{"id":13886,"date":"2023-08-10T06:12:33","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T00:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=13886"},"modified":"2025-04-02T08:07:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T02:37:49","slug":"india-web-browser-development-challenge-iwbdc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/india-web-browser-development-challenge-iwbdc\/","title":{"rendered":"India Web Browser Development Challenge (IWBDC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>About India Web Browser Development Challenge (IWBDC)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The challenge is <strong>spearheaded by MeitY<\/strong> in <strong>collaboration with the Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA)<\/strong> and the <strong>Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC)<\/strong> Bangalore.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The Challenge <strong>seeks to inspire and empower technology enthusiasts, innovators<\/strong>, and developers from all corners of the country <strong>to create an indigenous web browser<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The desired browser <strong>will have its own trust store<\/strong>, <strong>use a root certificate from India&#8217;s CCA<\/strong>, and <strong>offer cutting-edge functionalities<\/strong> and <strong>enhanced security &amp; data privacy protection features.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>As part of the challenge the government has announced a <strong>cash prize of Rs 3.4 crores<\/strong> <strong>for the developers.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Qualifications for Participants:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The Indian Tech <strong>Start-ups, MSMEs<\/strong>, <strong>Companies, and LLPs<\/strong> <strong>registered in India<\/strong> <strong>under the Companies Act 2013 can apply.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The <strong>entity must have at least 51% shareholding with Indian citizens<\/strong> or persons of Indian origin.<\/li>\n<li>The applicant&#8217;s entity <strong>should not be a subsidiary company of any foreign corporation.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Participants can apply either as \u201cindividuals\u201d or \u201corganization<\/strong>\u201d. Members applying as \u201c<strong>individuals\u201d should have a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 7 members<\/strong> in their Group.<\/li>\n<li><strong>All other applicants<\/strong> (Startups, MSME, etc.) <strong>should apply under the \u201corganization\u201d<\/strong> category only.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Desired features in an Indian web browser:<\/strong> The <strong>ministry has also laid down<\/strong> the <strong>features desired<\/strong> in an Indian web browser.\n<ul>\n<li>It must be <strong>compatible with all platforms,<\/strong> including iOS, Android and Desktop.<\/li>\n<li>It should <strong>offer built-in accessibility support<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The browser should also have the <strong>ability to digitally sign the documents using a crypto token.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It should also have <strong>parental control and a web filter for child-friendly browsing<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It should come <strong>with support for Web3 and compliance with W3C standards<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Lastly, it should also <strong>support all the official Indian languages<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3>Key Facts about Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA):<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Information Technology Act 2000 (IT Act) provides<\/strong> <strong>for<\/strong> <strong>the CCA<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Function<\/strong>: To <strong>license and regulate the working of Certifying Authorities (CAs)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>CAs<\/strong> <strong>issue digital signature certificates for electronic authentication of users.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The CCA <strong>also maintains the National Repository of Digital Certificates (NRDC),<\/strong> which <strong>contains all the certificates issued by all the CAs <\/strong>in the country.<\/li>\n<li>Its <strong>aim is to promote the growth of e-Commerce and e-Governance<\/strong> <strong>through a wide use of digital signatures.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The Controller of Certifying Authorities (CCA) <strong>is appointed by the Central Government under section 17 of the IT Act.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Q1)\u00a0What are digital signatures?<\/h3>\n<p>A digital signature is a cryptographic technique used to authenticate the origin and integrity of electronic documents, messages, or data. It provides a way to ensure that a digital file or message has not been tampered with and that it comes from a legitimate source. Digital signatures are a crucial component of digital security, especially in contexts such as electronic transactions, contracts, and sensitive communications.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/tech\/technology\/meity-launches-indian-web-browser-development-challenge\/articleshow\/102581774.cms?from=mdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><u>MeitY launches Indian Web Browser Development Challenge<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India Web Browser Development Challenge seeks to inspire and empower technology enthusiasts to create an indigenous web browser.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":13887,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-13886","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-upsc-prelims-current-affairs","8":"no-featured-image-padding"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13886","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13886"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13886\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13886"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13886"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13886"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}