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Ministry of Civil Aviation on Thursday clarified that under Digi Yatra, passengers' data are stored in their own devices and not in centralized storage.In the Digi Yatra process, there is no central storage of passengers' Personally Identifiable Information (PII) data, it said.All the passengers' data is encrypted and stored in the wallet of their smartphone. It is shared only between the passenger and the airport of travel origin, where the passenger's Digi Yatra ID needs to be validated. The…

The Karnataka High Court on Monday heard the petition filed by US microblogging platform Twitter challenging the blocking orders passed by the Government of India. The matter has been adjourned to March 16. The hearing was before a single-judge bench of Justice Krishna S Dixit. Additional Solicitor General R Sankaranarayanan appearing for the government gave details of account users who were blocked for posting objectionable content. The ASG also read out the Shreya Singhal case where the Supreme Court struck down Section…

Image Source : REPRESENTATIVE PIC Authorities came up with new guidelines The Centre has issued new regulations to stop unfair business practices and deceptive online advertising, and this has put social media influencers on their toes. The move comes as the market for social media influencers in India continues to grow. Consumer Protection Act of 2019 strengthened…

Image Source : INDIAN RAILWAYS Indian Railways Data of around three crore travellers registered with the Indian Railways has been hacked and reportedly put on sale on the Dark Web, as per reports. It has been claimed by the hackers that the Indian Railways data is one of the biggest data ever hacked by anyone. ALSO READ: Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 Review: Best design to…

The government on Monday issued directions for blocking a Pakistan-based OTT platform's website, two mobile applications, four social media accounts and smart TV app, saying a series being shown by it was detrimental to India's national security and integrity.The platform Vidly TV had released a web series titled Sevak: The Confessions on the anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks and was found to be detrimental to the national security, sovereignty and integrity of India, the Ministry of Information and…

The National Informatics Centre (NIC) has cautioned the general public not to fall for fake SMS messages promising jobs in its name and report such messages immediately. NIC probed a fake SMS being circulated that misused its name for a job offer, and has taken swift action to avert potential financial fraud, an official release said. "NIC received information about a fake SMS with a job offer, masquerading in the name of NIC being circulated amongst the general public," the release said. It has cautioned the general…

Cybercrime cases are increasing day by day. Thousands of cases are registered everyday. Gone are the days when people had to visit branches to file a complaint against cybercrime. You can also check the status of your application on the portal. The Government of India has launched the cybercrime portal where victims of cybercrime can file a complaint against the assailant and raise their voice. The portal aims to encourage cybercrime victims to report against cybercrime online. The portal looks after complaints that…

Agriculture sector in India is the primary source of income for about 58% of India’s population. As per the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCI&S), agriculture exports have increased by 19.92% in FY 2021-22. The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme was launched in February 2019 by the Government of India. Under this scheme, each farmer is paid Rs 6,000 every year by the government as a part of three equal installments of Rs 2,000 each.Every year the installment is…

India will mark its 75th Independence Day on August 15, 2022. The Government of India announced ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ which sheds light on the 75 years of Independence from British rule.The Har Ghar Tiranga campaign is an initiative that is a part of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ that has led to a change in profile picture of the citizens of India. The campaign was launched on July 22 by the Prime Minister of India– Narendra Modi. The initiative aims at encouraging people across the country to hoist the national flag…

Digitisation or e-office has been implemented in all central government departments, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday. In addition, several departments like the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Ministry of Finance, Department of Justice, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, and Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances, provide facility to citizens to submit their applications and grievances at portals, Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh told the House in a written…