Author Archives: Vijayashankar Na

Naavi has been repeatedly requesting Niti Aayog to clarify that registration of Section 8 companies is not mandatory for all Section 8 Companies. Unfortunately NITI Aayog does not respond to the query and prefers to remain silent. In the meantime … Continue reading →

I am informed that spam mails are being sent from the optimum.net server to many using the email Vijayashankar Nagarajarao (archer83@optimum.net). Kindly ignore them and if possible file a complaint with abuse@optimum.net. I don’t use any service from optimum.net and … Continue reading →

It is observed that UIDAI website is experiencing some serious technical issues. It is downloading aadhaar cards of persons other than for which a request is submitted and OTP is authenticated. Though the downloaded file is protected by the password, … Continue reading →

One of the queries I have received on Linked in by a discerning Privacy Professional is ” As we observe, organizations have begun aligning with the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act in India. However, several provisions remain ambiguous, awaiting … Continue reading →

The ongoing discussion on Linked in has brought a query which I thought could be answered in greater detail here. Query: “I would really love to hear your thoughts on why India is adapting the path of “data should not … Continue reading →

Recently we saw that RBI came up with a circular (Refer TOI article here). RBI had in its earlier circulars (Refer here) starting from 1976 had indicated that the purpose of opening minor accounts was to encourage the habit of … Continue reading →