The video gaming industry has said the term ‘online gaming’ is a broad and ambiguous term that is causing confusion among gamers, games publishers, international investors and media amid the GST row. Image used for representational purposes only. 45 video game companies in India on Tuesday wrote to the Prime Minister’s Office and to the … Read more
Ahead of the general elections in 2024, the government will merge two of its flagship beneficiary identification schemes to complete an asset-based classification of the poor for targeted social and economic benefits delivery. The Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) will be rolled into the Social Registry being jointly developed by the Ministry of Electronics and Information … Read more
By Abhijit Bose About 75 percent of India’s population resides in villages whereas the majority of doctors and medical professionals practice in urban areas. Access to quality healthcare and consulting with certified doctors is a massive challenge for people living in rural areas, thus making it difficult for them to get the right healthcare advice … Read more
The National Health Authority on Friday announced the integration of its flagship Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission with the Aarogya Setu app, allowing users to create the 14-digit unique Ayushman Bharat Health Account numbers from the app. According to an official statement, this integration takes the benefits of the Ayushman Bharat Health Account (ABHA) number to … Read more
People can use their ABHA number to link their existing and new medical records, including doctor prescriptions, lab reports, hospital records and also share those with health professionals and health service providers, it added. The National Health Authority on Friday announced the integration of its flagship Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission with the Aarogya Setu app, … Read more
The Congress on Saturday demanded an independent, high-level and time-bound enquiry into financial irregularities in the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) flagged by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) in its preliminary report. Addressing a press conference here, Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera claimed that financial irregularities in MeitY is the reason … Read more
The government has reportedly withdrawn a letter it had sent to Apple India seeking details on compliance with the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 — which are commonly known as the new IT Rules — that came into force earlier this year. The letter is said to have been … Read more
The government on Saturday said certain misgivings are being raised regarding Rule 16 under Part III of The Information Technology Rules, 2021 under which interim blocking directions may be issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in a case of emergency nature but asserted this is not a new provision. “The Information Technology (Intermediary … Read more