Internet shutdowns make India’s cashless economy ineffective: Internet Society

Internet shutdowns make India’s cashless economy ineffective: Internet Society: NEW DELHI: US-headquartered Internet Society has said Internet lockdowns are counterproductive for a country like India which is pushing for a less-cash economy. This year till end of June, 29 incidents of states blocking Internet services were reported in the country, according to the Software Freedom Law Centre, which has…

Cyber security: India’s growing economy, digital push put India at greater cyber attack risk, says Kaspersky Lab

Cyber security: India’s growing economy, digital push put India at greater cyber attack risk, says Kaspersky Lab: India’s growing economy and digital push have caught the attention of hackers and an increasing wave of cyber attacks could soon badly impact the country, experts from Russian cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab have warned. India and other…

Digital India for Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development

Digital India for Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development: Indian government has been facilitating this trend with a number of schemes and retro-measures. To weed out black money and corruption from public life, Government has been leveraging digital transaction ecosystem. By December 2017 all government agencies would adopt digital way of transacting to ensure inclusive growth.…

WhatsApp explores UPI for digital payments in India

WhatsApp explores UPI for digital payments in India: BENGALURU/DELHI: Popular instant messaging app WhatsApp is exploring the unified payments interface (UPI) among other payment modes to launch its payment solution in India. The development comes about a month after WhatsApp cofounder Brian Acton had told ET’s sister publication The Times of India that the Facebook-owned…

Google India, IT Ministry launch initiatives for Narendra Modi’s ‘New India’

Google India, IT Ministry launch initiatives for Narendra Modi’s ‘New India’: NEW DELHI: In keeping with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a ‘New India’, Google India and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) have announced a set of initiatives aimed at empowering citizens and creating abundant opportunities for all. Read More