become a serious, competitive participant in the global value chains. “As part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's India Techade vision, we believe that the supply chains and global value chains have to and will continue to diversify and our policies are focused on ensuring that India is a competitive, efficient…

The IT Ministry will send a notice to WhatsApp on the issue of spam calls from unknown international numbers, Minister of State for IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday said, asserting that the onus of ensuring user safety lies with the digital platforms.The digital platforms are responsible and accountable for ensuring the safety of 'digital nagriks', the minister said, adding that the government will respond to every instance of alleged misuse or alleged breach of users' privacy.The minister's comments assume…