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Child pornography: Govt starts steps to access Interpol's list

Child pornography: Govt starts steps to access Interpol's list

Rediff.com2 Dec 2015

In order to check online child pornography, government has initiated steps to devise a mechanism to access Interpol's 'worst-of-list' through Central Bureau of Investigation and disable such content on internet.

Govt mulls 'digital locker' to store citizens' info on cloud

Govt mulls 'digital locker' to store citizens' info on cloud

Rediff.com11 Sep 2014

The government is working on the concept of a digital locker of sorts - an online repository for all certificates and documents issued to the citizens of the country.

Bad loans of PSU banks mounted due to economic slow down: FM

Bad loans of PSU banks mounted due to economic slow down: FM

Rediff.com1 Aug 2014

Jaitley said the total gross NPA ratio has gone up to 4.03 per cent in 2013-14 from 3.42 per cent in 2012-13 and 2.94 per cent in 2011-12.

Aadhaar Act contravenes right to life and personal liberty

Aadhaar Act contravenes right to life and personal liberty

Rediff.com17 Oct 2017

Aadhaar-related schemes and the Aadhaar Act exist on the assumption that Right to Privacy is not a Fundamental Right.

Online classes: How students are being left behind

Online classes: How students are being left behind

Rediff.com1 Jul 2020

Millions of Indian children lack access to online education as they do not have smartphones, computers or an Internet connection.

Why 'Swastha Bharat' needs the e-health push

Why 'Swastha Bharat' needs the e-health push

Rediff.com13 Jan 2017

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw points out how the adoption of information and communication technologies can provide India with a very effective health care tool.

Aadhaar is against Arthashastra, Hadith and Bible

Aadhaar is against Arthashastra, Hadith and Bible

Rediff.com9 Oct 2017

It emerges that not only does the CIDR project fails the test of fairness, justness and reasonableness besides the test of not being fanciful, oppressive or arbitrary; it also fails the test of Arthashastra, Hadith and the Bible.

Two major risks that make Aadhaar vulnerable

Two major risks that make Aadhaar vulnerable

Rediff.com9 Aug 2018

The persistence with Aadhaar, to the exclusion of all other identity systems, is a dangerous path and should be avoided if the risks of digital vulnerability are to be eliminated. Till such time that the ownership of the Aadhaar system is transferred to an independent body, concerns over Aadhaar's digital vulnerability will persist, says A K Bhattacharya.

NITI Aayog turns 1; Focus on 'think-tank' role in New Year

NITI Aayog turns 1; Focus on 'think-tank' role in New Year

Rediff.com31 Dec 2015

NITI Aayog spent a considerable time on restructuring the setup.

All you want to know about the National Career Service portal

All you want to know about the National Career Service portal

Rediff.com22 Jul 2015

A lowdown on how this career portal launched by the Government of India will change your search for jobs forever

Soon, your smartphone to double up as a debit, credit card

Soon, your smartphone to double up as a debit, credit card

Rediff.com21 Oct 2015

Customers can link their cards to banks' app and make payments after scanning a 'quick response' code.

Nowfloats: They help small businesses go online

Nowfloats: They help small businesses go online

Rediff.com16 Mar 2017

Ranju Sarkar finds out more about Nowfloats, the start-up that is used by 240,000 businesses that reach 13 million consumers.

Students! Beware UGC's plagiarism rules!

Students! Beware UGC's plagiarism rules!

Rediff.com13 Nov 2018

The new guidelines can act as a deterrent for students who have for years been unfairly reaping the benefits of the 'Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V' method of research.

Be very afraid of the biometric regime

Be very afraid of the biometric regime

Rediff.com4 May 2016

There are unprecedented political implications of identification based on 'biological attributes of an individual', such as employed by Aadhaar, warns Gopal Krishna.

Manmohan on Modi: It doesn't behove a PM to stoop so low

Manmohan on Modi: It doesn't behove a PM to stoop so low

Rediff.com7 May 2018

The former PM attack on the Modi government for its "disastrous policies" and "economic mismanagement".

Is online transaction truly online?

Is online transaction truly online?

Rediff.com16 Mar 2015

The online world is driven by convenience, simplicity and speed.

Candidates contesting elections have to disclose source of income, rules SC

Candidates contesting elections have to disclose source of income, rules SC

Rediff.com16 Feb 2018

Not just candidates, but their spouses and dependents too have to reveal source of income and assets, observes the apex court.

How a team of 70 is helping people find jobs

How a team of 70 is helping people find jobs

Rediff.com10 Mar 2015

Mera Job is a marketplace for both lower end white collar jobs and skilled blue collar workers.

This start-up from IITians helps you find a job

This start-up from IITians helps you find a job

Rediff.com18 Apr 2016

While funds will not be a constraint, the challenge for Aasaanjobs will be to reach out to people with no internet, says M Saraswathy.

PAN-based database of taxpayers in the works

PAN-based database of taxpayers in the works

Rediff.com17 Jun 2015

Database to contain taxable financial transactions and history of any tax-paying individual.

RBI revises rules on reporting of bad loans

RBI revises rules on reporting of bad loans

Rediff.com22 Oct 2014

If a holiday, banks will have to report the details on the next working day.

Banks should pass on the rate benefit to customers: Shaktikanta Das

Banks should pass on the rate benefit to customers: Shaktikanta Das

Rediff.com5 Aug 2019

Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das tells Anup Roy, Raghu Mohan and Niraj Bhatt that it is time for banks to lower interest rates and start lending to cash-starved finance companies after due credit appraisal and proper risk assessment.

Remember to check out a few things before opening a demat account

Remember to check out a few things before opening a demat account

Rediff.com9 Jul 2015

To invest in the stock market and buy equity, you need three things

How the Internet was born, 25 years ago

How the Internet was born, 25 years ago

Rediff.com13 Nov 2015

November 12 marks 25 years of the beginning of the World Wide Web. Shivanand Kanavi gives us the story of how it all began.

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