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IT Ministry Wants to Match China, beat Vietnam in Smartphone Exports Race, Documents Show
The government must "act fast" to lure global companies with lower tariffs and risks losing out to China and Vietnam as it seeks to become a major smartphone export hub according to Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar. The government is attracting several companies such as Apple, Foxconn and Samsung to manufacture their de...
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India to Support Startups Innovating in Web3, MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar Tells Lok Sabha
Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Union Minister of State for electronics and technology said that the IT ministry has established collaborative initiatives to identify and incubate promising Web3 startups in the country. The IT ministry has also initiated a programme titled ‘FutureSkills Prime’ -- that offers nine courses designed around exploring the...
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Apple Battery Vendor TDK To Set Up Plant In Haryana
iPhone maker Apple's vendor TDK will set up its lithium-ion battery plant in Haryana, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Monday.
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India's MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar Reacts to Binance and Changpeng Zhao Debacle
Indian minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has warned crypto firms against misusing technology to flout laws and accomplish illegal activities. Chandrasekhar is the Union Minister of State for electronics and technology in India. The warning comes after Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty to having violated the US’s anti money laundering policies...
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Entities Expected to Comply With Data Protection Norms Except Age-Gating in 12 Months: Mos IT
Entities may be given about a year to tune their systems to comply with norms of Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Wednesday.
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Entities May Be Given A Year To Comply With Data Protection Norms: Centre
Entities may be given about a year to tune their systems to comply with norms of Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said today.
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Digital Personal Data Protection Act Will Ensure Firms Handle Data of Indians Legally: IT Minister
Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday said the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act) passed by Parliament recently will make digital companies handle the data of Indian citizens under absolute legal obligation.
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Digital Economy to Contribute Over 20 Percent of India's GDP by 2026: IT Minister
Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday forecast that the digital economy will contribute more than 20 percent of the country's GDP in 2026. Addressing the 'G20 Digital Innovation Alliance Summit' here, he said India is a preeminent nation that adopted technology very fast and has started ...
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"World-Class Legislation": Union Minister On Digital Data Protection Law
Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Sunday said that The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, recently passed by the Parliament is a world-class legislation.
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Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi Found Evading Tax Worth Rs. 9,000 Crore; Rs. 1,630 Crore Recovered So Far: MoS IT
Chinese smartphone makers, including Oppo Mobile, Vivo India and Xiaomi Technology, have been found evading taxes worth Rs. 9,000 crore in India, Parliament was informed on Friday. Data shared by the Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar in Rajya Sabha showed tax evasion comprising customs duty and GST.
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Web3, Crypto are Future of Internet, but Lack of Regulations Can Stir Chaos: IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, has acknowledged that crypto and Web3 are indeed, elements of the next generation of Internet. Having said that, the minister did add that rules and regulations are most needed to govern the space and to make it safe for everybody to use and engage with.
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'Part Of Ex-Twitter CEO's Fiction': Minister After High Court Order
Twitter moving a court against the government notice to block some accounts was "part of the fiction" that the company's former CEO Jack Dorsey had put out, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Monday.
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"Total Overreach And Violation Of Rights": Minister On Tamil Nadu BJP Leader's Arrest
The Minister of State (MoS) for Electronics and Information Technology and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Saturday slammed the arrest of Tamil Nadu BJP's State Secretary SG Suryah terming it an "overreach" and "violat
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Government's Relationship With Social Media Platforms Is Through Compliance of Law and Rules: MoS IT
The government's relationship with any social media platform is simply through the prism of compliance of law and rules, and therefore there is nothing personal or adversarial against one platform or the other, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said. The platforms have to respect the Indian laws, the Minister of State for IT and Electronics a...
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Consumers' Right to Data Protection, Privacy and Safe Internet Can Never Be Compromised, MoS IT Says
Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Friday that platforms in the digital space will always be held accountable to their customers by the government. Big Tech has avoided regulation all around the world "because they masqueraded as innovation", according to the MoS IT. The government is currently conducting a nation...
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IT Ministry Wants to Match China, beat Vietnam in Smartphone Exports Race, Documents Show
The government must "act fast" to lure global companies with lower tariffs and risks losing out to China and Vietnam as it seeks to become a major smartphone export hub according to Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar. The government is attracting several companies such as Apple, Foxconn and Samsung to manufacture their de...
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India to Support Startups Innovating in Web3, MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar Tells Lok Sabha
Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Union Minister of State for electronics and technology said that the IT ministry has established collaborative initiatives to identify and incubate promising Web3 startups in the country. The IT ministry has also initiated a programme titled ‘FutureSkills Prime’ -- that offers nine courses designed around exploring the...
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Apple Battery Vendor TDK To Set Up Plant In Haryana
iPhone maker Apple's vendor TDK will set up its lithium-ion battery plant in Haryana, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Monday.
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India's MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar Reacts to Binance and Changpeng Zhao Debacle
Indian minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has warned crypto firms against misusing technology to flout laws and accomplish illegal activities. Chandrasekhar is the Union Minister of State for electronics and technology in India. The warning comes after Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao pleaded guilty to having violated the US’s anti money laundering policies...
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Entities Expected to Comply With Data Protection Norms Except Age-Gating in 12 Months: Mos IT
Entities may be given about a year to tune their systems to comply with norms of Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Wednesday.
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Entities May Be Given A Year To Comply With Data Protection Norms: Centre
Entities may be given about a year to tune their systems to comply with norms of Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said today.
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Digital Personal Data Protection Act Will Ensure Firms Handle Data of Indians Legally: IT Minister
Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday said the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act) passed by Parliament recently will make digital companies handle the data of Indian citizens under absolute legal obligation.
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Digital Economy to Contribute Over 20 Percent of India's GDP by 2026: IT Minister
Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday forecast that the digital economy will contribute more than 20 percent of the country's GDP in 2026. Addressing the 'G20 Digital Innovation Alliance Summit' here, he said India is a preeminent nation that adopted technology very fast and has started ...
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"World-Class Legislation": Union Minister On Digital Data Protection Law
Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Sunday said that The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, recently passed by the Parliament is a world-class legislation.
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Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi Found Evading Tax Worth Rs. 9,000 Crore; Rs. 1,630 Crore Recovered So Far: MoS IT
Chinese smartphone makers, including Oppo Mobile, Vivo India and Xiaomi Technology, have been found evading taxes worth Rs. 9,000 crore in India, Parliament was informed on Friday. Data shared by the Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar in Rajya Sabha showed tax evasion comprising customs duty and GST.
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Web3, Crypto are Future of Internet, but Lack of Regulations Can Stir Chaos: IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, has acknowledged that crypto and Web3 are indeed, elements of the next generation of Internet. Having said that, the minister did add that rules and regulations are most needed to govern the space and to make it safe for everybody to use and engage with.
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'Part Of Ex-Twitter CEO's Fiction': Minister After High Court Order
Twitter moving a court against the government notice to block some accounts was "part of the fiction" that the company's former CEO Jack Dorsey had put out, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Monday.
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"Total Overreach And Violation Of Rights": Minister On Tamil Nadu BJP Leader's Arrest
The Minister of State (MoS) for Electronics and Information Technology and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Saturday slammed the arrest of Tamil Nadu BJP's State Secretary SG Suryah terming it an "overreach" and "violat
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Government's Relationship With Social Media Platforms Is Through Compliance of Law and Rules: MoS IT
The government's relationship with any social media platform is simply through the prism of compliance of law and rules, and therefore there is nothing personal or adversarial against one platform or the other, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said. The platforms have to respect the Indian laws, the Minister of State for IT and Electronics a...
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Consumers' Right to Data Protection, Privacy and Safe Internet Can Never Be Compromised, MoS IT Says
Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Friday that platforms in the digital space will always be held accountable to their customers by the government. Big Tech has avoided regulation all around the world "because they masqueraded as innovation", according to the MoS IT. The government is currently conducting a nation...
