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Tests conducted in presence of officials from Wireless Planning and Coordination Wing, Telecom Engineering Centre, Department of Science and Technology, MeitY, MIB, Prasar Bharati, & Tejas Networks
Imran Fazal May 5, 2026 8:40 AM
Meanwhile, advertising for gambling and betting platforms continues to flood digital media, celebrity endorsements persist, and user acquisition campaigns show little sign of slowing down
Imran Fazal May 1, 2026 8:02 AM
Early reactions from industry leaders suggest broad approval. However, they also underline an important next phase: ensuring predictability, transparency, & institutional robustness in implementation
Imran Fazal Apr 23, 2026 8:18 AM
MeitY Secretary S Krishnan stated that promotions of unregistered platforms will be treated as a key offence alongside their operation and associated financial transactions
Imran Fazal Apr 22, 2026 6:25 PM
The meeting was attended by organisations like DIGIPUB News India Foundation, Editors Guild of India, Indian Women Press Corp, Network of Women in Media, India and Delhi Union of Journalists
e4m Staff Apr 13, 2026 10:15 AM
The deadline of April 14 has been extended following representations from multiple stakeholders seeking more time to respond to the draft rules
Imran Fazal Apr 10, 2026 8:54 PM
A central theme of the government’s position is that the draft amendments remain firmly anchored within existing legal boundaries
Anuja Jain Apr 7, 2026 6:13 PM
Secretary S. Krishnan described the revisions as a four-part clarification exercise addressing persistent industry concerns around compliance, liability and enforcement
Anuja Jain Apr 7, 2026 5:59 PM
The proceedings also examined the role of key government bodies such as the Department of Telecommunications and MeitY in enforcing blocking orders
Imran Fazal Mar 25, 2026 1:02 PM
Sutra is designed to report and navigate complex, real-time information
e4m Staff Feb 18, 2026 8:08 AM
MeitY’s 2026–27 allocation is above last year’s Revised Estimates but falls short of the original 2025–26 Budget outlay
Chehneet Kaur Feb 2, 2026 8:29 AM
Platform launches large-scale moderation after government flags Grok-linked violations
e4m Staff Jan 12, 2026 10:23 AM
The ministry has asked X Corp to submit an action taken report within 72 hours, detailing measures adopted to address the issue of Grok being misused to create and circulate obscene content
PCI submitted a Joint Memorandum1 in June 2025 to MeitY in an attempt to engage with the Government of India by flagging serious lacunas in the DPDP Act, 2023
e4m Staff Nov 25, 2025 7:49 AM
Under the rules, organisations handling personal data must explain what information is collected and why, while offering direct options for withdrawing consent or raising complaints
e4m Staff Nov 14, 2025 11:46 AM
As India’s AI Governance Guidelines take effect, ad tech leaders weigh in on whether regulation will restrain or redefine innovation
Anuja Jain Nov 7, 2025 9:31 AM
The guidelines aim at bringing in safe, inclusive, and responsible adoption of Artificial Intelligence across sectors
MeitY’s draft sets up a national regulator, a public registry and split oversight
MeitY has unveiled a large-scale infrastructure push to build a 'responsible and inclusive AI ecosystem'
e4m Staff Sep 11, 2025 12:35 PM
The Standing Committee on Communications and IT has asked the Ministry of Electronics and IT why ₹1,574 crore from last year’s budget has been left unused
e4m Staff Jul 28, 2025 1:11 PM
While Abhishek Singh has been appointed Director General of National Informatics Centre under MeitY, Prabhat will be Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
e4m Staff Apr 19, 2025 9:09 AM
The IT Act also allows the government to block access to certain websites or links if they threaten national security, public order, or relations with other countries
e4m Staff Mar 20, 2025 12:47 PM
The consultation period has been extended following concerns from industry stakeholders who sought more clarifications
e4m Staff Feb 14, 2025 2:27 PM
MeitY is preparing to release draft rules for public consultation after inter-ministerial consultations, with the crucial approval from the Home Ministry received on Tuesday
In the event of a data breach, government bodies will face the same penalties as private sector organizations, shares MeitY
e4m Staff Oct 17, 2024 6:50 PM
At the heart of India’s AI push is the concept of Gen AI for Bharat—AI solutions tailored specifically for India’s complex social and linguistic landscape
e4m Staff Sep 18, 2024 9:16 AM
Reports suggest that MeitY would soon take action against these offshore gaming platforms
e4m Staff Aug 22, 2024 1:26 PM
By involving the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, the Centre wants to identify violators with appropriate legal action and penalties
Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology of India, Chandrasekhar said that an officer will be appointed to probe into the menace
e4m Staff Nov 25, 2023 11:14 AM
The government said that it had deployed four influencer marketing agencies to spread information about its schemes to the public
exchange4media Staff Jul 27, 2023 8:35 AM
Nearly 70 apps have been taken down, the minster has said
exchange4media Staff May 31, 2023 10:50 AM
As per reports, the team will have 3 members - two IT ministry officials and a legal expert
exchange4media Staff May 15, 2023 12:00 PM
This means the buck is passed on to industry bodies to delve into the intricacies of what games are kosher and which are not
Shantanu David Apr 6, 2023 6:33 PM
The association has requested the government to withdraw the amendment
exchange4media Staff Jan 23, 2023 6:48 PM
A new section 'matters relating to online gaming' has been added under MeitY
exchange4media Staff Dec 27, 2022 6:10 PM
The IT ministry published the draft on Friday for public consultation and will hear public views on the proposal until December 17
exchange4media Staff Nov 21, 2022 9:36 AM
MeitY has reportedly pushed for a three-member grievance appellate committee
exchange4media Staff Oct 28, 2022 9:31 AM
The MeitY had earlier blocked 224 mobile apps under the provisions of section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000
exchange4media Staff Dec 17, 2021 8:36 AM
The restricted access was due to the violation of Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000
exchange4media Staff Nov 10, 2021 3:40 PM
In a short affidavit, MEITY said that the social media platform has acknowledged that the personnel are appointed as the company's employees and not as 'contingent workers'
exchange4media Staff Sep 25, 2021 8:43 AM
The affidavit states that IT Rules 2021 have been created to ensure a level-playing field between online & offline media and are the same as the norms for traditional news publishers (Print and TV)
exchange4media Staff Aug 14, 2021 8:23 AM
The centre had filed a transfer petition in the SC seeking transfer of all cases related to IT Rules to the apex court
exchange4media Staff Jul 10, 2021 8:19 AM
In a short affidavit, Meity notified the court that Twitter has failed to comply to the new IT rules on four counts
exchange4media Staff Jul 6, 2021 7:30 AM
With this, top officials of Twitter may be liable for any 'inflammatory' or 'objectionable' post put out by any of its users
exchange4media Staff Jun 16, 2021 9:30 AM
The notice was issued on a plea filed by Carnatic music vocalist, cultural critic, and writer T. M. Krishna
exchange4media Staff Jun 11, 2021 5:37 PM
In a notice, MeitY had said that Twitter's refusal to comply with the rules demonstrated its 'lack of commitment & efforts towards providing a safe experience to the people on its platform'
exchange4media Staff Jun 8, 2021 8:25 AM