The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) has announced to bring a fresh draft of the Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill. The bill, which was brought into the public domain in November last year, has already been revised by the government once.
The establishment of this fact-checking unit falls under the powers conferred by sub-clause (V) of clause (b) of rule 3 of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
The ministry has observed that in most cases the videos are being taken from social media and broadcast without editorial discretion and modifications to ensure compliance and consistency with the Programme Code.
In the latest advisory, the Centre stated that the language and derogatory remarks used by the TV channels will have a negative impact on viewers and can also incite communal disharmony in society.
Thakur, on the second day of his visit to Dubai, addressed the audience at the launch, saying India has a youthful population and the youth are the largest stakeholders in both nation-building and image building.
The ministry said airing such content is in gross violation of the Grant of Permission Agreement (GOPA).
The Pushpa-theme tweet shared by I&B Ministry stated that the country's fight against COVID-19 was ongoing and people should continue wearing their masks, sanitise their hands, maintain social distance and get fully vaccinated.
PUBG MOBILE Nordic Map: Livik, PUBG MOBILE LITE, WeChat Work and WeChat reading, Baidu are among 118 Chinese mobile apps banned by the Ministry of Information & Technology on Wednesday.
Candidates who wish to apply for Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Recruitment 2019 should send their applications latest by 4 pm today.
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