Report filed by the Telangana State Pollution Control Board with the National Green Tribunal regarding state pollution control boards in south of India not complying with the direction given by the Supreme Court (Parayavaran Suraksha Samithi Vs Union of India) - wherein the states where directed to make provision for …
Report filed by the Telangana State Pollution Control Board with the National Green Tribunal regarding state pollution control boards in south of India not complying with the direction given by the Supreme Court (Parayavaran Suraksha Samithi Vs Union of India) - wherein the states where directed to make provision for …
The debate over the "Intermediaries Guidelines" as part of the Information Technology Act, 2000 in Parliament brought focus to the issue of censorship and lack of accountability of governing bodies vis-à-vis the internet in the country. This cannot be divorced from the larger questions related to the threats to freedom …
This systematic literature review examines cryptocurrencies (CCs) and Bitcoin. Because cryptocurrency research has not gained much attention from Information Systems (IS) researchers and needs a more vivid discussion, this review summarizes the main concepts of 42 papers and aligns them to IS Research. Although, cryptocurrency research has not reached IS …
Bitcoin has emerged as the most successful crypto currency since its appearance back in 2009. Besides its security robustness, two main properties have probably been its key to success: anonymity and decentralization. In this paper, we provide a comprehensive description on the details that make such cryptocurrency an interesting research …
Large agricultural commodity price swings observed in recent years have made the importance of accessible, timely, accurate and frequently updated price data more obvious. This study investigates the potential of innovative web and mobile phone technologies and alternative data collection methods such as crowdsourcing in order to collect food price …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Sabu Mathew George Vs Union of India & Others dated 13/04/2017 regarding advertisement in any manner including internet providing information on pre-natal determination or preconception selection of sex. It is accepted by the counsel for the respondents (Microsoft Corporation …
By affording interactive communication and natural, human-like conversations, can media tools affect the way we engage with content in human–machine interactions and influence our attitudes toward that content? A between-subjects experiment (N = 172) examined the effects of two communication variables: (a) message-interactivity and (b) conversational tone, in an online …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Sabu Mathew George Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/02/2017 regarding advertisements in websites of Google India, Microsoft Corporation (I) Pvt. Ltd. and Yahoo India which are in violation of Section 22 of the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic …
Today we are at a defining moment in the evolution and growth of the Internet. Large-scale data breaches, uncertainties about the use of our data, cybercrime, surveillance and other online threats are eroding users’ trust and affecting how they use the Internet. Eroding trust is also affecting the way governments …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Sabu Mathew George Vs Union of India & Others dated 16/11/2016 regarding search engines advertising/hosting pre-natal sex determination ads. Supreme Court directs the Union of India to constitute a “Nodal Agency” and give due advertisement in television, newspapers and …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Sabu Mathew George Vs Union of India & Others dated 19/09/2016 regarding information on pre-conception and/or pre-natal determination of sex or sex selection online in India. Ranjit Kumar Solicitor General submitted before the Apex Court he has been apprised …
Mobile is a rapidly growing and potentially major element of the future Internet, and its environment cannot be sensibly considered in isolation from fixed networks. A note on terminology: Europe uses the term Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) while the United States uses ‘wireless’ Internet Service Providers (ISPs). ‘Wireless’ is somewhat …
The Internet has transformed the world and society like never before. It has provided a platform for new opportunities through innovation. Internet has fostered the supremacy of ideas rather than capital. It is a universal platform that uses the same standards in every country, so that every user can connect …
Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Shreya Singhal Vs Union of India dated 24/03/2015 regarding Section 66A of the Information Technology Act of 2000. This batch of writ petitions filed under Article 32 of the Constitution of India raises very important and far-reaching questions relatable …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Sabu Mathew George Vs Union of India & Others dated 28/01/2015 regarding sex selection. The judges directed, the respondents, namely, Google, yahoo and Micro Soft not to advertise or sponsor any advertisement which would violate Section 22 of the …
On 23rd June 2014, the Right to Information Act (RTI Act) stepped into its 10th year of implementation. The text of this law was published in the Official Gazette on that day in 2005 and some provisions became operational. Other provisions detailing the procedures through which people can access information …
With the advent of "World Wide Web", the Cyberspace has spread its tenatacles throughout the globe bringing in its wake highly controversial issues. Despite advantages of this matrix of immense utility, the Internet poses potential threat to the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) of incurring liability for no fault of theirs.
CSE in collaboration with TVE Asia Pacific (TVEAP) organised a three day South Asian workshop on "New Media for Strategic Communication in Development” from from 5 to 7 June 2013, at Colombo, Sri Lanka. This workshop was modelled on a South Asian course that was conducted by CSE in New …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of The Gram Panchayat Tiroda & Others Vs The MoEF Ors. dated 25/11/2013 regarding environmental clearance for mining given to Tiroda Iron Ore Mine at village Tiroda, in Sawantwadi Taluka, in Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra. Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/judgment/2_2013(Ap)(WZ)_25Nov2013_final_order.pdf
Freedom on the Net 2013 is the fourth report in a series of comprehensive studies of internet freedom around the globe and covers developments in 60 countries that occurred between May 2012 and April 2013. Over 60 researchers, nearly all based in the countries they analyzed, contributed to the project …
