In order to efficiently manage land acquisition, which is often complex and holds the key to its ambitious 1 billion tonne production target, Coal India Ltd is considering a monitoring system that will track development and information related to the process at its projects. The land monitoring system, which will be part of its project…
Milind Deora, a former minister in the United Progressive Alliance government, has cautioned against the possible misuse of a new and more sophisticated system of surveillance conceptualised by his government and now reportedly put on the fast track by the Narendra Modi government. Called the Central Monitoring System, it allows government agencies to bypass phone and…
Despite the strides made in internet governance in India over the past few months — with the Supreme Court striking down the egregious Section 66A of the information technology act and the apparent concession by both government and regulator that the principle of net neutrality must be preserved for an open and democratic internet —…