(Mumbai) Spike in Cyber Crimes :Maha Home Minister
Maharashtra amidst the coronavirus-induced lockdown, state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Saturday warned of a stricter action against those involved in such acts.
Maharashtra Cyber Department has so far registered 410 offences and arrested 213 persons in connection with these.
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[New Delhi]Tim Cook Shares ,With PM Modi, Apple’s future Plans In India
The CEO of Apple Inc., Mr. Tim Cook, called on the Prime Minister Of India Narendra Modi today.
Congratulating the Prime Minister on the recent election results, Mr. Cook talked about his visit to India, and said he had been received with great warmth. He spoke about his visit to different parts of the country, and his meetings with people including youth, business leaders, and film actors. In particular, he mentioned his visit to the Siddhivinayak Temple in Mumbai, and watching a cricket match. The Prime Minister, appreciating Mr. Cook, said that in India, ‘seeing is believing’ and added that these experiences would definitely steer Mr. Cook’s business decisions.
Cook shared Apple Inc.’s future plans for India. He spoke of the possibilities of manufacturing and retailing in India.
He appreciated the breadth of young talent in India, and said the youth have significant skills which Apple would like to tap. He mentioned the immense potential for ‘app-development’ that exists in the country. He also elaborated on the Map Development Centre that Apple Inc. is setting up in Hyderabad. He appreciated the Prime Minister’s initiatives in ‘ease of doing business.’
Cook also appreciated the Prime Minister’s initiatives for renewable energy.
He said Apple runs on 93 % renewable energy, and spoke of plans to move Apple’s entire supply chain to renewable energy. Delegation members accompanying . Cook also spoke of their experiences in rural Rajasthan, where several villages have recently been electrified, and women are being skilled to assemble and operate solar energy equipment. Both Mr. Cook and the Prime Minister shared some unique stories of entrepreneurship that they had come across in app-development and renewable energy.
The Prime Minister explained his Digital India initiative, and identified three key objectives of Digital India as
e-education,
Health and
Increasing farmers’ incomes.
He sought support from Apple in furthering these objectives.
Issues regarding cyber-security and data encryption also came up for discussion. The Prime Minister encouraged Mr. Cook to help the global community to cope with the challenges of cyber-crime.
Mr. Tim Cook also launched an updated version of the ‘Narendra Modi Mobile App.
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The Apple CEO, Mr. Tim Cook calls on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on May 21, 2016.
Prime Minister Of India ,In NASSCOM,Motivates IT Industry To Focus on Cyber Security
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today called upon the Indian IT Industry to focus on meeting the global challenge of cyber-security. Stating that the entire world is concerned about this issue, the Prime Minister said Indian IT professionals could do a lot for cyber-safety of digital assets across the world.
The Prime Minister was speaking at a special event to mark the completion of NASSCOM’s 25th year. Praising NASSCOM for its contribution to the IT sector in India, the Prime Minister noted that rarely has an organization transformed into a movement in such a short span of time. He added that it was due to the success of India’s youth in the IT sector, that the world started looking at India differently.
Referring to the theme of today’s function: IT = India Tomorrow, the Prime Minister said there was immense potential for the Indian IT sector to innovate and provide mobile applications to deliver citizen centric services and mobile governance.
Speaking of the Digital India initiative, the Prime Minister said e-governance also implies easy governance, and economical governance.
He said Government is building IT infrastructure, and would adopt innovations by the IT industry. Talking about digital databases, he said the world would need “digital godowns” in the near future. He said the digital divide in India needs to be eliminated.
The Prime Minister explained how technology was helping to curb corruption. He gave the examples of the coal block auctions, and Direct Benefit Transfer of LPG subsidy, in this regard.
The Prime Minister called for the Indian IT sector to boost tourism in India. One way of doing this, he said, was to make virtual museums showcasing India’s heritage. He called upon industry leaders to contribute towards creating e-libraries for schools.
The Prime Minister presented “Impact awards” for contribution to industry. He also launched the NASSCOM Innovate for India Challenge, to encourage innovation in the sector.
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