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How the Centre plans to regulate content on OTT and digital media?
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How the Centre plans to regulate content on OTT and digital media?

Science & Tech 30/12/23 06:31 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Centre’s new draft Bill, which seeks to overhaul the regulatory system for the broadcasting sector, expands the scope from traditional services like television — both news and enterta Read More...

ISRO to launch XPoSat and 10 other payloads on January 1
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ISRO to launch XPoSat and 10 other payloads on January 1

Science & Tech 30/12/23 06:20 AM IST
by Mahesh

'In a significant development, space technology startups Dhruva Space, Bellatrix Aerospace, and TM2Space are poised to launch their payloads on the upcoming Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) - C58 Read More...

A call for disability inclusion that must be heeded
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A call for disability inclusion that must be heeded

Science & Tech 30/12/23 06:08 AM IST
by Mahesh

'It is almost a month since the International Day for Persons with Disabilities (December 3) passed.' Yet, we must pause and consider the importance of novel and innovative solutions that enhance t Read More...

Pegasus spyware
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Pegasus spyware

Science & Tech 29/12/23 12:54 PM IST
by Mahesh

'In the wake of the ‘Pegasus Project’ revelations, activists filed several petitions with the Supreme Court alleging a mass surveillance exercise by the government to muzzle free speech a Read More...

Press and periodicals Bill 2023
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Press and periodicals Bill 2023

Science & Tech 29/12/23 12:39 PM IST
by Mahesh

'The Press and Registration of Periodicals Bill, 2023 was passed by the Parliament recently.' It replaces the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867, which governed the registration of print and Read More...

Indian organisations at very high risk of cyber attacks, says survey
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Indian organisations at very high risk of cyber attacks, says survey

Science & Tech 29/12/23 07:17 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The PwC's 2023 Global Risk Survey- India edition said that 38 percent of all the respondents of the survey felt that their company is highly exposed to cyber threats.' The survey results show tha Read More...

Women participation in NREGS continues to rise, 59% this fiscal
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Women participation in NREGS continues to rise, 59% this fiscal

Science & Tech 29/12/23 07:00 AM IST
by Mahesh

'The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) has witnessed a significant surge in women's participation, marking a historic high in the current financial year of 2023-24.' Read More...

Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas (SHRESHTA)
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Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas (SHRESHTA)

Science & Tech 29/12/23 06:47 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment implements Central Sector Scheme namely Scheme for Residential Education for Students in High Schools in Targeted Areas (SHRESHTA). ' The scheme is b Read More...

Strategy and foreign affairs for India in 2024
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Strategy and foreign affairs for India in 2024

Science & Tech 28/12/23 13:19 PM IST
by Mahesh

'In 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told President Vladimir Putin that “this is not the era of war”.' Yet, 2023 became a year of wars: fighting between Russia and Ukraine could soon Read More...

Huntington’s disease
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Huntington’s disease

Science & Tech 28/12/23 07:04 AM IST
by Mahesh

'Every month, the medical genetics clinic in the Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, sees about three to four people with Huntington’s disease.' The numbers might appear s Read More...