Considering India’s stance for ODF (2006–07) & National Open Standards Policy (2011), today’s standards push toward single-product lock-in marks a collapse—violating the 2010 Mandatory Open Source Policy & 2013 FOSS adoption framework. Zoho’s rise is a symptom of this downfall.

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“Digital arrests” are bilking Indians out of millions and leaving trauma in their wake. But they can be stopped, says Andy Mukherjee bloomberg.com/opinion/featur…

Look who wants to kill open source now? #Zoho

Imagine. The burden of being poor in India is just too much to bear.

Now in The Hindu Zoho officials are spreading FUD (Fear , Uncertainty, Doubt) on #opensource , which is a legitimate policy usage and Hindu and its editors failed to correct such FUD Image via Anvar Sadath

📣 Coming up this week - Courts of Tomorrow: Justice in the Age of AI' us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… India’s courts are turning to AI to fix chronic delays — but can technology truly make justice more just? Why this conversation, and why now? 🧵

For ‘Disabled. Driven. Defining the Future Through Work’ at International Purple Fest, Goa - 2025, we held a Pitch Fest, allowing disabled founders and their innovative ventures to take the stage to share their ideas and impact.

I went to Jharkhand to see how APAAR—the new digital ID for students—works. It took me two weeks (and many phone calls) to make sense of it. Teachers are living through this confusion, every day, under pressure, with bad internet & no support. My story: boomlive.in/decode/apaar-i…

The entire Indian financial services industry, including Zerodha, has been a massive beneficiary of the ease of digital onboarding via Aadhaar e-Sign, eKYC, etc. It has been a big reason for the increase in financial inclusion among Tier 2 and 3 cities and rural parts of the

We’re back with T4GC Summit 2025: Comm0ns + 1nfra. It’s shaping up to be our most ambitious edition yet! After an energizing 2024 gathering of 90+ nonprofit leaders, technologists, and funders, this year we're leveling up with deeper conversations and fresh ideas.

India’s tech future lies in building, not just using global qIndia’s tech future lies in building, not just using global quality products: Ministry of Electronics & IT Secretary S. Krishnan In a conversation with Moneycontrol on the sidelines of the India Mobile Congress, S. Krishnan talks about

Purple Fest highlights AI for disabilities AI tools like real-time captioning empower people with disabilities at Purple Fest 2025, turning barriers into opportunities. dig.watch/updates/purple… #dwobservatory #dwnews #digwatch

It's Mental Math Monday! How would you mentally calculate which is faster: going 6 miles in 5 minutes or going 7 miles in 6 minutes?

Every critique we raised in the adversarial phase of Aadhaar’s architecture is playing out in real time - exclusion, denial, and fragility baked into everyday governance.

Linux users in a nutshell: This distro sucks → switches to Ubuntu Ubuntu sucks → Arch, Fedora, Manjaro, Mint, Debian, Red Hat, Rocky... There's a new cool kid in town → installs Omarchy Back to Ubuntu: it’s user-friendly tho. This terminal is trash → GNOME Terminal,

📸 #EventHighlights | #TASI2025 At the Trust & Safety India Festival 2025, the panel “From Paris to Delhi: Shaping Global AI Governance and Ethical Innovation” convened distinguished leaders from government, technology, and civil society to explore how global insights on AI

Building on outcomes from the AI Summit in Paris, the discussion unpacked how nations can align technological innovation with democratic values, ensure cross-border accountability, and advance inclusive, human-centered AI ecosystems. From responsible innovation to trust-based

Teen Accounts will be guided by PG-13 movie ratings, meaning teens will see content on Instagram that’s similar to what they’d see in a PG-13 movie, by default. about.fb.com/news/2025/10/i…