By Julia Payne BRUSSELS, – EU lawmakers have gone part of the way to meeting pharmaceutical industry concerns about the exclusivity period for new medicines after reaching a compromise on the biggest overhaul of EU pharmaceutical rules in 20 years, a parliament proposal showed. A European parliamentary committee is set to vote on its position … Read more
With increasing reliance on digital transactions, the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has become a popular and convenient method for money transactions. However, this convenience also comes with the risk of fraud. As we step into 2024, it’s crucial to be proactive in protecting financial information and ensuring a secure digital payment experience. There are several … Read more
The civil service protection rally organised by the Joint Council of State Service Organisations, which started from Kasaragod on November 1, entered Kozhikode district on Tuesday. Inaugurating the rally at Kallachi near Nadapuram, E.K. Vijayan, MLA, said the campaign against civil servants that they were a liability to society was false. Organising committee district chairman … Read more
Jairam Ramesh. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Congress on October 28 promised that if it forms the government in Mizoram it would pass a new Bill in the very first session of the new Assembly guaranteeing the protection of the land, the forests and the rights of the tribal people of the State. In … Read more
by Prasad Nakashe Data protection has been the focal point of discussion, post the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union 2018. The Personal Data Protection Bill was introduced for the first time in 2019 to address the need for a strong data privacy legislation in India and went through … Read more
New Delhi, Aug 03 (ANI): Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw speaks during the discussion on Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 in Lok Sabha in the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament. | Photo Credit: ANI The Editors Guild of India on Sunday expressed concerns over certain provisions of the Digital Personal Data … Read more
The story so far: The journey towards a data protection legislation can be traced back to 2017 when an expert committee was constituted by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeiTY). The major development came in December 2021 when the Data Protection Bill, 2021 (DPB, 2021) was released. However, it was withdrawn in Parliament … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi digitally addresses the G20 Environment and Climate Sustainability Minister’s Meeting, in Chennai, on July 28, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI India has consistently been at the forefront in taking action on biodiversity conservation, protection, restoration and enrichment, and has set the bar even higher through the updated targets, Prime Minister Narendra … Read more
File picture of Retired Justice B.N. Srikrishna. | Photo Credit: MUKESH TRIVEDI “The provisions granting exemption to the government and government bodies from all sections of the law in the draft Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Bill, 2023, cause “great concern,” says Justice (retired) B.N. Srikrishna of the Supreme Court, who had proposed the first … Read more
“I do call on them to do everything they can within their power to ensure there is accountability and these serious issues are looked into,” she says, “because without that, more high-profile cases will happen and, potentially, more patient harm and worker harm will happen. And in our society, in our healthcare system, we don’t … Read more