Intermediaries sought govt fact-check unit, IT rules not ‘arbitrary’, says minister Chandrasekhar

Intermediaries sought govt fact-check unit, IT rules not ‘arbitrary’, says minister Chandrasekhar

New Delhi: The proposal to form a fact-check unit for identifying false, fake or misleading online content related to the business of the central government was in response to requests by social media intermediaries, Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said Tuesday, adding that anyone who characterises the IT rules as … Read more

FIU: Finance ministry issues notice to 9 offshore crypto platforms, wants MeitY to block URLs

FIU: Finance ministry issues notice to 9 offshore crypto platforms, wants MeitY to block URLs

The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) under the Finance Ministry has issued show cause notices to nine offshore cryptocurrency and virtual digital assets platforms. The show cause notice has been issued for non-compliance with anti-money laundering law. According to a report in news agency PTI, the FIU has also written to the Ministry of Electronics and … Read more

Centre Issues Advisory To All Intermediaries To Comply With Existing IT Rules

Centre Issues Advisory To All Intermediaries To Comply With Existing IT Rules

Home Technology Centre Issues Advisory To All Intermediaries To Comply With Existing IT Rules The directive specifically targets the growing concerns around misinformation powered by AI – Deepfakes. On 17 November Prime Minister Narendra Modi alerted the country to the dangers of deepfakes. (Representational image) Misinformation Powered By AI And Deepfakes: The Ministry of Electronics … Read more

Artificial Intelligence: IIT Madras to pilot courses in Indian languages to promoted Bhashini platform

Artificial Intelligence: IIT Madras to pilot courses in Indian languages to promoted Bhashini platform

IIT Madras is leading the charge in making digital education accessible to all by developing courses in multiple Indian languages. This initiative, aligned with the government’s Bhashini mission, aims to eliminate language barriers and ensure inclusivity in the digital age.What is BhashiniBhashini is an initiative from the the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.Bhashini aims … Read more

Global framework needed to leverage AI opportunities: MeitY official

Global framework needed to leverage AI opportunities: MeitY official

New Delhi: Unless a global framework on Artificial Intelligence (AI) is agreed upon, the technology may be limited to certain companies and countries, limiting the potential advantages of AI, explained Abhishek Singh, at the Global Technology Summit organised Monday by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and Carnegie India.  Singh, an additional secretary and chief … Read more

MeitY blocks 100+ websites for job frauds | India News

MeitY blocks 100+ websites for job frauds | India News

New Delhi: Based on inputs from the Indian Cyber Coordination Centre (I4C), the ministry of electronics and IT (MeitY) has blocked over 100 websites involved in organised investment and task-based, part-time job frauds and which were largely operated by overseas entities.The proceeds from the large-scale economic frauds done through these websites were seen to be … Read more

Department Of Pension And Pensioners’ Welfare Launches Nationwide Digital Life Certificate Campaign 2

Department Of Pension And Pensioners’ Welfare Launches Nationwide Digital Life Certificate Campaign 2

Home Business Department Of Pension And Pensioners’ Welfare Launches Nationwide Digital Life Certificate Campaign 2 As per this facility, the identity of a person is established through the face authentication technique and DLC gets generated. This breakthrough technology, launched in November 2021, reduced the dependence of pensioners on external bio-metric devices. (Image: Video grab from … Read more

Department Of Pension And Pensioners’ Welfare Launches Nationwide Digital Life Certificate Campaign 2

Department Of Pension And Pensioners’ Welfare Launches Nationwide Digital Life Certificate Campaign 2

As per this facility, the identity of a person is established through the face authentication technique and DLC gets generated. This breakthrough technology, launched in November 2021, reduced the dependence of pensioners on external bio-metric devices. (Image: Video grab from X/@Dot_CCAMahnGoa) Digital Life Certificate Campaign 2: To enhance the ‘Ease of Living’ of Central Government … Read more