 | VIT-AP to train students on blockchain, data scienceThe V-C praised the content prepared by Edifypath and thanked it for giving students much-needed chance for industry exposure through their internship programmes. |
 | Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw asks telcos to gear up for 5G launchAirtel acquired 19,867.8 MHz spectrum by securing a pan-India footprint of 3.5 GHz and 26 GHz bands and selected purchase of radio waves in the low and mid-band spectrum for Rs 43,039.63 crore. |
 | Govt likely to mop up Rs 17,873 crore from 5G spectrum auction this fiscalAs per the 5G auction modalities, the participants were given the option to pay the dues in 20 equal annual instalments; they can pay the entire amount or part of it upfront. |
 | Street dogs population declined in a majority of states but increases in 17 statesThe concerned ministry said that Rajashthan has also witnessed a rise in the number of street dogs from 11,51,015 in the 2012 Census to 12,75,596 till the last count of the census held in 2019. |
 | India reports nearly 16,000 new Covid cases, 68 deathsThe national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.54 per cent, the health ministry said. |
 | VIT-AP hosts 5th int’l data engineering conferenceProgramme chair Dr Nagaraju Devarakonda said the conference has received 515 papers from 12 countries. |
 | Exports up 2.14 per cent to USD 36.27 billion in July; trade deficit at record USD 30 billionImports shot up by 43.61 per cent to USD 66.27 billion in the month compared to July 2021, the data showed. |
 | RBI lending norms stress data safetyIn order to protect borrowers’ personal data, the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) new lending norms have stressed on data protection. |
 | Government assures international passengers’ data privacyThe government has also clarified that the intention of the regulations is to enhance the detection of smuggling of narcotics, gold, arms & ammunition. |
 | Blow to privacy as airlines told to share international passengers’ infoUnder the new regulation, aircraft operators will have to transfer the PNR details to the Customs department in a specified format. |
 | INTERVIEW | Not satisfied with JPC response on Personal Data Protection Bill: Justice SrikrishnaLast week, the Union government withdrew the Personal Data Protection Bill 2019, which has been in the woods for five years. |
 | Take control of financial data with Account Aggregator networkFinancial information drawn from AAs can help cross-check alternate data collected from a borrower’s device,” explains Rajat Deshpande, co-founder and CEO of FinBox. |
 | Data Protection Bill: Will experts, stakeholders be consulted before drafting guidelines?The bill, which had sought to regulate individuals’ personal data, also proposed a single law to deal with personal as well as non-personal data. |
 | IT industry seeks participation in consultation process for fresh personal data protection billThe industry was critical of the data protection bill tabled in Parliament by the Joint Committee on Personal Data Protection Bill. |
 | Centre withdraws Data Protection Bill from Lok Sabha, plans new 'set of legislations' in Winter SessionThe Bill could be replaced by more than one bill, dealing with privacy and cyber security and the government may bring the new set of bills in the Winter Session of Parliament. |
 | Blood test can now detect breast cancer at Apollo Cancer CentreThe test facility is now available across all major Apollo Cancer Centres including Bhubaneswar. |
 | Adani says will use 5G spectrum to support data centres, businessesAdani Group plans to use the airwaves for its data centres as well as the super app it is building to support businesses from electricity distribution to airports, and gas retailing to ports. |
 | Governments ramp up demands for user info, Twitter warnsGovernments also made a record number of legal demands on 349 accounts of verified journalists or news outlets around the globe between July and December of last year — a 103% increase. |
 | 5G auction stretches to fourth day; Bids worth Rs 1,49,623 crores received so farFrom a consumer point of view, 5G technology will be 10 times faster than 4G and 30 times faster than 3G, and also it will allow a greater number of devices to be connected without any loss of speed. |
 | Paytm Mall denies 3.4 million users’ data breachStrongly denying the breach, Paytm Mall spokesperson said the data of its users is completely safe and claims related to a data leak in the year 2020 are completely false and unsubstantiated. |
