Committee to Regularize News portals

Question: Which Ministry has recently constituted a 10-member committee to regulate online portals including news websites, entertainment sites and media aggregators?
(a) Ministry of Home Affairs
(b) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
(c) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
(d) Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Answer: (d)
Related Facts:

  • On April 4th, 2018, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting constituted a 10-member committee to regularize online portals including news websites, entertainment sites and media aggregators.
  • The committee will include the Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs, Legal Affairs, Electronics and Information Technology and Industrial Policy Promotion Department.
  • The committee will also include representatives of Press Council of India (PCI), News Broadcasters Association and Indian Broadcasting Federation.
  • This committee will recommend making a suitable policy for online media, news, portal, online content and forums.
  • Apart from this, this committee will also make rules in the context of the limits of the subjects of online media and news portals.

Reference:
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/ib-ministry-forms-committee-to-regulate-online-media-smriti-irani-5125324/