[ad_1] While Trai argues that data such as details for subscribers using specific recharge packs sought recently is essential for transparency and effective regulation, telcos have raised concerns over competitive sensitivity and the administrative burden they face for meeting those data sharing requests. This has led to a growing standoff between the two, one of…
[ad_1] In a petition before the Karnataka high court, X (formerly Twitter) has challenged the legality of India’s Sahyog Portal—a central digital repository that tells social media companies which sites they must block access to. This, the company argues, is an attempt to side-step procedures already approved by the Supreme Court under Section 69A of…
[ad_1] Depending on whom you ask, India’s government is either being bold in raising the effective threshold for paying tax by 1.7 times. Or it’s a tacit admission that consumption taxes are so high that even people making five times the average adult wage are struggling to fork out income taxes. As I wrote in…
[ad_1] Mumbai: India’s fintech sector is undergoing a regulatory shift, with industry leaders emphasizing the need to balance compliance and innovation. At a panel discussion titled Indian Fintech: Balancing Disruption and Regulation during the Mint BFSI Summit on Friday, experts highlighted the challenges and opportunities of navigating this evolving landscape. “You may be right in…
[ad_1] In the first place, the report relies too heavily on regulatory principles developed by countries of the Global North. While there is no harm studying these approaches, we should give some thought to how they will work in the Indian context before imitating them blindly. Countries make risk-reward trade-offs that are appropriate to their…
[ad_1] When Mark Zuckerberg earnestly looked at a camera and told the world (or President-elect Donald Trump) that he was shutting down all fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram, he left out some important context. His changes would only apply to US users of Instagram and Facebook, just as the EU rolls out a law to…
[ad_1] The economic tailwinds and improving industry conditions, however, aren’t the only factors driving earnings growth and momentum across India’s corporate space. Also helping the cause are rising cash flows, prudent balance sheets and falling leverage. This is despite several companies, across sectors, spending more on capital expenditure and energy-transition initiatives. Alongside improving earnings and…
[ad_1] In India, this has significant implications for the debate on the draft digital competition law, which aims to promote user freedom, competition, innovation and consumer empowerment by allowing the use of third-party apps on Core Digital Services. Big Tech’s dominance in the global digital marketplace, particularly through its app store policies, has faced scrutiny…
[ad_1] More recently, as public and private banks accelerated their growth trajectory, this methodology of social reputation certification was no longer feasible. Additionally, with the advances in digital public infrastructure (mobile internet, Aadhaar, UPI, etc) and programs such as Jan Dhan Yojana, India undertook the massive exercise of getting a bank account for all eligible…
[ad_1] This one-sided conversation marked the start of a communication revolution that continues to evolve, with steady improvements that have extended the geographical and spatial boundaries within which our conversations take place. While the first conversation took place between devices connected to each other with a single wire, as more and more households acquired these…
