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IT Ministry extends deadline for feedback on Digital Data Bill to Jan 2

IT Ministry extends deadline for feedback on Digital Data Bill to Jan 2

🕔17:16, 17.Dec 2022

New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) The Centre on Saturday extended the last date for receipt of feedback and comments on the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022, till January 2, 2023. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) published the

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Number of cyber attacks steadily rising, 12.67 lakh during Nov 2022

Number of cyber attacks steadily rising, 12.67 lakh during Nov 2022

🕔20:28, 14.Dec 2022

New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) The number of cyber attacks in India has recorded a steady growth over the past few years, and the total number as reported to and tracked by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) in the

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Meeting in MHA to discuss J&K security, drone infiltration

Meeting in MHA to discuss J&K security, drone infiltration

🕔17:25, 6.Dec 2022

New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) A meeting is being held in the Union Home Ministry regarding the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, including smuggling of drugs and weapons through drones being sent from across the border by Pakistan. The meeting

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Planned Mongolian HPP to cause environmental catastrophe at one of planet’s oldest lakes

Planned Mongolian HPP to cause environmental catastrophe at one of planet’s oldest lakes

🕔19:16, 30.Nov 2022

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Russian environmentalists and conservationists have sounded the alarm as Mongolia resumes its Blue Horse infrastructural programme. The country’s water security programme envisages the construction of 33 dams on 13 rivers. According to the government, it aims

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AI to be used for security in Maha Kumh 2025

AI to be used for security in Maha Kumh 2025

🕔15:56, 29.Nov 2022

Prayagraj (UP), Nov 29 (IANS) To ensure full security at the Maha Kumbh in 2025, the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh will use Artificial Intelligence (AI), apart from drones and closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras. The Prayagraj police have sent a

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Draft Data Protection Bill entails penalty of up to Rs 250 cr for privacy breach

Draft Data Protection Bill entails penalty of up to Rs 250 cr for privacy breach

🕔16:39, 18.Nov 2022

New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) Aiming to protect personal data breach, the Centre on Friday released the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill 2022, which entails the provision of fine of up to Rs 250 crore on data-managing entities that fail

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SECURITY CHALLENGES FACING HUMANITY IN A POST-PANDEMIC MULTI-POLAR WORLD

SECURITY CHALLENGES FACING HUMANITY IN A POST-PANDEMIC MULTI-POLAR WORLD

🕔08:43, 9.Nov 2022

(A paper by Manish Sahdev[1])  Introduction  The Spanish-flu pandemic of 1918-20 had literally brought the world to its knees. It caused over 50 million deaths and 500 million infections –one fourth of the world’s population at that time. This was

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Ransomware to cause $30 bn in damage to govts, firms by 2023

Ransomware to cause $30 bn in damage to govts, firms by 2023

🕔06:41, 25.Aug 2022

New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Ransomware is set to cause $30 billion in damages to global organisations by 2023, remaining the top cyber threat to the enterprises as well as governments, a report showed on Wednesday. Cyber-attacks have contributed to a

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Ministry of I&B blocks 8 YouTube channels

Ministry of I&B blocks 8 YouTube channels

🕔11:44, 18.Aug 2022

Ministry of I&B blocks 8 YouTube channels for spreading disinformation related to India’s national security, foreign relations and public order 7 Indian and 1 Pakistan based YouTube news channels blocked under IT Rules, 2021 Blocked YouTube channels had over 114

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Gautam Adani gets ‘Z category’ security after Home Ministry acts on IB report

Gautam Adani gets ‘Z category’ security after Home Ministry acts on IB report

🕔07:19, 11.Aug 2022

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The Central government has decided to give ‘Z category’ security to the country’s top industrialist Gautam Adani. This decision has been taken on the basis of a report sent by the Intelligence Bureau (IB). According to

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Primacy of national security remains steadfast

Primacy of national security remains steadfast

🕔13:45, 14.Jul 2022

New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday said that national security was the number one priority of the Narendra Modi government while discussing the present border stand-off with China in East Ladakh sector. While

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NATO declares China as a security threat for the first time

NATO declares China as a security threat for the first time

🕔20:15, 30.Jun 2022

NATO, the worlds most powerful military alliance, has declared China as a security threat for the first time, warning that Beijings ambitions and coercive behaviour is a major challenge to the groups interests, putting its forces on a potential war-footing

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Maritime security key focus at Colombo Security Conclave

Maritime security key focus at Colombo Security Conclave

🕔07:26, 10.Mar 2022

The two-day Colombo Security Conclave of National Security Advisors (NSAs) from six nations – India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Mauritius, Bangladesh, and Seychelles — began in the Maldives on Wednesday, with maritime security in the region the prime focus. New

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India warns Ukraine developments could ‘undermine’ peace security, calls for restraint

India warns Ukraine developments could ‘undermine’ peace security, calls for restraint

🕔15:58, 22.Feb 2022

As the UN Security Council met for a late-night emergency session, India warned that the latest actions of Russia in regard to Ukraine could “undermine peace and security” and called for restraint and de-escalation. United Nations, Feb 22 (IANS) As the

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Govt to ensure e-passport’s data protection with multi-layered security features

Govt to ensure e-passport’s data protection with multi-layered security features

🕔07:28, 5.Feb 2022

New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The data of the soon-to-be launched e-passport will protected through multi-layered cyber security features, the government has assured the Lok Sabha. The External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, while responding to questions raised by MPs in the

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Modi talks regional security, cooperation in First India- Central Asia Summit

Modi talks regional security, cooperation in First India- Central Asia Summit

🕔07:32, 28.Jan 2022

New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) “It is clear that cooperation between India and Central Asia is essential for regional security and prosperity. From an Indian point of view, I would like to emphasize that Central Asia is central to Indias vision

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R-Day: Security beefed up in Delhi after intel input of possible terror strike

R-Day: Security beefed up in Delhi after intel input of possible terror strike

🕔07:18, 19.Jan 2022

New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Delhi Police have strengthened the security arrangements in the national capital after they received intelligence inputs of a possible terror attack in the city ahead of the Republic Day. Top Delhi Police sources told IANS that

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PM to interact with startups on January 15

PM to interact with startups on January 15

🕔17:13, 14.Jan 2022

New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually interact with startups on Saturday morning. Startups from various sectors including agriculture, health, enterprise systems, space, industry, security, fintech, environment will be part of this interaction. “More than 150 startups

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India, UK discuss trade, investment, security

India, UK discuss trade, investment, security

🕔07:11, 11.Jan 2022

New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar on Monday discussed various issues including trade, investment, and security with his UK counterpart Liz Truss. Jaishankar invited her to visit India for bilateral talks. According to the UK’s Department

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India and US to set-up joint working group in defence industrial security

India and US to set-up joint working group in defence industrial security

🕔21:33, 1.Oct 2021

Key highlights: Held to develop protocol for exchange of classified information between defence industries of both countries In-principle agreement to establish Indo-US Industrial Security Joint Working Group Group to meet regularly to align policies for defence industries to collaborate on

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