Facts for Prelims (FFP)
Source: PIB
Context: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and the National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) have launched the BhashaNet portal during the Universal Acceptance Day event with support from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).
- It is developed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing with support of National Internet Exchange of India.
Universal Acceptance (UA) is a technical requirement that ensures that all domain names, email addresses, and top-level domains (TLDs) are treated equally.
This means that all UA domain names can be used by any internet-enabled device, application, or system, regardless of script, language, or character length.
