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04 Jun 2022

No more rape-promoting deo ads! Centre's BIG action on body-spray companies

The Information and Broadcasting Ministry ordered a suspension of all such controversial deodorant advertisements and said that an inquiry is being held as per the advertising code, ANI reported

Information and Broadcasting Ministry

25 Apr 2022

Centre bans 10 Indian, 6 Pakistan YouTube channels

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Monday blocked 16 YouTube news channels for spreading misinformation and content related to India’s national security, foreign relations and public order, reported ANI.

01 Mar 2021

Not just PUBG, other mobile games are also violent: Prakash Javadekar

PUBG was among over 100 China-origin mobile applications banned by the government last year. The Minister for Information and Broadcasting said his ministry has decided to form a gaming centre to teach courses related to VFX, gaming and animation so that new games are developed that promote Indian cultural ethos. He said many games played on mobile and other gadgets are "violent, explicit, addictive and tend to create a complex in the mind of children".

16 Feb 2021

Contemplating some action on regulation of OTT platforms: Centre tells SC

At the outset, Additional Solicitor General K M Nataraj said the Centre was contemplating some action on the issue of regulating OTT platforms. The CJI sought to know from Nataraj as to what would be the action from the government and asked him to file the response in six weeks while tagging the matter with the pending petition. None of the OTT/Streaming platforms including Netflix, Amazon Prime, Zee5, and Hotstar have signed the self-regulation provided by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting since February 2020, the plea said.

22 Jan 2021

MIB directs Tandav makers to delete controversial scenes from web-series

'Tandav' has become the first web-series which has been guided by the MIB to regulate its content. Although the central government is backing the move to form a separate self-regulatory board for OTT content. Another web-series 'A Suitable Boy' by Mira Nair irked many for hurting religious sentiments.

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11 Nov 2020

Online news, streaming platforms to be regulated by I&B Ministry -Details here

The Centre on Wednesday issued an order bringing online news portals and content providers under the I&B Ministry. The notification was signed by President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday. It is to be noted that currently there is no law or autonomous body governing digital content.

19 Jun 2019

Children shouldn't be doing age inappropriate things: Centre tells TV channels

The advisory to private television channels has been received well by society, said Union Minister Prakash Javadekar.

16 Apr 2018

Smriti Irani wants to know what you watch on TV: Congress

A day after reports of Centre's proposal to install chips in set-top boxes emerged, the Congress accused Bharatiya Janata Party of citizen's breaching privacy. Party spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala, in a Twitter post, accused the government of intruding into people's “bedroom”.

16 Apr 2018

Govt wants to know what you watch on TV, proposes chip installationset-top

A senior official of the ministry said the move is aimed to get "more authentic" viewership figures for every channel.

20 Dec 2017

Why can't condom ads be telecast during day? Rajasthan High Court issues notice

TV channels last week were asked not to air advertisements selling and promoting condoms because these are "indecent especially for children" and can create "unhealthy practices" among them.

18 Jul 2017

Smriti Irani gets additional charge of I&B ministry, Narendra Tomar given Urban Development after Venkaiah Naidu quits

Union textile minister Smriti Irani was on Tuesday given the additional charge of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting while Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh was handed over the charge of Urban Development.

Information and Broadcasting Ministry

29 Nov 2015

Telecom, I&B min to use broadcast airwaves for mobile services

The ministries of Telecom and Information and Broadcasting have agreed to use over 200 MHz spectrum earmarked for broadcasting services, the majority of which is with Doordarshan, for advance mobile services.

19 Oct 2015

Central press accreditation panel reconstituted

The I&B Ministry on Monday reconstituted the Central Press Accreditation Committee (CPAC) that issues Press Information Bureau (PIB) cards to journalists.

Film and Television Institute of India

10 Oct 2015

FTII students, I&B Ministry officials to meet again as 4th meeting ends inconclusively

A fourth meeting on Saturday between officials of the I&B Ministry and striking students of the FTII failed to break the impasse over the stir.

Information and Broadcasting Ministry

22 Sep 2015

I&B-constituted panel's 'clean chit' to Prashant Pathrabe

A committee constituted by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry to look into the affairs of FTII is believed to have given a clean chit to its Director Prashant Pathrabe on the issue of assessment of the 2008 batch saying his actions were valid and in line with Academic Council's decisions taken earlier.

07 Aug 2015

Phase-III FM auction to boost radio services in India: FM Jaitley

Information and Broadcasting minister Arun Jaitley Friday said that Phase-III auctions of FM Radio will 'boost' the radio news sector in the country and reach out to smaller towns and cities providing quality information to the audiences.

15 Jul 2015

FM auctions: I&B rejects applications of 5 Sun TV group firms

Officials said that an Application Review Committee, which yesterday met, has rejected the applications of the companies belonging to the Sun TV group, which had failed to get a security clearance from the Ministry of Home Affairs.

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