Shri Kapil Sibal Launches National Internet Registry

Shri Kapil Sibal, Union Minister for Communications and Information

Technology launched the portal of National Internet Registry (NIR) here
today. Speaking on the occasion Shri Sibal pointed out that unless this
platform is inclusive, we will not be able to empower the people.
National internet Registry (NIR) is an entity which coordinates

the allocation of Internet Protocol addresses with other

Internet resource management function at a national level in
the country.
NIXI was recognized by APNIC in March 2012 to become the NIR for
the country after successful demo of the indigenous software and systems
developed for the allocation and management of Internet resources.
NIR functions under the overall umbrella of Regional Internet Registry(RIR)
which is Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) based in Brisbane,
Australia.
The NIR has been named as Indian Registry for Internet Names and Numbers
(IRINN).
Collective efforts of NIXI and ISPAI have led to the formation of IRINN in the
country. It is a major milestone towards setting up of Critical Internet
Resource management function in the country.
NIXI also operates the .IN Registry for managing the .IN Country Code Top
Level Domains (ccTLDs). Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) is a
regional Internet registry which coordinates the Internet Protocol address
allocations and other Internet resource management is the Asia-Pacific
region.
Adoption of International Norms on Radiation From Towers and
Handsets
Government of India, in the year 2008, adopted the international radiation
norms prescribed by International Commission on Non Ionizing Radiation
Protection (ICNIRP) in respect of mobile towers and mobile handsets.
Further, in respect of mobile towers, norms for exposure limit for the Radio
Frequency Field (Base Station Emissions) has been reduced to 1/10th
of the limits prescribed by ICNIRP with effect from 01.09.2012.
In respect of Mobile Handsets, the following directions have been issued by
Department of Telecommunications (DoT) with effect from 01.09.2012
regarding Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) values:

(i)
SAR level for mobile handsets is limited to 1.6 Watt/Kg, average over
a mass of 1 gram of human tissue.
(ii)
All the new design of mobile handsets shall comply with the SAR value
of 1.6 Watt/Kg averaged over a mass of 1 gram tissue with effect from 1st
September, 2012. However, the mobile handsets with existing designs, which
are compliant with 2.0 Watt/Kg averaged over a mass of 10 gram tissue, may
continue to co-exist upto 31st August 2013.
(iii) From 1st September 2013, only the mobile handsets with revised SAR
value of 1.6 Watt/Kg are permitted to be manufactured or imported in India
for domestic market.
With the above measures, India now has one of the most stringent
EMF exposure norms in the world.