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Center Roundtable, State IT Officials Today for Electronics Manufacturing Synergy

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To facilitate a better working relationship between the center and state governments, and to clarify the potential and opportunities of manufacturing plans related to government electronics, on Saturday the central government will hold a dialogue with the information technology ministers of state governments. The roundtable, called ‘Digital India Conference of State IT Ministers’ will take place during the 6th edition of Mobile India Conference 2022 in New Delhi where the center has invited state IT Ministers and IT Trustees to discuss the role of states and the union. Territories can…

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DGCA raises concern over 5G rollout, writes to telecom department

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As India’s telecom operators prepare to launch 5G services, the country’s aviation safety regulator has written to the telecom department concerned about potential interference of the 5G C-Band spectrum with aircraft radio altimeters, The Indian Express has learned. A radio altimeter is an instrument that provides direct information about the altitude above the ground for various aircraft systems. The main concern of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) stems from the fact that these altimeters as well as part of the 5G telecom services operate in the C band.…

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Pandemic impact: Chip manufacturers are choosing phones and laptops instead of cars and banks

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As India moves towards strengthening its semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem, sectors such as automobiles and banks claim that chip makers are discriminating – in the wake of supply disruptions caused by the pandemic – in favor of customers who need high-value chips on the lower-ticket-volume used by automakers and banks. This assumes significance given the Indian Banks Association (IBA) representation of the government seeking antitrust commission intervention to address chip shortages affecting credit and debit card issuance. However, executives in the semiconductor industry attribute this to market forces. They say that…

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Online gaming: a lens on winners to pay taxes, ITR update

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Tax authorities on both the direct and indirect tax side are increasing scrutiny for potential evasion in an upcoming major sector – online gaming. Direct tax officials have learned to scrutinize data for gains of up to Rs 58,000 crore over three years for an online gaming platform, urging taxpayers to come forward and pay taxes. Meanwhile, a group of Ministers (GoM) will meet on Monday to discuss the features of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) for online gaming, horse racing and casinos. Nitin Gupta, Chairman of the Central…

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More than 2K loan applications canceled since January, Google says problem is ‘no internet connection’

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Although Google has removed more than 2,000 loan apps from the India Play Store due to various violations, Google has not taken a tough stance against apps in this category – with multiple cases of people being defrauded of hundreds of crore appearances – the way it turned out. out. versus real money fantasy gaming apps, since the company sees “real user value” in the loan apps category, one senior executive said. The company said it has removed more than 2,000 loan apps from the India Play Store since January…

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Whistleblower complaint: House committee summons Twitter executives

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The Parliament’s Standing Committee on Information Technology, chaired by Congresswoman Shashi Tharoor, summoned the executives of the social networking platform Twitter for a hearing, a day after a former executive of the platform alleged that the Indian government had “forced” Twitter to hire individuals who were “government agents” and had unauthorized access. Moderated to massive amounts of platform user data. While the session’s agenda states that Twitter officials will be heard on the topic of “citizens data security and privacy,” sources within the committee said opposition members of Parliament will…

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‘India in danger’: In US lawsuit, Musk sparks Twitter brawl over MeitY طلبات requests

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Twitter’s high-stakes legal battle against some of India’s government content blocking orders has been brought up in a different high-profile case – the platform’s lawsuit in the United States against Tesla CEO Elon Musk for withdrawing his $44 billion bid to buy the social media company. Musk accused Twitter of hiding his lawsuit in India from him and that its actions could put its business in the country at risk. In his counterclaims against Twitter’s suit, Musk said the company’s decision to challenge the blocking orders by the Ministry of…

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Data shared in Lok Sabha: Ban orders sent by the center to Twitter until June of this year exceeded 2019 figure

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Content and account blocking orders issued to Twitter by the Center in the first six months of 2022 exceeded the number of such orders issued to the social media platform in the whole of 2019. Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajiv Chandrashekhar With Lok Sabha on Wednesday, 1,122 ban orders were issued on Twitter through June 2022, compared to 1,041 such orders in all of 2019. In 2021, 2,851 ban orders were issued on Twitter under Section 69(a) of the Information Technology Act 2000, the highest number…

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Repression, Unclear Politics, Crypto Exchange Founders Leave India

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Many Indian entrepreneurs and developers in the Web 3.0 space are moving out of the country in a bid to shift the base to more crypto-friendly destinations. The founders of WazirX, India’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Nischal Shetty and Siddharth Menon, moved to Dubai with their families. Polygon’s founder, Sandeep Nailwal, is also among those who have relocated to Dubai over the past two years. This is in addition to a previous departure tour. ZebPay and Vauld moved to Singapore; CoinDCX now has a Singapore arm. This comes amid a gradual…

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5G is about to launch, Cabinet approves spectrum auction

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Taking the first step toward rolling out 5G services, the government invited bids for spectrum auctions from July 26 (changed from next month) after the Federal Cabinet on Wednesday approved an auction proposal for more than 72,000 megahertz (MHz), or 72 gigahertz, From the airwaves with a validity of 20 years. Spectrum will be auctioned at frequencies 600MHz, 700MHz, 800MHz, 900MHz, 1800MHz, 2100MHz, 2300MHz, 3300MHz and 26GHz. At the reserve price, the entire spectrum is valued at more than Rs 5 crore. “The medium and high-band spectrum is expected to…

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