New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday completed his self-enumeration for the first phase of Census 2027, marking the rollout of India’s first fully digital census.In a post on his X handle, HM Shah said: “Under the ‘House-listing’ phase – the first step of the Census process commencing today – I filled out the self-enumeration form at my residence in Delhi. This process will play a pivotal role in accelerating India’s developmental journey and ensuring th…
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New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday completed his self-enumeration for Census 2027, marking the start of the first phase of India’s first fully digital census exercise.In a post on X, the Prime Minister said: “Completed my self-enumeration. Today marks the beginning of the first phase of Census 2027, relating to house listing and housing operations. This census is the first time data collection is being done through digital means. It also empowers the people of In…
Jaipur, March 25 (IANS) Acting under the directives of Rajasthan Director General of Police, Rajiv Kumar Sharma, a serious warning has been issued in the state regarding the security of digital data, officials said on Wednesday. Based on observations by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), it has emerged that cybercriminals are now specifically targeting institutions that use Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices.These include chartered accountancy firms, consulting agencies, hospi…
Washington, March 18 (IANS) China’s advances in artificial intelligence, robotics, and autonomous systems pose a growing national security risk, US lawmakers and industry experts said, with concerns ranging from data access and cyber vulnerabilities to supply-chain dependence and military use.At a House Homeland Security subcommittee hearing, Chairman Andrew Garbarino said the challenge was already unfolding “inside the United States”.He said the People’s Republic of China was moving “…
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) on Thursday felicitated the winners of the ‘Cyber Security Grand Challenge 2.0’, with a combined prize pool of Rs 6.85 crore, an official statement said.The flagship initiative of MeitY was implemented in association with the Data Security Council of India (DSCI) with the winner receiving Rs 1 crore and the first and second runners‑up awarded Rs 50 lakh and Rs 25 lakh respectively.The initiative aims to stren…
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 20 (IANS) The Kerala Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, on Friday approved the state’s Information Technology Policy 2026, laying out an ambitious roadmap to position Kerala as a leading knowledge and innovation hub in India over the next five years.At the centre of the policy is a target to secure at least 10 per cent of India’s total IT export share and generate a minimum of five lakh new jobs across the IT sector and allied industries, according t…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) President Shailesh Chandra on Tuesday said that innovation in the automotive industry must be done within the boundaries of privacy and security for the customers’ data.In electric vehicles – and even in the traditional ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) vehicles – a lot of data flows from the customer to multiple stakeholders in the ecosystem.“These may be the video feed coming from your dashcam, phone numbers …
Jaipur, Feb 3 (IANS) The issue of data security and technological self-reliance echoed in the Lok Sabha, with Bharatiya Janata Party Lok Sabha MP from Rajasthan’s Jaipur, Manju Sharma, raising serious concerns over India’s growing dependence on foreign technologies. Addressing the Parliament on Monday, Sharma said that sectors such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, semiconductors, digital payments, cloud services, and data management have acquired strategic importance.Excessive reliance…
Jaipur, Dec 30 (IANS) The Rajasthan Cabinet has approved the Rajasthan Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI-ML) Policy-2026, marking a major step toward positioning the state as an emerging hub for technology-led investment and innovation. Deputy Chief Minister Prem Chand Bairwa said the policy, announced in the state budget earlier this year, recognises the growing importance of information technology in public service delivery and aims to strengthen e-governance across departments….
Seoul, Dec 24 (IANS) The science ministry here reaffirmed on Wednesday that no data will be stored under a new policy mandating real-time face recognition when registering a new mobile phone number, dismissing concerns over privacy.The confirmation came one day after South Korea launched a trial run of the policy Tuesday, requiring applicants to scan their faces through PASS, an identification app widely used by public organizations, which compares the photo on an identification card with the ho…