Bharat Biotech tweeted on PM Modi's commitment to build an Aatmanirbhar Bharat; Prime Minister shared an image of himself getting vaccinated on Twitter

The Centre has clarified that it is not mandatory for citizens to verify their social media accounts and that it has only asked social media platforms to ensure a mechanism for those who wish to do it voluntarily

Credit growth to agriculture and allied activities accelerated to 9.9 per cent in January 2021

Prasad was addressing a function in Patna organised to mark the inauguration of a new building of the Patna High Court by Chief Justice of India S A Bobde, in presence of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, among others

The Centre has announced new guidelines to regulate digital content, including social media and over-the-top (OTT) streaming services, to curb 'misuse' of the platforms. The new rules will establish an institutional mechanism with a level playing field featuring a Code of Ethics and a three-tier grievance redressal framework for news publishers and OTT platforms on digital media. Addressing a press conference, Union ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad and Prakash Javadekar shared the details, while warning that 'double standards will not be acceptable.' Watch the video for more.Also Read: New ethics code for OTT, digital media; all you need to know

Under the Code of Ethics for online news and digital media entities, publishers of news on digital media will be required to follow the journalistic conduct of the Press Council of India and the programme code under the Cable Television Networks Regulation Act

Given the disturbing developments observed on social media platforms, the guidelines issued state due diligence should be followed by intermediaries

OTT and digital news media will have to disclose their details. We are not mandating registration, we are seeking information, said Union Minister Prakash Javadekar

Ravi Shankar Prasad said that objectionable content must be removed within 24 hours. Prasad added that the originator of the objectionable content must also be disclosed

The scheme is expected to promote production of high-value products in the country and increase the value addition in exports.

With the implementation of the PLI scheme, the government hopes to have incremental production of Rs 2,44,200 crore in the sector, exports worth Rs 1,95,360 crore, 40,000 new jobs, and Rs 17,000 worth of tax revenue in the coming five years

Amit Agarwal, SVP and Country Head, Amazon India briefed Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister for Communications, Electronics & Information Technology and Law & Justice on its plans to begin manufacturing Amazon devices in India

So far, Ranaut has garnered over 12,000 followers on Koo, which is also touted to be Desi Twitter

The 'desi' version of Twitter co-founded by Aprameya Radhakrishna and Mayank Bidwatka has been in the spotlight, with several politicians and ministers nudging the microblogging site

Of total 1,435 handles flagged by the ministry to be removed, Twitter has taken action against 1,398 of them. Action from the global micro-blogging platform came after the government took serious exception to Twitter's non-compliance of its notices, and threatened to take penal action against its top officials

India's micro-blogging website, Koo, which was also a part of the AatmaNirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge last year, is steadily getting the attention and on its way to become the best alternative for Twitter. The past week saw a number of influential names including Union Ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad and Piyush Goyal moving to Koo, along with some government ministries. The desi platform was also used by the government to disseminate official communications while it was at loggerheads with Twitter. But, will the homegrown app be able to replace Twitter in India? Watch the video here.

Amidst the recent controversies surrounding various leading social networking platforms, the IT Minister said they can work and earn in India but reminded them to follow the Constitution

Koo, which has startling similarities with Twitter, now has over three million users.Downloads of Koo app surged 10-fold this week. Koo has a yellow bird as its logo in contrast to the blue bird of Twitter

Union minister for Information Technology, Ravi Shankar Prasad, on Thursday said in Rajya Sabha that social media giant Twitter must follow the rule of the land. The minister said that fake news and spread of hate on social media won't be tolerated by the Indian government. The remarks came after the Centre asked Twitter to act against a bunch of social media handles. Watch the video for more.Also Read: Top Twitter executives in India face arrest for not fully complying with govt orders

While saying that the company could have done a better job of explaining the policy changes to users, Mohan said WhatsApp was extremely transparent about the changes.