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

Going digital: The way our government is implementing technology is an attack on our freedom

It’s unnerving how close the technology industry and government have gotten this year.

Nikhil Pahwa, medianama.com

· Dec 26, 2016 · 06:30 pm

Before rural India gets Wi-Fi, it might need the help of 'White-Fi' technology

In Silicon Valley, Modi reiterated his Digital India plans. But his government is yet to respond to pilot projects using a vital form of technology that could prove crucial to this initiative.

Aarefa Johari

· Sep 30, 2015 · 11:30 am

Instead of agitating on the streets, the government wants you to take your concerns online

Scroll Staff

· Jul 01, 2015 · 02:45 pm

Rural India leads record 35% surge in use of e-governance

Of the 3.5 billion electronic transactions reported in the country in 2014, half came from rural areas.

Gangadhar S Patil, IndiaSpend.com

· Apr 23, 2015 · 07:28 pm