GoI bans 59 mobile applications

On June 29, 2020, Government of India banned 59 mobile applications that are prejudicial to integrity and sovereignty of India. Highlights The Ministry of Information Technology with its power under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act blocked 59 mobile applications. According to the ministry, the applications were involved in activities that are harmful to ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs

Topics: Cert • cyber crimes • Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre • Information Technology Act • Ministry of Home Affairs • mobile application • TikTok

What is Event Bolt Malware in news recently?

The Computer Emergency Response of Team (CERT) of India has issued warning against a new malware called “EventBot”. The malware according to CERT steals personal financial information from Android phone users. Highlights The Eventbolt malware that is spreading is a Trojan. It cheats victims secretly attacking computer or phone operating system. Currently, the malware is ..

Month: Current Affairs - May, 2020

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

Topics: Cert • Crypto Currency • Cyber Attack • Cyber Swachhta Kendra • Cybercrime • Event Bolt • Information Technology Act • malware • Malware attacks • Shanghai Cooperation Organisaiton (SCO)

GoI halts online drug sales

The Government of India has halted online sales of drugs as it is working on framing rules to regulate the sector. This has hit the pharmacy sector greatly. Delhi High Court’s Order The order of sale prohibition was initiated by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) V.G.Somani. The order has referred to the Delhi ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019

Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs

Topics: CLAT • Delhi High Court • DPIIT • Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 • E-commerce • e-commerce platform • e-commerce policy • Information Technology Act • Pharmaceuticals • Pharmaceuticals Sector

Censure of Internet Content in India

In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, the Minister for Electronics and IT informed the nation that the government has blocked over 2100 URLs (Uniform Resource Locaters) on the various social media platforms in the first half of 2019. The corresponding figures for the 2016,2017 and 2018 were 633, 1385 and 2799 URLs respectively. ..

Topics: Information Technology Act • Internet • URL • Webpage

Twitter Executives may face Jail and Penalties if failed to Act

The government has warned twitter activists of 7-year jail term and financial penalties if failed to act to remove content and accounts that are ‘objectionable and inflammatory. The government has asked Twitter authorities to comply with the provisions under the Indian Information Technology Act or else it would face action under Section 69A of the ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019

Topics: Facebook • Information Technology Act • Section 69A of IT Act • Twitter • WhatsApp