Internet in India Current Affairs, GK & News
Abhishek Singh appointed as new CEO of MyGov India
Abhishek Singh, the 1995-batch IAS officer of Nagaland cadre, has been appointed the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MyGov India, the government’s citizen-centric online platform. He succeeded tech entrepreneur Arvind Gupta. The aim of MyGov India is to empower people to connect with the government and contribute towards good governance.
Topics: Government • Government of India • Indian Administrative Service • Internet in India • Ministry of Communications and Information Technology • MyGov.in
Section 66A of IT Act of 2000 scraped to avoid people being prosecuted
The Supreme Court has recently directed all state governments to sensitize their police personnel about scrapped Section 66A of Information Technology Act of 2000 so that people are not unnecessarily arrested under the provision. The Supreme court has also asked all the high courts to send the copy of the verdict to all the trial ..
Topics: Censorship in India • Decades • High Court • In India • Information Technology Act • Information technology in India • Internet in India • Judiciary of Austria • Law • Supreme Court of India
Innovate India Platform jointly launched by Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and MyGov
The citizen centric online portal “Innovate India Platform” has been jointly launched by NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and MyGov on July 26, 2018. The portal will serve as the common point for all the innovation happening across the nation. Through the portal, users can view, comment, share, and rate the innovations crowdsourced on ..
Topics: Design • Facebook Portal • Government of India • innovation • Innovation economics • Internet in India • Ministry of Communications and Information Technology • MyGov.in • NITI Aayog • Science and technology studies • WhatsApp
Union Government constitutes committee to frame regulations for online news portals
The Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry has constituted the 10-member committee to frame rules to regulate the functioning of news portals and media websites, including platforms like YouTube. The committee will be headed by Narendra Kumar Sinha, the I&B Secretary. The committee has been mandated to frame and suggest a regulatory framework for online media, ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Topics: Government • Infotainment • Internet in India • Ministry of Communications and Information Technology • MyGov.in
Andhra Pradesh chief minister honoured with Golden Peacock Award under category ‘Global Leadership in Public Service and Economic Transformation’
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has been honoured with the prestigious Golden Peacock Award under the category – Global Leadership in Public Service and Economic Transformation for excelling in public services at the 17th London Global Convention by the Institute of Directors for Leadership in Transferring Governance in England. In 1991, the Institute ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Topics: Andhra Pradesh • Institute of Directors • Internet in India • N. Chandrababu Naidu • Naidu • State governments of India • Telugu Desam Party