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India's IT Ministry summoned Meta's global head of public policy after automated filters removed Prime Minister Modi's Facebook post on paper leak legislation, with the government rejecting Meta's glitch explanation as insufficient.
India has moved from policy announcements to live commercial chip shipments in 2026, with 12 semiconductor projects worth ₹1.64 lakh crore approved and a second phase, Semicon 2.0, adding ₹1,27,500 crore before the first phase completes.
MeitY has ordered app stores to remove BAT-BMS, Epoch-i-ion, and Lossigy after the apps were used to remotely cut power to e-rickshaws via unsecured Bluetooth battery systems. Drivers in Delhi and Gurugram reported losing full working days after vehicles were shut down mid-route.
MeitY will summon Meta after a BBC investigation found Instagram running paid ads in India that promoted child sexual abuse material and linked users to Telegram channels selling it. IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw ordered the action within hours of the BBC report's July 3, 2026 publication.
MeitY ordered Google Play and Apple App Store on 3 July 2026 to remove apps that can cut power to e-rickshaws mid-journey via Bluetooth, after viral Delhi videos showed drivers being stranded. Two apps are already down, but the core flaw sits in unprotected battery firmware, not just the apps.
India's central government will take a 1-2% stake in AI unicorn Sarvam once its $300 million funding round closes, converting compute subsidies provided under the IndiaAI Mission into equity. The move sets a precedent for how the government accounts for public support given to homegrown AI startups.
A proposed amendment to India's IT Rules, Rule 3(4), would make MeitY advisories and circulars binding on digital intermediaries by tying compliance to safe harbour protections. Legal experts say this lets the executive create enforceable obligations without Parliament or courts, and could affect every category of digital business from social media to cloud services.
MeitY's IndiaAI Mission has selected 10 startups for the second cohort of its Global Acceleration Programme, run in partnership with Station F and HEC Paris. The cohort spans healthtech, climate tech, edtech, satellite intelligence, and cognitive AI, with each startup entering a three-month Paris residency aimed at
MediaNama's April 23 Delhi event will examine MeitY's draft amendments to IT Rules, 2021, which expand executive compliance conditions for safe harbour, extend oversight to user-generated news, and compress synthetic-content takedowns to three hours. The changes affect intermediary liability for every major platform
India launched the AI Governance and Economic Group, chaired by IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, to centralize AI policymaking across ministries. The body will align regulatory frameworks, assess job displacement risks, and guide AI deployment over the next decade. Its formation coincides with tightened IT rules mandating
Amnesty International has urged MeitY to withdraw India's draft 2026 IT Amendment Rules, warning they would extend government content oversight to ordinary social media users and tie platform safe harbour status to compliance with executive directives. The rules also mandate open-ended data retention, conflicting with
MeitY is proposing to allow users and intermediaries to present arguments at Inter-Departmental Committee content-blocking hearings. The move follows draft IT Rules amendments that extend blocking authority over individual user posts on news and current affairs, expanding MIB's remit. A former MeitY official has raised
MediaNama will host a hybrid policy forum in Delhi on April 23, 2026, examining MeitY's proposed IT Rules amendments and their effect on platform safe harbour, content takedowns, and government oversight of online news. The sessions cover Rule 3(4) intermediary liability, the MHA's Sahyog takedown portal, and MIB's bid
Developer aloshdenny published an open-source GitHub tool that bypasses Google's SynthID watermark with enough accuracy to defeat Google's own detector. The tool directly undermines watermark-based synthetic content detection, the primary technical mechanism platforms rely on to satisfy India's IT Amendment Rules 2026
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India's IT Ministry summoned Meta's global head of public policy after automated filters removed Prime Minister Modi's Facebook post on paper leak legislation, with the government rejecting Meta's glitch explanation as insufficient.
1mo ago · 4 min · Policy & Government
India has moved from policy announcements to live commercial chip shipments in 2026, with 12 semiconductor projects worth ₹1.64 lakh crore approved and a second phase, Semicon 2.0, adding ₹1,27,500 crore before the first phase completes.
1mo ago · 5 min · Big Stories
MeitY has ordered app stores to remove BAT-BMS, Epoch-i-ion, and Lossigy after the apps were used to remotely cut power to e-rickshaws via unsecured Bluetooth battery systems. Drivers in Delhi and Gurugram reported losing full working days after vehicles were shut down mid-route.
1mo ago · 4 min · Policy & Government
MeitY will summon Meta after a BBC investigation found Instagram running paid ads in India that promoted child sexual abuse material and linked users to Telegram channels selling it. IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw ordered the action within hours of the BBC report's July 3, 2026 publication.
1mo ago · 4 min · Policy & Government
MeitY ordered Google Play and Apple App Store on 3 July 2026 to remove apps that can cut power to e-rickshaws mid-journey via Bluetooth, after viral Delhi videos showed drivers being stranded. Two apps are already down, but the core flaw sits in unprotected battery firmware, not just the apps.
1mo ago · 4 min · Policy & Government
India's central government will take a 1-2% stake in AI unicorn Sarvam once its $300 million funding round closes, converting compute subsidies provided under the IndiaAI Mission into equity. The move sets a precedent for how the government accounts for public support given to homegrown AI startups.
2mo ago · 4 min · Technology
A proposed amendment to India's IT Rules, Rule 3(4), would make MeitY advisories and circulars binding on digital intermediaries by tying compliance to safe harbour protections. Legal experts say this lets the executive create enforceable obligations without Parliament or courts, and could affect every category of digital business from social media to cloud services.
3mo ago · 3 min · Policy & Government
MeitY's IndiaAI Mission has selected 10 startups for the second cohort of its Global Acceleration Programme, run in partnership with Station F and HEC Paris. The cohort spans healthtech, climate tech, edtech, satellite intelligence, and cognitive AI, with each startup entering a three-month Paris residency aimed at
4mo ago · 1 min · Technology
MediaNama's April 23 Delhi event will examine MeitY's draft amendments to IT Rules, 2021, which expand executive compliance conditions for safe harbour, extend oversight to user-generated news, and compress synthetic-content takedowns to three hours. The changes affect intermediary liability for every major platform
4mo ago · 2 min · Policy & Government
India launched the AI Governance and Economic Group, chaired by IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, to centralize AI policymaking across ministries. The body will align regulatory frameworks, assess job displacement risks, and guide AI deployment over the next decade. Its formation coincides with tightened IT rules mandating
4mo ago · 2 min · Policy & Government
Amnesty International has urged MeitY to withdraw India's draft 2026 IT Amendment Rules, warning they would extend government content oversight to ordinary social media users and tie platform safe harbour status to compliance with executive directives. The rules also mandate open-ended data retention, conflicting with
4mo ago · 2 min · Policy & Government
MeitY is proposing to allow users and intermediaries to present arguments at Inter-Departmental Committee content-blocking hearings. The move follows draft IT Rules amendments that extend blocking authority over individual user posts on news and current affairs, expanding MIB's remit. A former MeitY official has raised
4mo ago · 1 min · Policy & Government
MediaNama will host a hybrid policy forum in Delhi on April 23, 2026, examining MeitY's proposed IT Rules amendments and their effect on platform safe harbour, content takedowns, and government oversight of online news. The sessions cover Rule 3(4) intermediary liability, the MHA's Sahyog takedown portal, and MIB's bid
4mo ago · 2 min · Policy & Government
Developer aloshdenny published an open-source GitHub tool that bypasses Google's SynthID watermark with enough accuracy to defeat Google's own detector. The tool directly undermines watermark-based synthetic content detection, the primary technical mechanism platforms rely on to satisfy India's IT Amendment Rules 2026
4mo ago · 2 min · Policy & Government
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