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The government is set to announce the national creators' awards to recognise new-age influencers and creators, official sources said on Friday. They said the first-of-its-kind awards will be targeted at "Gen Z", a reference to the young generation hooked to the internet and social media, and will be given in nearly 20 categories. Social media influencers, such as those on YouTube and Instagram, will be in contention for the awards as well, the sources said. Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering…

Subsidies under the second phase of FAME Scheme will be eligible for e-vehicles sold till March 31, 2024 or till the time funds are available, whichever is earlier, the government said on Friday. To give a further push to clean mobility in the country, the Ministry of Heavy Industries has announced that the outlay of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India (FAME-II) programme has been enhanced from Rs 10,000 crore to Rs 11,500 crore, an official statement said. The heavy industries ministry…

The government is mulling to come with a framework to prevent exploitation of content creators by big platforms on internet, minister of state for electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Friday. The minister said that big powerful commercial platforms online have started to distort fundamental characteristic of openness of the internet. "I think to maintain the openness, the symmetry between those who create the content and those who distribute the content, there is a need for some sort of conversation or…

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has raised a high-severity warning regarding vulnerabilities present in Google Chrome OS, urging users to update their browsers immediately. Released on February 8, 2024, under the designation CIVN-2024-0031, the security note highlights significant risks associated with Google Chrome OS versions preceding 114.0.5735.350 (Platform Version: 15437.90.0) on the LTS channel. Govt wants you to download the latest Google Chrome update as that will remove all current…

The government has received four proposals for setting up semiconductor manufacturing plants and 13 for chip assemblies unit, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. The proposals are in addition to a Rs 22,516-crore chip assembly plant being set up by US-based memory chip maker Micron, minister of state for electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha."Four proposals have been received for setting up semiconductor fabs and additional 13 proposals have been received for setting up…

The Nigerian government said Tuesday it will implement measures to significantly reduce the price of cooking gas in the country. Ekperikpe Ekpo, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), disclosed this at a stakeholders’ consultative meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. Over the years, the cost of cooking gas has been on the rise in the country. In its report titled Liquefied Petroleum Gas (cooking gas) price watch for December 2023 released last month, the National Bureau of Statistics said the average retail…

The U.K. government is finally publishing its response to an AI regulation consultation it kicked off last March, when it put out a white paper setting out a preference for relying on existing laws and regulators, combined with “context-specific” guidance, to lightly supervise the disruptive high tech sector. The full response is being made available later this morning, so wasn’t available for review at the time of writing. But in a press release ahead of publication the Department for Science, Innovation and…

The lion’s share of a state-backed solid minerals company, currently in the works, will go to private investors and the public who will be able to own not less than three-quarters of its shareholding. While the government will hold up to 25 per cent in the so-called Nigerian Solid Minerals Corporation, the public will hold the same proportion of stake, while the rest is planned to be owned by private investors, Minister Dele Alake told a conference arranged by BusinessDay in Abuja on Tuesday. The idea is to make…

The government on Saturday launched the Digital India future labs to strengthen domestic research and development (R&D) as well as innovation in automotive, computing, communication, strategic electronics, industrial electronics, and internet-of-things.Speaking at the launch of the platform, the minister of state for electronics and information technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that the Digital India Future Labs would serve as a platform for partnerships and strategic direction in these areas.Elevate Your Tech…

The Telangana government on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding with Bengaluru-headquartered AI & Analytics platform 3AI with the objective of positioning Hyderabad and Telangana as a global hub of IT and AI development and innovation. A major focus area of the MoU is also the building of a community of AI and Analytics leaders from various enterprises and tech-service firms and local startups, as well as showcasing initiatives from the ITE&C (Information Technology, Electronics & Communications) and…