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Topic: MeitY

No platform’s ever lost safe harbour despite cases of delayed compliance with takedown notices—House panel

Panel also sharply rebuked MHA say its responses to several questions on fast-track courts, prosecution data & a unified cybercrime law were delayed, deflected or curtly dismissed.

As UIDAI’s budget falls to a fourth of funds sought, House panel asks it to publish utilisation reports

Funds allocated have declined over the years years, while the authority's stated requirement has grown. Panel tells UIDAI that 'cost-benefit analysis must guide all new initiatives'.

MeitY failed to convince finance ministry for funds for key tech initiatives, says parliamentary panel

A parliamentary committee has warned that India’s push in AI & semiconductor sectors is hampered by unrealistic budgets, delayed fund releases, and need for closer collaboration between ministries.

‘Thinking-aloud exercise’—Govt holds informal session with Big Tech on deepfakes, bots, AI content

People familiar with the matter said it was exploratory conversation rather than formal consultation with the government seeking to understand what platforms are already doing.

Govt refuses to dilute AI content rules; meeting attended by Google, Meta ends in 30 mins with a firm no

ThePrint Exclusive: MeitY Secretary S. Krishnan, ThePrint has learnt, left within roughly 20 minutes after reiterating that the government would not reconsider the notified provisions.

‘Tech-agnostic’ but stricter: At AI Summit, govt defends tighter AI, ‘synthetic’ media compliance norms

New Delhi: As the Centre prepares to enforce stricter compliance obligations on ‘synthetic’ and AI-generated audiovisual content under amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary...

It’s skill or sink, say panellists at AI Impact Summit. ‘If you don’t do AI, AI will be done to you’

India is betting on AI & jobs co-existing. Chief Economic Adviser to the GoI V Anantha Nageswaran said the direction AI takes in India will depend on deliberate national choices.

Made-in-India Zoho’s app Arattai, which govt promoted, yet to comply with anti-digital arrest curbs

Centre tells SC, besides messaging app Arattai, WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal have not complied with orders to ensure apps can't be used without original & active SIM, & need time-bound session controls.

Haryana Police’s crackdown on ‘anti-national, anti-religion’ online content, over 1,000 posts flagged

Police have pulled down 583 social media posts, profiles in month-long drive in collaboration with MeitY. 'Objectionable' content also includes obscene content & fraudulent investment apps.

A governance issue is slowing down India’s technological progress, say former govt officials

At a CSEP seminar, former telecom secretary says ‘no governance is best governance’; former MeitY secretary argues issues too complex for one unified ministry.

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Indian govt says will borrow Rs 8.2 trillion in first-half of next fiscal year

The administration trimmed its gross borrowing program to 16.09 trillion rupees from 17.2 trillion rupees announced in the budget on Feb. 1.

India greenlights procurement of 5 more S-400 air defence systems from Russia

In FY 2025-26, AoN for 55 proposals amounting to Rs 6.73 lakh cr has been accorded by DAC. Both the quantum of AoN given and capital contracts signed, so far, have been the highest in any FY.

The Vishwaguru delusion, mine vs yours, is ruining our view of the world

One side thinks India is punching way above its weight. The other thinks Modi has undermined India and it punches below its strength. Both are wrong.