[pib] NIXI and MeitY to unveil BhashaNet Portal

What is the news-

The National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) is proud to announce the launch of the BhashaNet portal for the upcoming Universal Acceptance (UA) Day.

Universal Acceptance is the principle that all domain names and email addresses should be treated equally, regardless of the characters used in them.

The Bhasha-Net Portal is a digital platform launched by NIXI, aimed at promoting Universal Acceptance (UA).
The portal specifically focuses on ensuring that individuals, regardless of the language or script they use, can fully participate in the digital world.
The portal is designed to provide resources, tools, and information to support the integration of diverse languages and scripts into online platforms, websites, and applications.

To provide a truly multilingual internet, where local language website name and local language email id, work everywhere seamlessly.
To foster digital inclusivity by addressing linguistic barriers and promoting the use of local languages and scripts in digital communication.

Established on June 19, 2003, the NIXI is a not-for-profit organization under the auspices of MeitY.
NIXI is dedicated to enhancing internet penetration and adoption in India by facilitating essential infrastructure and services.
It plays a crucial role in enabling the internet ecosystem to be accessible and utilized by the masses, thereby promoting digital empowerment and inclusion nationwide.

Four key services include-

1. Setting up Internet Exchange Points,

2. Managing the .IN Registry,

3. Promoting IPv4 and IPv6 address adoption through IRINN, and

4. Offering data center services under NIXI-CSC.

	IPv4	IPv6
Address Format	32-bit address format (e.g., 192.0.2.1)	128-bit address format (e.g., 2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334)
Address Representation	Decimal dotted notation (e.g., 192.0.2.1)	Hexadecimal colon-hex notation (e.g., 2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334)
Address Space	Limited address space (~4.3 billion addresses)	Vast address space (approximately 3.4×10^38 addresses)
Header Length	Fixed-length header (20 bytes)	Variable-length header (40 bytes or more)
Header Options	Limited options	Expanded options for quality of service, security, and mobility
Broadcast	Uses broadcast addresses for network discovery and ARP (Address Resolution Protocol)	Uses multicast addressing for efficient communication
Security	Limited built-in security features	Built-in IPsec (Internet Protocol Security) support for end-to-end encryption and authentication
Adoption Status	Widely deployed and used	Increasing adoption but not yet fully ubiquitous

2011: What is “Virtual Private Network”?

It is a private computer network of an organization where the remote users can transmit encrypted information through the server of the organization
It is a computer network across a public internet that provides users access to their organization’s network while maintaining the security of the information transmitted
It is a computer network in which users can access a shared pool of computing resources through a service provider
None of the statements (A), (B) and (C) given above is a correct description of Virtual Private Network