In a significant amendment to existing norms, a Ministry will no longer need to seek approval of the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) or the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) if it wants to appoint a board-level officer in a PSU via the search-cum-selection route (which opens the door to private sector … Read more
New Delhi: The government wants to conduct an audit of WhatsApp’s security systems following revelations of Israeli spyware exploiting its vulnerabilities, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said but refused to say if the government had bought the spyware. The Indian Computer Emergency Team (CERT-In) “has clearly said that we want to audit your (WhatsApp) entire … Read more
A UK government backed fund set up to combat modern day slavery across the world has announced a grant of up to 800,000 pounds each for a new set of projects, including one in India. The Modern Slavery Innovation Fund (MSIF) supports international projects to find innovative ways of stopping modern slavery. The MSIF on … Read more
The government has once again extended the deadline to impose higher import duties on 29 items originating from the United States. A notification from the Finance Ministry said that the implementation of retaliatory customs duties these items has been deferred. The Indian government had decided to impose highear duties on imports of 29 US products … Read more
Delhi social welfare minister Rajendra Pal Gautam on Monday announced a blanket ban on manual cleaning of sewers and warned that anyone found violating the rule will be booked under culpable homicide. He also said that a committee had been formed to find out the best possible ways or machines to clean the gutters, within … Read more