Ravi Shankar Prasad
Google, Facebook first compliance reports under new IT rules big steps towards transparency: Prasad
Facebook on Friday said it 'actioned' against more than 30 million content pieces across 10 violation categories during May 15 to June 15 in the countryGoogle and YouTube received 27,762 complaints during April from Indian users over alleged violation of local laws or personal rights
3 min read3 Jul 2021CJI Ramana asks law minister to resolve poor digital connectivity hindering justice in far flung areas
The CJI referred to the digital divide and said that a whole generation of lawyers is being pushed out of the system due to the technological inequality
1 min read26 Jun 2021Shashi Tharoor faces Twitter temporary ban for same reasons as Ravi Shankar Prasad
Tharoor, who happens to be the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, stated that he had to face a similar debacle as the IT Minister
1 min read25 Jun 2021Twitter blocks Ravi Shankar Prasad's handle over violation of copyright norms; unblocks later
Prasad said Twitter's actions were in gross violation of new IT rules where they failed to provide any prior notice before denying access to his account
2 min read25 Jun 2021Nearly 46,000 Bihar villages to be connected with optical fibre network in next 6-7 months: RS Prasad
Prasad said that 21.44 lakh people have been made digitally literate in BiharHe said that the number of mobile towers has doubled in Bihar in comparison to 2014
1 min read30 Oct 2020Govt approves 16 applicants for claiming benefits under PLI scheme
The PLI scheme aims to boost local production and make India a global hub of electronic manufacturingOver the next five years, the scheme is expected to lead to total production of worth ₹11.5 trillion, and create three lakh direct jobs
1 min read6 Oct 2020Atmanirbhar Bharat: Govt clears 10 companies for mobile phone PLI scheme
Production of ₹10.5 lakh crore and exports of ₹6.5 lakh crore expected over next 5 yearsOut of the total production, around 60% will be contributed by exports of the order of ₹6,50,000 crore
2 min read6 Oct 2020Prasad accuses Cong of double standards on issues, including contract farming
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad termed the conduct of the opposition leaders as 'shameful and irresponsible'He also said that the ruling BJP had clear majority in Rajya Sabha on farm bills
1 min read21 Sep 2020‘Global manufacturers looking to expand outside China': Ravi Shankar Prasad
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that India is emerging as a big manufacturing centre and global manufacturers are looking to expand outside China 'India is emerging as a big manufacturing centre and the global manufacturer ecosystem is realising that they must have other places apart from China. I am glad to inform that Apple is shifting to India in a significant way, Samsung has already come and they further want to expand. I have been told that around eight factories of Apple have shifted to India from China,' said Prasad. Watch the full video for more details.
7 Sep 2020Government accuses Facebook of political bias in letter to CEO Mark Zuckerberg
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi has accused Facebook of favouring the BJP, alleging the firm was controlled by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, or RSS, in IndiaRavi Shankar Prasad, however, said Facebook did not support right-of-centre ideology
2 min read2 Sep 2020