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Center Roundtable, State IT Officials Today for Electronics Manufacturing Synergy

September 30, 2022 mohmad free

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…

Scientists in China create the first cloned wild wolf in the Arctic ‘Maya’

September 20, 2022 mohmad free

An arctic wild wolf has been successfully cloned for the first time in the world by a Beijing-based genetics company. The cloning of the arctic wolf, also known as the white wolf or arctic wolf, which is native to the high arctic tundra of the Canadian Queen Elizabeth Islands, is an outstanding achievement in the conservation of rare and endangered species through cloning technology. “To save endangered animals, we started the research collaboration with Harbin Polarland on the cloning of the arctic wolf in 2020. After two years of painstaking…

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

September 16, 2022 mohmad free

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…

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

September 4, 2022 mohmad free

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…

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

August 25, 2022 mohmad free

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…

Whistleblower complaint: House committee summons Twitter executives

August 25, 2022 mohmad free

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…

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

August 6, 2022 mohmad free

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…

thwarting Gagania’s mission this year; Solar and lunar missions in 2023

July 20, 2022 mohmad free

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has set new deadlines for major missions, with its first solar mission and third lunar mission scheduled for the first quarter of next year. The space agency’s third science mission scheduled for next year is the XpoSat space observatory designed to study cosmic X-rays. However, ISRO’s first abortion demonstration is scheduled for later this year. Secretary of State for the Space Department, Dr. Jitendra Singh, wrote in an answer to Parliament on Wednesday that ISRO will also conduct a “space docking experiment” in the…

Judge sets October trial for Musk-Twitter takeover dispute

July 19, 2022 mohmad free

Elon Musk lost a battle to delay Twitter’s lawsuit against him as a Delaware judge on Tuesday set an October trial, citing a “cloud of uncertainty” around the social media company after the billionaire withdrew from Deal to buy it. “Delays threaten irreparable damage,” said Chancellor Kathleen St. Jude McCormick, president of the Delaware Court, which handles several high-profile trade disputes. “The longer the delay, the higher the risk.” Twitter requested an expedited trial in September, while Musk’s team called for it to wait until early next year due to…

Elon Musk says Twitter staff will be rationalized

June 16, 2022 mohmad free

Elon Musk He addressed Twitter employees for the first time on Thursday, anticipating the need to “rationalize staff” but offering few other new details about his $44 billion acquisition of the social media company. Musk appeared on a video call 10 minutes late to a free question-and-answer session moderated by a Twitter executive, in which Musk had hoped for the existence of extraterrestrials and other alien civilizations and his view that Twitter should help “civilization and awareness.” “ He told Twitter employees that he wanted to bring the service’s user…