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The government will launch a Digital India Innovation Fund that will support deeptech startups, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Friday. The minister made these comments during his address to over 1,000 college students as part of the 'New India for Young India: Techade of Opportunities program' at the Catholic Bishop House Campus, Thamarassery, Kerala, an official statement said. Chandrasekhar said the government will launch a Digital India Innovation Fund that will support deeptech…

The Minister of state for electronics and information technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Wednesday cautioned video calling company Zoom’s founder and chief executive officer Eric Yuan to “make sure” that he used the correct map of the countries the company does business in or wants to do business in. “you may want to make sure u use correct maps of the countries u do/want to do business in @ericsyuan,” Chandrasekhar said in a tweet, quoting a tweet sent out by Yuan. you may want to make sure u use correct maps of the…

The government will declare only those geographies or countries as “trusted jurisdictions” where the rights of the data principal, as laid out in the draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill of 2022, are protected and respected, the minister of state for electronics and information technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said. “There is a certain amount of reciprocity as we look to the future of digital trade and corridors of trust. In a post-Covid world, instead of globalisation and free for all, there will be…

SWATI LUTHRA, NEW DELHI : PM Modi’s vision is of building trusted corridors for technologies and innovation with countries, said Union Minister of…

The government will not be able to violate the privacy of citizens under the proposed data protection law as it will get access to personal data only in exceptional circumstances like national security, pandemics, and natural disasters, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said. Speaking during an online discussion, the minister said the National Data Governance Framework Policy has provisions for handling anonymised data, which are not part of the draft Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP)…

PTI New Delhi, November 1The government will come out with proposed modalities and terms of references for setting up grievance appellate committees to address social media users’ complaints in the next 10-12 days, and expects the panel to be in place by November 30, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Tuesday.The minister also made it clear that compliance of IT rules and laws is not “pick and choose” or “cherry picking”…

Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Wednesday said that over 97 percent of mobile phones used in India are made in the country itself. The minister made the remarks while speaking at the event CyFY 2022, organised by Observer Research Foundation (ORF)."In 2014, over 92 percent of mobile phones used in India were imported, today over 97 percent of mobile phones used in India are made in India. Today we export electronic devices worth $12 billion (roughly Rs. 98,800 crore),"…

Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said that the new data protection bill will be "very simple and modern".He said the right to privacy and data protection are fundamental rights in India and the data protection bill will be very progressive in recognising and enshrining these rights.The minister made the remarks while speaking at the event CyFY2022, organised by Observer Research Foundation (ORF).The new personal data protection bill is likely to be tabled in Parliament…

Minister of State For Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Wednesday said he has spoken to Apple on reports of stores in the national capital running out of stock of the firm's latest phone offering iPhone14 Pro.The minister also said there has been a surge in demand for iPhone 14 Pro and Apple is addressing the supply constraints."I have spoken with Apple and they have said while iPhone14 demand is being met also with India production, the iPhone14 Pro demand has surged and is facing supply constraints which they…

NEW DELHI : India will soon emerge as a leader in electronics manufacturing in the world with its youth playing a big role in this effort, said Rajeev…