BIZARRE: 6 - What They Never Told You

‘Government as judge, jury, executioner’: Editorials slam IT rules amendment on ‘fake’ news

Minister of state for electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar is currently firefighting criticism of his government’s amendment to the IT Rules 2021, by which content flagged as “fake” or “misleading” by a government fact-checking unit will have to be taken down from social media.

Newslaundry · Apr 8, 2023

Govt as arbiter of fake news: Front pages strike a dismal note on IT Rules amendment

In January, Newslaundry had reported on a newly proposed amendment to the IT Rules, 2021 by which content deemed “fake” by the government’s fact-checking unit will have to be taken down by social media platforms. 

Newslaundry · Apr 7, 2023

‘Milestone to ensure internet is safe’: Government launches Grievance Appellate Committee

The Grievance Appellate Committee portal was officially launched today by the union ministry of electronics and information technology under the IT Rules. This mechanism can be approached by users dissatisfied with decisions made by grievance officers of social media companies and other intermediaries.

Newslaundry · Feb 28, 2023

‘Doing this reluctantly’, redressal mechanism ‘broken’: IT minister explains need for changed rules

The government is “not really interested in playing the role of an ombudsman” but is taking that responsibility “reluctantly” as the intermediaries’ grievance redressal mechanism is “broken”, union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar told the media on Saturday.

Newslaundry · Oct 29, 2022

IT ministry notifies creation of Grievance Appellate Committee that will oversee content moderation decisions

Update at 7.47 pm, Oct 28: The IT ministry notified the amendments to the IT Rules 2021 on October 28. The headline to this report was changed to reflect that. No changes were made to the notified rules, so the text of this report remains the same.

Newslaundry · Oct 28, 2022

‘Centre creating enabling policies; States also need to work to woo investors’

States that do this effectively will attract investments, create jobs and spur economic expansion: Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar

The Hindu · Sep 29, 2022

In era of employee-entrepreneurs, captive model could fail: Rajeev Chandrasekhar on moonlighting issue

NEW DELHI: The days when employees signed up with big tech majors and spent their lives on the job are long gone, minister of state for electronics and IT and skill development, Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Friday, weighing in on the issue of moonlighting.

The Times of India · Sep 23, 2022

Andhra Pradesh: ‘Aim is to reach $300 billion target in electronics manufacturing by 2025-26’

Centre will support every startup and entrepreneur to achieve it, says Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar

The Hindu · Sep 16, 2022

Union Minister to inaugurate Lithium-ion cell making unit

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The Hindu · Sep 15, 2022

No summons from Indian government over Arshdeep Singh’s Wikipedia page, says Wikimedia Foundation

The Foundation that runs Wikipedia has received an email from the IT Ministry enquiring about the incident in which Indian cricketer Arshdeep Singh’s Wikipedia page was vandalised

The Hindu · Sep 6, 2022