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<ul><li>Child safety body <keyword id="53868" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="ncpcr" source="Orion">NCPCR</keyword> sought an explanation on how <keyword id="4998506" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="pubg" source="Orion">PUBG</keyword> is still accessible despite being banned.</li><li>NCPCR wrote a letter to the <keyword id="296566" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="it-ministry" source="Orion">IT ministry</keyword> seeking a response in 10 days.</li><li>Back in 2020, the Indian government banned 118 Chinese applications including PUBG.</li></ul>The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) asked the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, how banned games such as PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, popularly known as PUBG is still accessible in India. The apex body sought an explanation from the ministry on how PUBG is available to be used by minors. This letter comes after the news that a 16-year-old boy from Lucknow shot dead his mother allegedly for trying to prevent him from playing the online video game PUBG, according to police. In 2019, a 15-year-old boy from Bhiwandi in the Thane district of Maharashtra allegedly killed his elder brother for scolding him over playing PUBG Mobile on his phone. Back in 2020, the Union government banned 118 Chinese applications including PUBG Mobile and its other version PUBG Lite. The government said these apps were prejudicial to the sovereignty and integrity of India. The chief of the child rights body, Priyanka Kanoongo wrote a letter to the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in which she asked, "Why is the game available despite having been legally blocked in the country?" Further, she also added, “It is requested that the commission may be informed regarding action taken in such incidents and be provided with a list of such games which are being used by minors, along with their regulating bodies and regulating mechanism, within 10 days of receipt of this letter.” The NCPCR has also written a second letter to the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), asking them to explain the current status of PUBG. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/2022-hyundai-venue-facelift-launched-in-india-at-7-53-lakh/slidelist/92250666.cms">2022 Hyundai Venue facelift launched in India at ₹7.53 lakh: Check specifications, variants, features and more</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/how-to-download-macos-ventura-and-use-its-features/articleshow/92252948.cms">Here’s how to download macOS Ventura and use features like Continuity Camera, Stage Manager and more</a>

Explain why banned PUBG is still available in India: NCPCR asks IT ministry

<ul><li>PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) issued a statement promising a ‘healthy’ gaming experience for their users. </li><li>The mobile game has been accused of distracting students from their studies and promoting violent behavior.</li><li>The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) had earlier advised all Indian states to ban the game. </li></ul>Requests have been <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/an-indian-engineering-college-has-banned-pubg-under-the-claim-that-its-spoiling-the-atmosphere-of-the-hostel-but-leaves-women-out-of-the-conversation/articleshow/67087477.cms">coming in</a> from different parts of India to block the massively popular PlayerUnknown’s BattleGrounds (PUBG). The free-to-play mobile game has <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/pubg-lite-mobile-game-in-india-gets-a-rap-from-narendra-modi-in-pariksha-pe-charcha-live/articleshow/67736283.cms">allegedly</a> been derailing children from studying and promoting violent outbursts. But the Tencent game is trying to hold its ground by promising a ‘healthy gaming experience’. 
 
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 Clamour for a wider ban In the one year that PUBG has been in the India, Indian users have spent over $19.65 million on in-game purchases, according to a KPMG report. But, its popularity hasn’t been without consequences. As recently as February, the IT Minister of Goa called the game ‘demonic’ asking for laws to restrict its use in the southern state. Even in Kashmir, the Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) appealed to parents and teachers to keep kids away from PUBG after students didn’t perform well in their 10th and 12th board exams. The Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) in Tamil Nadu has already banned the game in the boy’s hostel because it was ‘spoiling’ the entire atmosphere. Students reacted on Twitter stating that the ban was creating ‘inhumane college conditions’. 
	
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 And while it was rumoured that PUBG was banned in Maharashtra, Gujarat is the only state in India to have officially banned the game in primary schools. But a nationwide is speculated to be imminent with the the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) issuing a notice to all states of India suggesting that they ban the game — how that ban will successfully be implemented is still unknown. See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/an-indian-engineering-college-has-banned-pubg-under-the-claim-that-its-spoiling-the-atmosphere-of-the-hostel-but-leaves-women-out-of-the-conversation/articleshow/67087477.cms" style="">An Indian engineering college has banned PUBG under the claim that its ‘spoiling the atmosphere of the hostel’ — but leaves women out of the conversation</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/pubg-lite-mobile-game-in-india-gets-a-rap-from-narendra-modi-in-pariksha-pe-charcha-live/articleshow/67736283.cms" style="">India’s prime minister has an advice for PUBG addicts</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/miscellaneous/7-reasons-you-should-play-playerunknowns-battlegrounds-or-pubg-instead-of-fortnite/slidelist/63916379.cms" style="">7 reasons you should play PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, or 'PUBG,' instead of Fortnite</a>

Faced with ban threats, PUBG is trying to placate Indian parents and the government

Player Unknowns Battlegrounds, PUBG, is a popular videogame that has children addicted across the world. However, the violent character of the game has been a huge point of debate. Introduced in early 2018, <keyword id="6409600" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="PUBG-MOBILE">PUBG Mobile</keyword> has become a pop culture phenomenon. The game had hit <a href="https://www.timesnownews.com/technology-science/article/pubg-mobile-india-series-2019-how-to-register-last-date-for-registration-rs-1-crore-prize-money-and-more/352103" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">200 million downloads</a> mark in December last year. The concern has now been escalated to the highest level in India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a jibe at the online multiplayer battle game developed and published by PUBG Corporation, a subsidiary of South Korean video game company Bluehole, funded by Chinese technology investor, Tencent. Speaking to children and parents on a scheduled annual conversation-- called Parisksha pe charcha or discussion over exams-- preceding the exam season in India, PM Modi had words of caution. “We need to ask ourselves — is technology turning children into robots or making them more human?” Modi said. The prime minister’s rhetoric was in response to a question from the mother of a ninth grader. Madhumita Sen Gupta from Assam, who lives in Delhi, said, “Earlier he (son) was good in studies but now he is too distracted by online games.” The reference to PUBG was one that the prime minister initiated. “I hold technology in very high regard. But every thing has two sides,” the PM said, adding, “If technology is narrowing us and our thoughts, it will be a big setback. Technology should expand our horizons. To laugh and play in open grounds is very important.” He had advice for the parents too, “Parents and teachers must take interest in the evolution of technology and ask children. It will make children feel comfortable in seeking help.” PUBG was <a href="https://www.digit.in/gaming/china-approves-release-of-80-new-games-but-leaves-out-pubg-mobile-developer-tencent-report-45561.html" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">banned</a> in China in December 2018. And in India, education institutes have already started to take steps to stop children from playing the game. Vellore Institute of Technology, primary schools in Gujarat are some examples. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has also <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pubg-adversely-affecting-students-ban-it-gujarat-government-to-schools-1981810" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">reportedly</a> recommended a ban on the game across the country. With the latest caution coming from none other than the prime minister himself, should PUBG expect a crackdown in India too?

India’s prime minister has an advice for PUBG addicts

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FSSAI in process of collecting pan-India samples of Nestle's Cerelac baby cereals: CEO

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