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SWAYATT Initiative

In News Government e-Marketplace (GeM) commemorates the success of “SWAYATT”. About SWAYATT Initiative It is an initiative to promote Start-ups, Women and Youth Advantage Through eTransactions on Government eMarketplace (GeM). It aimed to promote the inclusion of various categories of sellers and service providers on the portal by taking proactive steps to facilitate their training […]

FCRA license of think tank CPR suspended

In News Ministry of Home Affairs has suspended the FCRA registration of Think tank CPR About The Centre for Policy Research (CPR), a public policy think tank, is facing a tax inquiry from the Indian Income Tax Department. As per notice, its registration under the FCRA had been “suspended for a period of 180 days”. […]

Grievance Appellate Committee (GAC) portal

In News The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology launched the Grievance Appellate Committee (GAC) portal under the IT Rules, 2021. About the portal  It will be a virtual digital platform that will operate online – wherein the entire appeal process, from the filing of an appeal to the decision thereof, shall be conducted digitally. […]

Adopt a heritage Scheme

In News Under the Centre’s ‘adopt a heritage’ scheme, Dalmia Bharat Group has developed the Red Fort and set up a museum as well as a sound and light show inside the 17th-century monument to narrate its history to visitors. Adopt a Heritage Scheme  The ‘Adopt a Heritage: ApniDharohar, ApniPehchaan’ scheme is an initiative of […]

Internet Shutdowns in India and Globally

In Context Recently, Digital rights advocacy group Access Now has released a report on global incidences of internet shutdowns in the year 2022. As per the record, nearly 187 internet shutdowns occurred in 2022 of which nearly half of those blackouts happened in India. The government of a country regularly imposes communications restrictions on security […]

Civil society organisations should count on their huge social capital

In Context The challenges that civil society organisations (CSO) in India face are new and enduring. About the Civil Society Organizations in India About: India has a long history of civil society based on the concepts of daana (giving) and seva (service).  Civil society organization (CSO) or non-governmental organization (NGO) are the organizations that are […]

New security mechanism for based Aadhaar authentication

In News The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) under the Ministry of Electronics & IT has successfully rolled out a new security mechanism for Aadhaar-based fingerprint authentication, and faster detection of spoofing attempts. About This security feature is an amalgamation of both Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) technologies.  It has been designed […]

National Flagship Programmes for Fisheries

In News Recently, the Union Minister of Fisheries launched three national flagship programmes for the development of the fisheries sector. The minister launched the following programmes National Surveillance Programme for Aquatic Animal Diseases (NSPAAD) Phase-II  The Indian Economy loses  about 7200 crores annually due to fish diseases therefore, early detection and managing the spread is […]

Upholding the validity of the Agnipath Scheme

In News The Delhi High Court recently upheld the validity of the Agnipath scheme launched by the Union government for recruitment in the Armed Forces. More about the news Legality of Agnipath scheme: The Supreme Court had made the Delhi High Court the core forum to examine the question of the legality of the Agnipath […]

Towards transparency in OTT regulation

In Context The government has issued the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules through which the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) was given the task of regulating content on OTT and online platforms. About the IT Rules 2021 Definition of Digital Media:  It covers digitised content that can be transmitted […]