A new national network company would be tasked with the implementation of the infrastructure and would be subject to "significant sanctions" if some of the targets were not met, the paper added.

The consultative process for the personal data protection bill, intermediary liability, ecommerce rules and the report on non-personal data have played critical roles in advancing both scholarship and practical ideas.

The Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), an autonomous society under the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) lanced 'Apiary' a new and innovative Centre of Excellence in Gurugram that will look into the fast-growing blockchain technology in the country.

Noting that India is surging ahead as an economic, cultural and technology power, Reliance Industries Limited Chairman Mukesh Ambani Thursday said that the key driving force of the country's rise will be its entrepreneurs and it is going to be the epicentre of global growth and transformation.

The accused, a resident of Canada, operated the racket with his team in Faridabad.

The Minister was responding to questions around social media rules and recent government orders.

These changes are designed to prepare the Indian government and telecom industry for 5G networks, Anshu Prakash, the Department of Telecommunications’s Secretary said.

The phasing out of cookies will give us an opportunity to collaborate on a better internet that respects consumer privacy, said Iván Markman, Chief Business Officer, Verizon Media.

According to a joint report by the Ficci and consulting firm EY, the sector is expected to grow 25% to touch ₹1.73 trillion in 2021.