Centre Approves PADMA as Self-Regulatory Body

The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has recently approved the Print and Digital Media Association (PADMA) as a self-regulatory body for publishers of news and current affairs across India. What is PADMA? The Print and Digital Media Association (PADMA) ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

Global Media Congress

The first Global Media Congress was held in Abu Dhabi. About the World Media Congress The Global Media Congress (GMC) was organized by the ADNEC Group in collaboration with the Emirates News Agency (WAM). The GMC’s theme is “Shaping the ..

Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022

Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs

Centre’s New Guidelines on Social Media Regulation

The Central government has notified the new guidelines on social media regulations on February 25, 2021. It is being called as “Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021”. Highlights The new guidelines have been notified with the ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2021

Access to Internet is a Fundamental Right: Kerala High Court

A single bench of the Kerala high court headed by Justice PV Asha has ruled that access to the Internet is a fundamental right which cannot be taken away arbitrarily. Case before Kerala High Court The court was hearing a ..

Southern Railways

The Southern Railway zone is one of the 18 railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Chennai and was one of the earliest among the 18 zones of the Indian Railways which were created in independent India. The Southern ..

ICRIER to develop Broadband Readiness Index (BRI) for Indian States and Union Territories

The Department of Telecom (DoT) and the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER) signed a MoU to develop a Broadband Readiness Index (BRI) for Indian States and Union Territories (UT). The first estimate will be made in ..