Digital Publishing

Properties in Bengaluru to get digital ownership document: CM Siddaramaiah

The Karnataka government will embark on an ambitious project of digitising property tax records of all 20 lakh properties in Bengaluru and issue digital e-Khata (legal document issued to property owners) from fiscal year 2024-25, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said in his budget speech on Friday. Noting that the state capital was headed towards a record' tax collection of Rs 4,300 crore in the current fiscal, which is Rs 1000 crore more than 2022-23, Siddaramaiah said the target in 2024-25 will be Rs 6,000 crore. This target of Rs 6,000 crore revenue will be achieved by preventing leakages in the tax collection system, he said. Siddaramaiah said additional non-tax resources of Rs 2,000 crore will be mobilised through revised advertisement policies and premium Floor Area Ratio (FAR) policy from this fiscal year. FAR is a formula based on the building's construction area and total floor area that is usable. The Chief Minister said augmentation of resources, reducing traffic congestion,

Govt directs digital platforms not to carry ads of fraudulent loan apps

The government has directed social media and online platforms to ensure that they do not host advertisements of fraudulent loan apps, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Wednesday. Chandrasekhar said the IT ministry has made it clear to the platforms that they cannot carry fraudulent loan apps as those are misleading and exploit people using the internet. "One of the areas we are now cracking down on is advertising of fraudulent loan apps that many platforms are carrying and we have, through yesterday's advisory, made it clear that no intermediary can carry advertisements of fraudulent loan apps because it will be misleading and exploits people who are using the internet," the Minister of State for Electronics and IT said on the sidelines of an event. Jurisprudence and government approach on safe and trusted internet is evolving, he said adding that IT rules clearly specify 11 areas of prohibited content.

Gamezop expands publisher offerings with Newszop, Astrozop, and Criczop

The launch of Newszop, Astrozop, and Criczop will help in boosting user engagement and driving advertising revenue

Penguin Random House announces imprint for publishing in Indian languages

Penguin Random House India (PRHI) on Monday announced the launch of a new imprint, 'Penguin Swadesh', dedicated to publishing books in various Indian languages. The imprint will focus on exploring literature in various Indian languages and making English language books more widely available through translations. It boasts a diverse and vibrant list of originals and translations written by renowned authors and debut writers, a press release stated. "Penguin Swadesh is deeply emblematic of our commitment to Indian languages. With this imprint, we bring in the best of both World and Indian literature, in a way reducing the spaces between states and cultures. We are very enthused about bringing to the forefront, voices that have hitherto remained confined to their geographies," said Vaishali Mathur, publisher of PRHI's 'The Indian Languages Publishing' (ILP) division. With a specific focus on Hindi and Marathi, the imprint aims to introduce 50 fresh titles annually and built an extensiv

Learning company Pearson appoints Vinay Kumar Swamy as India head

Swamy will lead Pearson India's digital transformation as it aims to become a 'digital-first online learning, skilling, and assessment company'

Self-publishing picks up among children, young adults; few go mainstream

Self-publishing picks up among the young; mainstream book deals remain largely elusive

IAMAI to set up digital content grievances council as new IT rules kick in

Industry association IAMAI on Friday said it is setting up the Digital Publishers Content Grievances Council (DPCGC), which will help address unresolved consumer grievances

Locked down and empty shelves

Publishing has come to a virtual halt because the retail shops are shut and, as result, so are the large distributors

Twitter acquires newsletter publishing startup Revue to expand business

Email newsletters, an early form of web publishing, have made a comeback in recent years

Even in the times of Covid-19, the SC order must not normalise an exception

History is replete with examples of states reserving wide powers to themselves during an emergency - only to not give up the powers even when the crisis receded

The future of digital publishing

Podcasting, AI and engagement are some of things digital publishers should be paying attention to if they want ad rates to increase