Centre to seek source code of smartphones in 'security measure'

The Centre is considering legally imposing a set of requirements for smartphone makers in Indian markets as part of a raft of "security measures", prompting behind-the-scenes opposition from tech giants such as Apple and Samsung.

Reimagining delimitation

The southern States have found that reducing population growth and improving health and education have led to serious disadvantages. The immediate fallout is that the Finance Commission (FC) has reduced allocations to the south as population size carries 50% weight in the redistribution of Union tax revenue among States.

Should the age of consent be lowered?

In recent years, the debate over the age of consent has intensified, particularly due to a surge in POCSO cases involving adolescents aged 16-18, where the girl often testifies to 'consensual sex'.

An Enfold study analysing 7,064 POCSO judgments (2016-2020) across Assam, Maharashtra, and West Bengal found that 24.3% of them involved romantic relationships, with 82% of victims in such cases refusing to testify against the accused. 

India's maritime policy: how it has evolved and what lies ahead

The two most prominent geographic features of the Indian subcontinent, with India at its centre, are the Himalayas and the Indian Ocean. They not only defined India's geographic boundaries but also shaped its history, culture, and civilisation. While foreigners came to India through the land route in the north to establish empires some great and some not-so-great - in the south of the Vindhyas, where the presence of the sea is constant, Indians sailed east and west for trade, cultural exchange, and the occasional conquest. 

Arbitration Council of India yet to be constituted

As many as six years after the law was amended, the Union government is yet to constitute the Arbitration Council of India to regulate and promote institutional arbitration in the country.

The proposed council is mandated to regulate institutional arbitration. 

Selfie, 'penny-drop' mandated as KYC for crypto customers in India

Selfie with liveness detection, recording of geographical coordinates, and verification of bank account by the 'penny-drop' method are among the mandatory new measures listed by India's financial intelligence agency under the antimoney laundering and terrorist financing KYC protocols for cryptocur-rency exchanges while onboarding users. 

Countdown to launch of PSLV-C62 mission begins

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is scheduled to launch the PSLV-C62/EOS-N1 Mission at 10.17 a.m. on Monday from the first launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. This will be the 105th launch from Sriharikota. It will also be the 64th flight of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle and the fifth mission of the PSLV-DL variant.

Faster, demand-led approach needed for PSE privatisation: CII

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has suggested an accelerated fourpronged strategy to unlock value from the disinvestment of public sector enterprises (PSEs), calling for a demand-driven approach in selecting units for privatisation, and following a predictable road map.

Environment Ministry funds sought for forest management committees

The Ministry of Tribal Affairs is in talks with the Ministry of Environment, Forests, and Climate Change for funding the management of community forest resources, for which rights have been vested in gram sabhas of tribal communities and other forest-dwellers across the country under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), government officials said.