Rajeev Chandrasekhar

India’s emphasis is on moving from being a consumer of tech to becoming producer and trusted tech player: MoS Chandrasekhar – Times of India

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India’s emphasis is on moving from being a consumer of tech to becoming producer and trusted tech player: MoS Chandrasekhar – Times of India

The Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi government at the Centre believes in the power of technology and did not look at “Digital” as an outlier, but something that is deeply embedded in opportunities. “Today, we are living … Read more

Aiims: Cyberciminals hacked AIIMS’ servers, encrypted 1TB-plus hospital data: MoS Chandrasekhar – Times of India

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Aiims: Cyberciminals hacked AIIMS’ servers, encrypted 1TB-plus hospital data: MoS Chandrasekhar – Times of India

India’s largest medical institution, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), was hit by a ransomware attack late last year. The attack paralysed computer-run services at the government-run hospital for over 15 days. The hospital was forced to switch to manual mode. With the server down, the outpatient and inpatient digital hospital services, including smart … Read more

Facebook, Google and YouTube should share advertising revenue: Rajya Sabha MP – Times of India

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Facebook, Google and YouTube should share advertising revenue: Rajya Sabha MP – Times of India

Technology companies like Google, Meta-owned Facebook and YouTube, should be made to share advertising revenue, which they earn from posting news reports, with media organisations who are the original content publishers, BJP Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Modi said in Rajya Sabha. He said that newspapers and TV channels have been losing on advertising revenue … Read more

Rising Cost of Data a Concern, MoS IT Says After Airtel Tariff Price Hike

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Rising Cost of Data a Concern, MoS IT Says After Airtel Tariff Price Hike

Rising prices of data and devices are a concern for the rapid proliferation of digitisation, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Wednesday. The comments have come against the backdrop of a recent hike of about 57 percent in the minimum monthly recharge plan by the country’s second-largest telco Bharti Airtel. … Read more

First-ever India Stack Developer Conference to be organized in New Delhi on January 25 – Times of India

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First-ever India Stack Developer Conference to be organized in New Delhi on January 25 – Times of India

The first India Stack Developer Conference that will dwell on ways and means to ensure wider adoption of India’s digital goods all over the world will be held in New Delhi on January 25. It will be attended by over 100 digital leaders from the industry, government, start-ups and unicorns and the academia. Delegates from … Read more

Rajeev Chandrasekhar inaugurates NXP India’s R&D Lab at Bengaluru – Times of India

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Rajeev Chandrasekhar inaugurates NXP India’s R&D Lab at Bengaluru – Times of India

NXP Semiconductors, a world leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, inaugurated a new Systems & Silicon Innovation lab at NXP Semiconductors Campus in Manyata Tech Park, Bengaluru. The innovation lab was inaugurated by the Union Minister of State for Electronics & IT and Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Rajeev … Read more

Ad tech platforms controlling more digital ad revenues, says Union minister

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Ad tech platforms controlling more digital ad revenues, says Union minister

Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Union minister of state for skill development, entrepreneurship, electronics and information technology, shared his concern of the digital publishing news agencies regarding the overall digital economy and the economics of digital content whether that is news or entertainment. In his address to the e4m-DNPA Future of Digital Media Conference & Awards, the minister … Read more

Nothing Outlaws Crypto as Long as You Follow Legal Process, MoS IT Says

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Nothing Outlaws Crypto as Long as You Follow Legal Process, MoS IT Says

Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday said there was no issue with cryptocurrencies in India if all laws are followed, in remarks that contradicted the Reserve Bank of India’s view advising investors to stay away from crypto. India has been trying to come up with regulation for cryptocurrencies, with … Read more

India should be a tech producer, not just a talent provider: Union minister

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India should be a tech producer, not just a talent provider: Union minister

PTI | | Posted by Ritu Maria Johny Union Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said the Central government wanted India to be a producer of technology and not just a provider of talent. Chandrasekhar, who holds the portfolio of Entrepreneurship, Skill Development, Electronics and Technology, also said India is focusing on digital eco-system that … Read more

India’s Techade is as much about electronics and semiconductors: Rajeev Chandrasekhar – Times of India

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India’s Techade is as much about electronics and semiconductors: Rajeev Chandrasekhar – Times of India

The Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that the government has taken a slew of measures to re-architect and significantly diversify the innovation and technology ecosystem to take forward the goal of India’s Techade as envisioned by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The Minister said that … Read more