Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology
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The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITy) is an executive agency of the Union Government of the Republic of India. It was carved out of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology on 19 July 2016 as a standalone ministerial agency responsible for IT policy, strategy and development of the electronics industry.
Under the sponsorship of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, the "Northeast Heritage" Web, owned by the Government of India, publishes information on Northeast India, in 5 Indian languages, Assamese, Meitei (Manipuri), Bodo, Khasi and Mizo, in addition to Hindi and English.
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MeitY blocks 100+ websites for job fraudsIndian Cyber Coordination Centre (I4C) and ministry of electronics and IT (MeitY) have blocked over 100 websites involved in investment and job frauds operated by overseas entities. Large-scale..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Deepfake row: Centre to aid citizens in filing FIR against social media platforms for violating IT rulesMinister of state Rajeev Chandrasekhar announced that the government will assist citizens in filing FIRs against social media platforms for violating IT rules. Meity will create a platform for..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Centre blocks 22 betting apps, including MahadevThe Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has blocked 22 illegal betting apps and websites, including Mahadev Book and Reddyannaprestopro, following investigations by the..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Centre blocks Mahadev Book app, says Chhattisgarh govt had all power to shut it but it didn’tThe Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has issued blocking orders against the illegal Mahadev Book online betting app following investigations by the Enforcement Directorate..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Congress’s Manish Tewari claims Data Protection Bill classified as money bill, IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw refutesCongress Lok Sabha MP from Anandpur Sahib Manish Tewari on Thursday claimed that the Digital Data Protection Bill has been classified as a money bill and that the Rajya Sabha will hardly have a role in..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Cyber security watchdog CERT-In issues guidelines for protection of govt data from cyberattacks, ransomwareWith recurring incidents of cyber-attacks and ransomware on important installations and government offices, the IT Ministry on Friday issued ‘Guidelines on Information Security Practices’ to be..IndiaTimes - Published | |
IT Ministry will soon come up with new version of Data Protection Bill, says Union minister Ashwini VaishnawIndiaTimes - Published | |
Twitter may fall in line, comply with Indian lawsTwitter has indicated to the government that it is willing to comply with Indian IT laws after being served with an ultimatum to comply by July 4 or be ready to face "consequences", including losing..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Tharoor-led par panel questions MeitY officials on hacking of PM Modi's Twitter handle: SourcesIndiaTimes - Published | Ashwini Vaishnaw takes charge as IT& Communications minister: All you need to knowBureaucrat-turned-politician Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday took charge of the IT, electronics and communication ministry. This is the first term of Vaishnaw as a Member of Parliament and he will be in..IndiaTimes - Published |
Amid standoff with Centre, Twitter appoints interim chief compliance officerEarlier, Twitter had told IT Ministry that it was in the process of finalising the appointment to the role of Chief Compliance Officer.DNA - Published | Government asks social media companies to remove contents referring to 'Indian variant' of COVID-19The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) has issued a letter on Friday to all social media companies asking them to take down any content that refers to an 'Indian variant' of the..DNA - Published |
India serves notice to WhatsApp to withdraw new privacy policy, gives one-week time to respondThe Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has sent a second notice to Facebook-owned WhatsApp to withdraw its new privacy policy and has given a week's time to respond on the same.DNA - Published | |
