Digital India
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Will India’s e-rupee work? Bankers are not sure yet
Critics have raised concerns regarding privacy and cybersecurity.
Roli Srivastava, Thomson Reuters Foundation & Rina Chandran, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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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
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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
Trending
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‘Animal’ review: Hard to stomach – but equally hard to ignore
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An Indian artist who helped decolonise Christian art has been relegated to the margins in death
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How Uttar Pradesh’s halal ban has plunged the processed food industry into chaos
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From a writer’s journals: How the legendary writer Vladimir Nabokov inspired Amitava Kumar’s fiction
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‘Sam Bahadur’ review: A little bit of everything and nothing about any one thing in particular
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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
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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
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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
Video
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Watch: Scenes of waterlogging in different parts of Tamil Nadu as heavy rains continue
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Watch: This low-budget version of Jung Kook’s ‘Seven’ music video recreated by Thai fans is a hit
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Watch: Man gets married in hospital after falling sick with dengue just before wedding
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Watch: Stray dog gets stuck in drain below road, firefighters drill through the surface to rescue it
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Watch: Shah Rukh Khan fans from India and abroad participate in the ‘Lutt Putt Gaya’ dance challenge
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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
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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
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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
The Reel
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‘Salaar Part 1 – Ceasefire’ trailer: ‘K.G.F’ director’s new film stars Prabhas, Prithviraj Sukumaran
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‘Animal’ review: Hard to stomach – but equally hard to ignore
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Watch: Trailer of ‘Mad Max’ spinoff ‘Furiosa’ is out
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‘Dhootha’ review: An entertaining yarn about media ethics
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Interview: ‘The Archies’ movie is ‘nostalgic, magical, a storybook come to life’
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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
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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
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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, Mridula Chari & Vinita Govindarajan
The Field
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England tour of India: Issy Wong shines with the bat to help visitors level series 1-1
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Boxing, Junior World Championships: Six boxers reach semi-finals to assure India of more medals
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Badminton, Syed Modi International: Rajawat, Crasto/Ponnappa cruise into semi-finals
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Boxing, Men’s National C’ships: Shiva Thapa, Amit Panghal, Sagar reach finals after dominating wins
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Watch, Cricket: Uganda men’s team celebrates after qualifying for the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup