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23.01 / 12:53

UPS Enterprise country electronic information reports Govt to soon approach cabinet for Rs 10,000 crore supercomputing hub plan: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

quantum computing hubs in the country in a public-private partnership mode, the minister of state for electronics and information technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said. “The quantum (of funds) is more than Rs 10,000 crore. It will be presented before the cabinet for approval soon. The IT ministry is proposing this and this will include setting up of GPUs (graphics processing units) in PPP mode with data centres in the private space and public data centres under CDAC (Centre for Development of Advanced Computing),” Chandrasekhar told reporters on Tuesday.

16.01 / 18:45

Waves Digital Platform social electronic information Videos Govt set to notify new IT rules on deepfakes for social media: Chandrasekhar

NEW DELHI : The government is set to notify rules that will mandate social media platforms to tackle the menace of deepfakes, after repeated advisories failed to get the desired result, Union minister of state for information technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Tuesday. “We had issued an advisory and we have also said that if we are not satisfied with the compliance, we will notify newly-amended rules that are much more specific to the issue of misinformation and deepfake in particular.

16.01 / 15:27

President poverty Justice country social Ayodhya Ram Mandir ceremony: Rajeev Chandrasekhar slams Congress, says 'if Rahul Gandhi defines our beliefs...'

completely political Narendra Modi function". "...Rahul Gandhi lives in this 'la-la' world, in my opinion...He thinks everything he says is predicated on nobody understanding the truth and he can get away with these atrocious lies...The people of India are wise enough.

06.01 / 08:43

Provident Aware Software electronic information guidelines Updates 29 lakh Indians have obtained Aadhaar without Iris or fingerprints; how to apply

Aadhaar without submitting their biometric information. However, you need a valid reason such as a fingerprint is blurry or IRIS is unreadable, etc. to do it. According to data shared in Lok Sabha on December 20, 2023, 29 lakh Indians have got their Aadhaar without the biometrics. «To date, UIDAI has issued Aadhaar numbers to nearly 29 lakh persons who had missing fingers or were otherwise unable to provide finger or IRIS or both biometric,» said Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology.

29.12 / 12:42

Man Platform Remark innovations Ram Mandir row: Congress distances itself from Sam Pitroda’s remarks, says 'he doesn’t speak for party'

ANI. ALSO READ: Rajeev Chandrasekhar slams Sam Pitroda over Ram Mandir remark, says it represents Rahul Gandhi's thinking Speaking to ANI, Sam Pitroda has raised a question, amid the preparations for the consecration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, and said, "Is Ram Mandir the real issue or unemployment and inflation?" "I have no problem with any religion. It is okay to go visit the temple once in a while, but you can't make that the main platform. 40 percent of the people vote for BJP, and 60 percent of the people do not vote for BJP.

28.12 / 15:12

Digital Platform Instagram President electronic information reports Data privacy rules to be issued for consultation shortly: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

NEW DELHI : Rules detailing KYC-based age verification and consent mechanisms under the Digital Personal Data Privacy Act will be issued for industry consultation next week, Union minister of state for information technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, said in an interview with Mint. Industry stakeholders will get four weeks for the consultation process, with the ministry of electronics and information technology (Meity) setting a tentative deadline of 31 January to notify the DPDP rules. The rules will include offering details on “consent management, age-gating and other areas," Chandrasekhar said.

09.12 / 11:21

Provident BLOCK electronic information 2020 reports Govt blocked over 36,800 URLs since 2018: IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar tells Parliament

information by public under section 69A of the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000 which provides power to government to issue such directions if it is necessary or expedient to do so in the interest of sovereignty and integrity, defence of India, security of the State, friendly relations with foreign States or public order or for inciting cognizable offence relating to above." The data, shared by Chandrasekhar, revealed figures related to the blocking of URLs by the government since 2018. The data for 2023 was recorded till October.

07.12 / 16:33

Provident Platform Strategy Pool President country cover ‘AI regulations will ideally be light touch, though harm is concerning’

alliance. “GPAI is dominated by (developed) OECD countries, but how do you bring more of the global south into this? How do you convert AI and use it for the benefit of larger populations? This will be an important objective of what we’d try to do at the summit," he said.

07.12 / 07:43

Web3 Crypto regulations Parliament of India Holds Discussion on Future of Web3

The lower house of the Indian Parliament, Lok Sabha, held a discussion on the importance of web3 and blockchain sector in India on December 6.

05.12 / 15:21

Platform Actor show voice social blues actress Deepfake menace: Priyanka Chopra becomes latest victim, video shows actor revealing ‘2023 annual income’

Rashmika Mandanna, Katrina Kaif, and Alia Bhatt, now Priyanka Chopra's deepfake video has become viral. In the video, Priyanka Chopra is seen promoting a brand and divulging her yearly income. Priyanka Chopra's deepfake video is slowly doing rounds on the web.

04.12 / 06:55

Manufacturing Apple country social electronic information reports Japan's TDK Corp to manufacture iPhone battery cells in India - minister

BENGALURU (Reuters) — Japanese electronic parts maker TDK (OTC:TTDKY) Corp will manufacture lithium ion (li-ion) battery cells for Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhones in India, a minister said on Monday.

03.12 / 18:13

Booking Celebrity show social 'Missed the mark': KTR trolls himself as humour, digs galore online over poll results

assembly polls throwing up quite a few surprises, the funny side of leaders and social media users was on display as digs and pot shots galore online. Outgoing Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao's son KT Rama Rao took a dig at himself as he shared his day-old X post after his party BRS lost to the Congress in the state elections.

27.11 / 11:39

Extreme Actor show actress Alarming rise in Deepfake Incidents: Alia Bhatt falls victim to AI after Rashmika Mandanna, Kajol and Katrina Kaif

Alia Bhatt has become the recent subject of a deepfake video, where her facial features have been incorporated into the original footage of another woman. The manipulated clip shows the woman making various gestures on camera.

25.11 / 15:11

Digital awards President country electronic innovations information Bengaluru Tech Summit to begin on Wednesday, to host participants from 30 countries

Bengaluru Tech Summit 2023’, said Priyank Kharge, Karnataka’s minister for information technology, on Saturday. The summit, with the theme 'Breaking Boundaries’, will have more than 75 sessions, more than 400 speakers, 350 startups, 600 exhibitors, and 20,000 business attendees.

25.11 / 13:13

Apple show electronic information reports Warning iPhone warning notifications to MPs: Apple team from US likely to meet CERT-In officials this month

Apple warning them of «state-sponsored attackers trying to remotely compromise» their iPhones and alleged hacking by the government. CERT-In, which comes under Meity, had issued a show cause notice to Apple in this regard.

25.11 / 01:19

Digital Platform Action social electronic information reports Social media companies have seven days to tweak terms of use around deepfakes: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

social media and internet intermediaries to “align” the terms of service on their platforms within the next seven days to alert users about the consequences of creating, uploading and sharing prohibited information including deep fake content or child sexual abuse material (CSAM), a senior government official said on Friday. Intermediaries have to “explicitly” warn users that they cannot “host, display, upload, modify, publish, transmit, store, update or share” any content that belongs to someone else, is defamatory, obscene, pornographic, paedophilic or invasive of another user’s privacy.

24.11 / 16:37

Digital Extreme Aware Platform economy electronic innovations NOT Internet, tech can do harm if not regulated via prism of safety, trust: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Friday, adding that 'guardrails' have to be carefully developed without over-regulating innovation. The Minister of State for IT and Electronics said that while artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the biggest inventions of recent times, the government is committed to ensuring the safety of users on digital platforms, given that India is one of the largest connected nations in the world with almost 850 million Indians already using the internet and 1.2 billion estimated to do so by 2025-26.

24.11 / 15:17

Reuters Aware Platform Racing Align country guidelines Government warns Facebook, YouTube to enforce rules to deter deepfakes

Facebook and YouTube to repeatedly remind users that local laws prohibit them from posting deepfakes and content that spreads obscenity or misinformation, two sources told Reuters. The warning was conveyed by deputy IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar in a closed-door meeting where he said many companies had not updated their usage terms despite 2022 rules that prohibit content «harmful» to children, obscene or that «impersonates another person».

17.11 / 10:45

Aware Platform film social actress reports PM Modi raises concern over deepfakes, urges responsible AI use

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed concerns over the misuse of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in generating ‘deepfakes’ and urged the need for responsible use of technology during the era of AI.

13.11 / 18:56

FIVE Platform show innovations guidelines NOT Regulations important, but should not stifle innovation: SAP Lab's Gangadharan

Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Satya Nadella, and Sundar Pichai, have advocated for a unified global regulatory framework. On 1 November, 28 nations, including the US, the UK, China, and India, took the first step towards establishing common regulatory guidelines on AI. At the press briefing on 3 November, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, union minister of state for IT, said India intended to advance the global dialogue on AI at the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence Summit in Delhi in 2023.

06.11 / 14:29

Platform Action show Inside social electronic reports Rashmika Mandanna viral video: Social media firms liable for legal action, says MoS IT

Rashmika Mandanna, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, union minister of state for electronics and IT, has warned. “Under the IT rules notified in April 2023 — it is a legal obligation for platforms to ensure no misinformation is posted by any user AND ensure that when reported by any user or government, misinformation is removed in 36 hours,” the minister said in a post on X after the video went viral on Monday.

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