Governance

Amidst growing concerns around lack of transparency, accountability and rights of users related to digital media and after elaborate consultation with the public and stakeholders, the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021 has been framed in exercise of powers under section 87 (2) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and in supersession of the earlier Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines) Rules 2011.

The Government of India, Government of Nagaland and the World Bank today signed a $68 million project to enhance the governance of schools across Nagaland as well as to improve teaching practices and learning environments in select schools.

The Prime Minister said this money spent on imports could be transferred to the bank accounts of farmers in the country.
We are talking about the ‘National Mission on Oilseeds’, on which there is a plan to spend nearly Rs 19,000 crore in the next five years.

The internet was intended by its founders as a forum for redefining public spaces by making it accessible to everyone. It has steadily and progressively changed not only how interactions occur, but also how corporations, schools, and governments work. It has been one of the main forces in the Information Era of social transformation.

The amendments are being made to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines) Rules, 2011. A summary of the existing guidelines can be read on PRS Legislative Research.

India’s first and only Space Public Sector Unit (SPSU), New Space India Limited (NSIL), has finally taken wings and will be launching a communication satellite dedicated to augment direct-to-home (DTH) services in the second half of this year using a foreign launch service.