Government Archives - The Gaming Reporter https://www.thegamingreporter.com/tag/government/ Know what's inside the $100Bn Indian Gaming Industry Mon, 01 Mar 2021 10:26:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/www.thegamingreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-TGR.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Government Archives - The Gaming Reporter https://www.thegamingreporter.com/tag/government/ 32 32 191206023 Government will form a Centre of Excellence in gaming in collaboration with IIT-Bombay https://www.thegamingreporter.com/government-will-form-a-centre-of-excellence-in-gaming-in-collaboration-with-iit-bombay/ https://www.thegamingreporter.com/government-will-form-a-centre-of-excellence-in-gaming-in-collaboration-with-iit-bombay/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2021 10:22:42 +0000 https://www.thegamingreporter.com/?p=5905 The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is collaborating with IIT Bombay to form a ‘Centre of Excellence in gaming and other related areas’. The centre will have courses on VFX, Game Development, Animation, etc. In the virtual exhibition and prize announcement for a Pan Maharashtra Toy/Game/ Project Design Competition called ‘Khel Khel Mein’, Union Information…

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]]> https://www.thegamingreporter.com/government-will-form-a-centre-of-excellence-in-gaming-in-collaboration-with-iit-bombay/feed/ 59 5905 PUBG Ban: What India’s latest digital strike means for the country’s gaming ecosystem? https://www.thegamingreporter.com/pubg-ban/ https://www.thegamingreporter.com/pubg-ban/#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2020 09:37:33 +0000 https://www.thegamingreporter.com/?p=1786 On September 2, 2020, the esports industry in India witnessed a rather precedent move from the government- banning of one of the most popular gaming apps in India, PUBG, alongside 117 other Chinese apps.  With over 175 million downloads in India, PUBG, also known as Player Unknown Battlegrounds, has been developed by a Chinese company…

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]]> https://www.thegamingreporter.com/pubg-ban/feed/ 62 1786 PUBG Mobile banned in India along with 117 other apps https://www.thegamingreporter.com/pubg-mobile-banned-in-india-along-with-117-other-apps/ https://www.thegamingreporter.com/pubg-mobile-banned-in-india-along-with-117-other-apps/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2020 13:44:23 +0000 https://www.thegamingreporter.com/?p=1700 Amid the ongoing tension between India and China, after the recent Chinese provocation in Ladakh, PUBG Mobile along with 117 other apps has been banned in India by the government. Some of the other banned apps are CamCard, Rise of Kingdoms, Baidu, Cut Cut, VooV, Zakzak, Tencent Weiyun. ‘Akhilesh Sharma’ the editor at NDTV India…

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]]> https://www.thegamingreporter.com/pubg-mobile-banned-in-india-along-with-117-other-apps/feed/ 35 1700 Indian Government has plans to provide jobs in the online gaming field https://www.thegamingreporter.com/indian-government-has-plans-to-provide-jobs-in-the-online-gaming-field/ https://www.thegamingreporter.com/indian-government-has-plans-to-provide-jobs-in-the-online-gaming-field/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2020 17:40:03 +0000 https://www.thegamingreporter.com/?p=1572 The Union Education Minister of India, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said, they’re planning to organize a hackathon soon for students of higher education institutions through innovation in toy technology and design. This will also include online games and focus will be on reflecting the Indian ethos and values through technology and design. Toy and puppet making…

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