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It’s no secret now that are trying to avoid Zoom for internal meetings after the app was found to be .While the Indian government hasn’t explicitly banned the platform,. The center has launched for Indian tech companies to come up with an encrypted video conferencing solution that works on all platforms.The government has asked companies to register for the project by April 30. By the end of three phases of the program, one team will get ₹1 crore ($130,255) to develop the app.The app‘s requirements include support for poor network connectivity and lower-end devices, multilingual closed captions, and encrypted calls.Earlier this week, News18 reported that the center has asked all ministers to use . The report noted that the app has 1,800 studios across the country to facilitate video calls.However, with the new app, the government likely wants to remove the requirement of dedicated studios for digital meetings, and make a platform that’s available across devices.In the wake of coronavirus outbreak, &nbsp;have switched to video conferencing — . Even the country’s defense minister, Rajnath Singh, was for an internal meeting. But given security concerns swarming the app, the government would want to use an indigenous platform that’s supposedly more secure.&nbsp;Read next:Read our on how the tech industry is responding to the coronavirus and subscribe to our weekly newsletter .For tips and tricks on working remotely, check out our Growth Quarters articles or follow us on .Join over 260,000 subscribers!Sit back and let the hottest tech news come to you by the magic of electronic mail.Prefer to get the news as it happens? Follow us on social media.Got two minutes to spare? We'd love to know a bit more about our readers.All data collected in the survey is anonymous.Navigate up/downGo to articleSearch new termClose search

It’s no secret now that are trying to avoid Zoom for internal meetings after the app was found to be .While the Indian government hasn’t explicitly banned the platform,. The center has launched for Indian tech companies to come up with an encrypted video conferencing solution that works on all platforms.The government has asked companies to register for the project by April 30. By the end of three phases of the program, one team will get ₹1 crore ($130,255) to develop the app.The app‘s requirements include support for poor network connectivity and lower-end devices, multilingual closed...

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