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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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Beyond the hype: Why the BJP is eyeing Tamil Nadu’s most prosperous region
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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: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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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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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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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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IPL 2024: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock power Lucknow to comfortable win over Chennai
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go