India Charts a Bold Decade of Intelligent Growth at Bengaluru Tech Summit Panel on Its AI Future

A high-impact panel discussion titled “Reimagining India’s AI Future” took centre stage at the Bengaluru Tech Summit 2025, bringing together senior government leadership, scientific visionaries and technology investors to outline how India is preparing for a decade defined by artif...

Bengaluru Tech Summit 2025 Opens with Global Leaders, Ambitious Policy Vision and a Strong Push for Future Innovation

Bengaluru Tech Summit 2025 opened  with a powerful call for global collaboration and next generation innovation, setting the tone for one of the most influential technology gatherings in Asia. The twenty eighth edition of the summit is organised by the Department of Electronics, IT and Bt, Gove...

Karnataka Approves IT and Space Technology Policies 2025-2030 with ₹967 Crore Outlay Targets Triple Software Exports

Karnataka isn't messing around. The state cabinet just approved two ambitious policies on November 13th that could reshape India's technology landscape, or become a very expensive lesson in overreach. The Information Technology Policy 2025–2030 and Space Technology Policy 2025–2030 come...

India Notifies Digital Personal Data Protection Rules 2025

Your WhatsApp chats, Instagram photos, payment history, even that embarrassing thing you searched at 2am? The government just decided who gets to control all of it. Spoiler: it's you. India finally notified the rules for its Digital Personal Data Protection law on [date]. The law itself passed ba...

EU Digital Omnibus Package Threatens GDPR Protections

Privacy advocates assert that the possible effects of the Digital Omnibus package, which consists of the latest EU developments, are going to change the user rights in favor of Big Tech. They believe that the European Union's major data protection policy could lose its strength dramatically after th...

India Accelerates AI and Data Centre Investment Drive

A recent CEO roundtable chaired by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal reaffirmed the government’s intent to simplify business operations for AI and infrastructure companies, creating an environment that fosters investment, innovation, and long term growth. The discussio...

India Launches Comprehensive AI Governance Guidelines for Responsible Innovation

India‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌ has unveiled a comprehensive set of artificial intelligence (AI) governance guidelines aimed at maximizing economic benefits while limiting risks. As the world's most populous country, India is looking to capitalize on AI's potential withou...

Google Removes Gemma AI from AI Studio Following Defamation Allegations by Senator Marsha Blackburn

Google has removed its Gemma AI model from AI Studio after U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn accused the technology of generating fabricated allegations of sexual misconduct against her. The controversy arose when Senator Blackburn revealed that Gemma produced a wholly false narrative claiming she had b...

Singapore Launches National Data and Remote Monitoring Standards to Accelerate HealthTech Innovation

Synapxe, the national HealthTech agency, has collaborated with the Centre of Regulatory Excellence - Standards Development Organization (CoRE SDO) and Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG), through the Singapore Standards Council (SSC), to launch two new Singapore Standards: SS719:2025 Guidelines on D...

India’s Election Commission Imposes Strict Labelling for AI-Generated Political Content Ahead of Bihar Polls

  India's electoral authority has imposed strict requirements on political parties using AI-generated content during campaigns, citing concerns that hyper-realistic synthetic media threatens fair democratic processes.   The Election Commission of India issued fresh directives ahead of B...

AI-Powered Browsers Face New Security Risks as Convenience Meets Vulnerability

Artificial intelligence-powered web browsers promising to complete tasks autonomously on users' behalf are attracting warnings from cybersecurity specialists, who caution that the technology introduces significant privacy risks despite its convenience.   OpenAI's ChatGPT and Perplexity's AI b...

India’s AI Capabilities Drive Global Productivity and Jobs, Anchoring Vision for “Viksit Bharat” by 2047

India's capacity to develop and export artificial intelligence solutions positions the country to drive productivity improvements and employment growth both domestically and internationally, according to a senior government technology official. S Krishnan, secretary for electronics and information ...

India to Launch “Techno-Legal” Framework to Tackle Deepfakes, Says IT Minister

India is preparing to roll out a comprehensive “techno-legal” framework to combat the growing threat of deepfakes — synthetic audio, video, and imagery capable of manipulating public perception and eroding trust. Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vai...

SEBI Issues Draft Guidelines for Responsible Use of AI and Machine Learning in Securities Markets

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued a comprehensive set of draft guidelines to ensure the responsible and transparent use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) in India’s securities markets. The proposal emphasizes risk management, fairness, data pr...

MeitY Weighs Industry Demand to Integrate IT Export Reporting into GST Portal Amid Calls to Scrap New RBI Form

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is examining an information technology industry demand to make the goods and services tax portal a single digital window for all IT export reporting and certifications, officials told ET.The move to streamline the export regist...

NITI Aayog’s New AI Report Projects $600 Billion GDP Boost by 2035 but Sparks Debate Over Policy Gaps and Industry Bias

NITI Aayog has released a new report projecting that Artificial Intelligence (AI) could add between $500 and $600 billion to India’s GDP by 2035. AI for Viksit Bharat: The Opportunity for Accelerated Economic Growth positions AI as the key lever for India to achieve 8% annual growth....

India’s MeitY Advisory on AI Sparks Industry Debate Over Regulation, Clarity, and Innovation Risks

INTRODUCTIONOn March 1, 2024, the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MeitY”) issued an Advisory for intermediaries and platforms involved in the business of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) Technology. While termed an “advisory”, the documen...

Indian Parliamentary Panel Proposes Mandatory Labelling and Licensing for AI-Generated Content to Combat Deepfakes and Misinformation

A key parliamentary committee in India has called for mandatory labelling of all artificial intelligence (AI)-generated content and licensing requirements for AI creators, in a move designed to curb the growing threat of misinformation and safeguard public trust in digital media. The Standing Commi...

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