VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

Pegasus become a global headache targets thousands of people around the world :  Pegasus   is a spying software developed by   Israel's NSO . Reports claim that phones of over 40 Indian journalists were hacked. The Chairperson of the parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology,   Dr. Shashi Tharoor   has demanded an independent probe into the matter.   It is becoming clear that perhaps there is a need for an independent enquiry headed by a Supreme Court judge who would have the power not just to summon witnesses, but also to weigh the evidence in a judicial manner. The spyware is developed by the Israeli firm NSO Group and it can remotely track and perform complete data extraction without leaving any traces.   Any illegal malware, hacking of mobile and digital data of any individual is an infringement of an individual's privacy, which is guaranteed by the Constitution. It is under challenge and it is the duty of the government to order a...

On 1st day of spectrum auction sees bids worth ₹77,146 crore :  The government on Monday received bids worth ₹77,146 crore on the first day of the spectrum auction for telecom airwaves, exceeding its own pre-bid estimates of about ₹45,000 crore. Informed by   Ravi Shankar Prasad , Minister of communications , electronics and information technology .   The  department of telecommunications (DoT)  aims to raise at least ₹3.92 trillion in the auction of 2,308.8MHz of spectrum.  Airtel , Vi and Jio were the bidders this year, against seven bidders during the last auction in 2016. Around 60% of five bands out of seven on auction has been sold, Prasad said.   The department of telecommunications (DoT) aims to raise at least ₹3.92 trillion in the auction of 2,308.8MHz of spectrum. The auction will continue on Tuesday, the minister said.   The minister said bids were received for radio airwaves in the 800MHz, 900MHz, 1,800MHz, 2,100MHz and 2,300MHz bands....

“Atmanirbhar Bharat means India is an active participant in the global economy”: Ravi Shankar Prasad : Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister for Communications, Electronics & Information Technology and Law & Justice, Government of India clarified that Atmanirbhar Bharat doesn’t mean isolated India. “Atmanirbhar Bharat means India is an active participant in the global economy and this is the crux of the whole PLI scheme.

Modi governments achievement to people on completion of four years. Governments effort is to ensure that benefits of its initiatives reach the people. Four years ago on May 26, 2014, only one goal was fixed by the Modi govt which was to ensure the country's development. The govt has been working on its 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas' since then and now with four years gone by, the Ministers are taking the message of 'Saaf Niyat, Sahi Vikas' to the people. By highlighting a number of achievements of the NDA government, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister for Law and Justice and Electronics and Information Technology said, the country's economy was on "a good wicket" during the last four years. India is becoming a major manufacturing hub of mobile phones with the number of handset factories in the country has gone up to 120. Secondly, a fast-track Task Force, a body under Ministry of Electronics and IT, has set target to achieve around 500 mil...

Privacy in India is a great step by the government. In an era of Digitalization, it was a need of an hour to implement this policy. Indian market is most vulnerable country towards data breaching & cyber security. Recently we have seen major cases ruling the cyber security & data breaching in India. Due to immense migration towards technology utilization this landmark ruling on privacy by Supreme Court will give a control over user data  Union Minister of Electronics & Information Technology and Law & Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad said in a press conference on Supreme Court's ruling holding privacy as a Fundamental Right and the internet firms such as Google, Facebook, Uber, OLA and along with the country’s young start-up industrythat had access to user data needed to respect the law of the land..... Read More

A high level meeting was organised in the national capital to understand on how to achieve a US $1 trillion digital economy within four years by creating affordable technology and an inclusive environment. Besides the Union Minister of Law and Justice of India, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad and Union Minister of State, Ministry of Law and Justice, Shri P P Choudhary, the meeting on building India's digital economy saw the presence of Indian technology giants and leaders.  There were industry experts like R Chandrashekhar President – Nasscom; Rajan Anandan, VP & Managing Director - Google India; Rishad Premji, Chief Strategy Officer – Wipro; C P Gurnani, MD and CEO- Tech Mahindra; A P Hota, Managing Director & CEO of National Payments Corporation of India; Rajendra S Pawar, Chairman & Co-Founder - NIIT Group, Subho Ray, President - Internet and Mobile Association of India and Kavin Bharti Mittal, CEO - Hike Messenger, among others. The minister spoke on how the go...

While driving growth and elevating mobile category, LG Electronics India has launched K smartphone series in India. The LG K series include K7 and K10 which would be manufactured in India and will be distributed exclusively by channel distribution model. Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad , Union Minister of Communications and IT, Government of India;  Pankaj Mahindroo , Founder & National President, Indian Cellular Association;  J. S. Deepak , Secretary, Department of Telecommunication; Aruna Sharma , Secretary, Department of Electronics & IT; Rajiv Bansal , Secretary – Electronics, DeitY; and Kim Ki Wan, MD, LG India , unveiled the K7 and K10. The government officials appreciated the company’s move towards Make-in-India mission. The LG K series comes with glossy pebble design, 2.5D Arc Glass for a smooth and seamless style, 13MP on the rear and 8MP on the front in the case of the K10 in a smartphone in this category. LG features Gesture S...

The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to make India the skill capital of the world, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) to develop and implement National Action Plan for Skill Development in the telecom sector, utilizing PSUs under DoT with a common objective of fulfilling skilled manpower requirement of the telecom sector and at the same time providing quality opportunities for employment / entrepreneurship. The MoU was signed by the Secretaries of the two Ministries, in the august presence of Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Hon’ble Minister of Communications and Information Technology, and Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Hon’ble Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge) and Parliamentary Affairs... Read more

Ricoh India is partnering with the Department of Post for implementing and operating integrated Rural Hardware solution for around 1,30,000 post offices across India. It includes handheld devices with camera, biometric facility and also includes a set of solar panels at the EDO level and network connectivity. During the celebration of Good Governance Week, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Communication and IT, kicked off “Rural Information and Communication Technology” Project by handing over the first lot of “Solar Powered”, Biometric-enabled Handheld Devices to Branch Postmasters of three pilot states... Read  more

There had been a lot of discussion on safety and security and lot of companies are making wearable and application about safety and security, health and fitness, etc. According to Gartner, there will be nearly 26 billion devices on the Internet of Things by 2020. But for this it is important that everyone should follow the same standards. In line with this, the Government of India under the initiative of Department of Telecommunication (DoT) and Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC) has created the guidelines for M2M Communications. In the conference held in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, TEC with contribution from Smart24x7, introduced its report on M2M communications and claimed that this innovation would certainly change the way humans live. According to the report, DoT would contribute in policy making and setting up of safety standards in India. These guidelines are very much instrumental and are used in the smart cities where wearable and the others safety and security a...