Topic: apps
Fish delivery to migrant database — a govt app for everything in India during lockdown
Around 40 apps have been created by various state govts to meet the needs of people, as well as their own, and mitigate the challenges arising out of Covid.
Can Chinese apps appeal India’s ban? Section 69A of IT Act has the answer
Section 69A of the IT Act gives the Union government the power to restrict websites that threaten India’s defence and sovereignty, but it doesn’t come under RTI Act.
Chinese investments enjoy treaty protection. Beijing can drag New Delhi to tribunals
India has a Bilateral Investment Treaty with China since 2007. The treaty provides foreign investors the right to fair and equitable treatment.
His wealth surged by $25 Billion. Then Jack Ma’s rival quit
Colin Huang has stepped down as CEO for Pinduoduo, a shopping app he founded in 2015 that became China’s third largest e-commerce platform during the Covid crisis.
Indian govt bans 59 Chinese apps, here are local alternatives to choose from
While the move has received criticism from within the country, many have highlighted that this is an opportunity for Indian alternatives to shine.
40 Covid apps across India: Lack of coordination or needed for micro-management?
India now has nearly 40 Covid-19 apps, including Aarogya Setu. The purpose of these apps range from contact tracing to providing health information and issuing e-passes.
Australia is having hard time convincing citizens to download its Covid tracing app
Australia's COVIDSafe app is facing flak for technical bugs, privacy concerns, shifting messages from government officials and an overall skeptical public.
Social distancing makes South Korean chat app tycoon $1.2 billion richer
KakaoTalk, shares of which surged 55% this year, has 52 million users globally, including almost 90% of South Korea's population.
I downloaded Aarogya Setu app — the twist in season finale of Black Mirror lockdown
Israel, Singapore, Italy and others have left the choice of using the contract tracing app for Covid upon users. But Modi govt is creating an Aadhaar-like moment.
Apple, Google to boost privacy protections for Covid-19 contact-tracing tool
The companies said the system’s tracking keys will be generated in more random ways and Bluetooth data will now be encrypted.
Lights, camera, caste – An Ambedkar photo made it to Bollywood after 38 yrs of independence
It took a J. Om Prakash film to acknowledge B.R. Ambedkar as being backdrop-worthy for Hindi films.
Mukesh Ambani is now world’s fourth richest man, overtakes Europe’s wealthiest
Reliance's shares have more than doubled from a low in March as its digital unit got billions in investments from companies including Facebook Inc. and Google.
Defence
Artillery guns, assault rifles, AFVs — Here’s a list of 101 items MoD won’t import in future
Contracts worth almost Rs 4 lakh crore will be placed with the domestic industry within the next six to seven years.
Modi redefined secularism with Ram Mandir as Hindu voters were fed up of Sonia-Left version
Assumptions that Indian secularism died with Ram Mandir bhoomi pujan are bunk. It is enshrined in the Constitution, and is worth preserving.