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Mumbai resident Shivam Vahia cannot remember the last time he left home to shop. He spends about 30,000 rupees ($364) a month buying necessities like groceries, clothes and gadgets, all by tapping a few buttons on his mobile phone."My only offline spends are bars and restaurants, when I go to meet friends," said the 24-year-old engineering graduate. Vahia is one among India's young and aspirational 1.4 billion population, whose propensity for online spending has attracted global companies and digital platforms. And as…

No draft of the Digital India Bill has been published for public feedback or comments and no notice of the same was given in respect of the bill for its introduction in the Winter Session 2022-23, the Parliament was told."The policies of the Government are aimed at ensuring an open, safe and trusted, and accountable internet for its users. To help achieve this aim, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology engages with and receives inputs from the public and stakeholders, including in respect of changes…

5G services were launched in India in 2022, and now the government is focusing on providing 6G services to the people of the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, March 22 unveiled the 6G vision document of the country and launched 6G R&D Test Bed. He also stated that initiatives around 6G within six months of the 5G rollout shows India's confidence. Speaking at the inauguration of ITU Area Office and Innovation Centre in Delhi, PM Modi said, "Today we are talking about 6G only after 6 months of 5G…

The growing popularity of digital payments in India is proving to be a blessing not only for the common man but also the cyber-conmen, as per the latest figures revealed by RBI under RTI.The RTI reply was given to Pune businessman Prafful P. Sarda, who had sought official details of all types of online-digital-cards frauds that Indian banks have suffered with invisible conmen duping lakhs of gullible customers since 2014."The RBI's reply was revealing and unnerving...Just as the digital economy is soaring, the fraudsters…

Stakeholders participating in the first consultation of the Digital India Bill suggested that the government retain the safe harbour provision in the current Information Technology Act, 2000.The government is reconsidering the safe harbour provision, because of which social media intermediaries are not liable for what third parties post on their website. Social media platforms get immunity from posts made by users.The first Digital India Bill consultation was held in Bengaluru on Thursday with as many as 300 stakeholders…

Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday held the first-ever consultation on the proposed Digital India Act and discussed rules to handle data captured by invasive gadgets like spy glasses and wearable devices. The draft of the Digital India Act will be firmed up after two more rounds of discussion with stakeholders, the minister told PTI in a virtual interview after the first consultation in Bengaluru. He said that the draft is likely to be issued in April and it will be followed up with…

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) will on Thursday conduct the first stakeholder consultation meeting on the Digital India Bill to replace the 23-year-old Information Technology Act of 2000.Minister of state for electronics and information technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar will be in Bengaluru on Thursday to meet industry representatives, lawyers, intermediaries and consumer groups among others to discuss the principles the proposed law will be based on and invite their inputs."The…

The National Informatics Centre (NIC), which provides critical e-governance support and state of the art solutions to the Central government as well as states, has been grappling with acute human resource shortage, as since 2014, almost 1,400 posts are lying vacant there.According to highly placed sources, despite several rounds of parleys between the Ministries of Electronics and Information Technology (under which NIC falls) and Finance, the body continues to face shortage of manpower as 1,392 posts have been lying…

Microsoft Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said it was inspiring to see India’s focus on digital transformation-led sustainable and inclusive economic growth. "Thank you Narendra Modi for an insightful meeting. It's inspiring to see the government's deep focus on sustainable and inclusive economic growth led by digital transformation and we`re looking forward to helping India realize the Digital India vision and be a light for the world," Microsoft chief…

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