Will India’s e-rupee work? Bankers are not sure yet

Critics have raised concerns regarding privacy and cybersecurity.

Roli Srivastava, Thomson Reuters Foundation

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Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· Apr 02, 2023 · 07:30 pm

India’s push for digital sovereignty has raised fears of increased surveillance

For the government, reining in local tech firms can be a lot easier.

Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· Mar 09, 2023 · 01:30 pm

Budget 2022: 5G spectrum auctions, e-passport among digital initiatives announced by Centre

The Reserve Bank of India will also issue a new digital rupee using blockchain and other technologies in the upcoming financial year.

Scroll Staff

· Feb 01, 2022 · 03:37 pm

Across official denials and BJP responses, one phrase missing: ‘India did not use Pegasus spyware’

Why won’t India’s government say clearly that it has not used Pegasus spyware against its own citizens?

Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

· Jul 21, 2021 · 06:30 am

Are WhatsApp administrators responsible for content in groups? The police in India seem to think so

In a 2016 judgment, the Delhi High Court said that holding administrators responsible for content someone else had posted was illogical.

Abhishek Dey

· Jul 26, 2018 · 09:00 am

Sending emails helped tax department save Rs 977 crore on postage cost since 2013: Report

The number of emails the department sent to taxpayers in April-December 2017 was more than two times the number in 2013-’14.

Scroll Staff

· Apr 23, 2018 · 12:30 pm

Mobile wallets may not work from Thursday if KYC details have not been updated

The RBI made it mandatory for e-wallet companies to get users to update Know Your Customer information using government-issued identity proofs.

Scroll Staff

· Mar 01, 2018 · 02:14 pm

Digital India: The IT literacy mission is getting bigger but it faces problems at every level

Studies have found ineligible candidates received training, and beneficiaries are still not adept at using various digital functions.

Mayank Jain

· Oct 29, 2017 · 12:30 pm

Only 16% Indians in rural areas use the Internet, says report

It said India ranked 36 globally in internet inclusion, and that internet penetration in the country was 33% overall.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 29, 2017 · 07:22 pm

Modi launches SC’s new case management system, promising to make more information available online

Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar said he would like to integrate the system with all 24 High Courts and lower courts in the country.

Scroll Staff

· May 10, 2017 · 01:01 pm

India slows down on the digital highway, online transactions decrease in February

Demonetisation was supposed to fast track the plan for a Digital India, but as the liquidity crisis eases, people are slowly going back to cash.

Abhishek Waghmare, IndiaSpend.com

· Mar 23, 2017 · 08:30 pm

Bhim app may have topped download charts but it's not replacing cash (or even Paytm) just yet

At prominent markets in Delhi, Chennai and Mumbai, Scroll.in did not find any vendors who had downloaded the mobile payment system.

Abhishek Dey

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Mridula Chari

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Vinita Govindarajan

· Jan 05, 2017 · 10:30 am