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Aadhaar Database Remains Protected, Multi-Layered Tech Being Used: Ministry
The government has implemented comprehensive measures to protect the personal data of Aadhaar number holders, and no breach of data has occurred from the central database to date.
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UIDAI Reveals Benefits of Offline Verification Using New Aadhaar App at Stakeholder Meet
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology's UIDAI recently launched its new Aadhaar app for Indian residents. On Wednesday, UIDAI conducted a webinar, which was attended by over 250 stakeholders on "Offline Verification using the Aadhaar App".Available for Android and iOS users, the new app enables people to store their details, update inf...
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Universities Invited To Join Global Youth Artificial Intelligence Challenge 2025-26
The initiative has been launched by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) as a precursor to the India-AI Impact Summit 2026, scheduled to be held on February 19-20, 2026, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.
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MeitY Proposes New Rules to Detect and Track AI-Generated Deepfakes
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has proposed new rules for “synthetically generated information,” such as deepfakes, on Wednesday. These have been proposed as an amendment to the IT Rules, 2021, bringing artificial intelligence (AI)-generated content under the purview of the Indian Government and the legal system.
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MeitY's IndiaAI Mission Taps Five Projects to Drive Safe, Trusted AI in the Country
IndiaAI Mission, under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), has selected five artificial intelligence (AI) projects aimed at making AI systems safer and fairer. Announced on Monday, these projects emerged from over 400 proposals received under the “Safe & Trusted AI” pillar launched in December 2024. The selected init...
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India Bans Austrian Economist's X Account After "Dismantle India" Post
India's Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology flagged the viral post and directed X to withhold access to the account for Indian users.
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TikTok India Return Rumours Debunked by Company: Report
TikTok on Friday denied circulating reports that it had been unbanned in India. The app was first banned by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in June 2020, due to concerns regarding national security and data privacy. The rumours of a possible comeback surfaced on Friday, after the official website of the Chinese social...
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'Want To Make India Game Development Capital': Centre On Online Gaming Bill
The government wants to make India the 'game development capital of the world' and hopes the proposed online gaming bill tabled in the Lok Sabha Wednesday will set the country's game development industry on that path.
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"X Exploited Technicalities...": Centre Refutes "Press Censorship" Charge
The government today refuted microblogging platform X's claim that the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology issued a fresh blocking order on July 3 against 2,355 accounts including international news agency Reuters and Reuters World.
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AI+ Pulse and Nova 5G Smartphones Launched in India With 50-Megapixel Rear Cameras
AI+ Pulse and AI+ Nova 5G smartphones were launched in India on Tuesday. The handsets are the first to run on NxtQuantum's NxtQ OS, which is said to store user data in MeitY-approved (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology) Google Cloud servers. The company claims that the operating system was entirely built in India and is based on A...
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"India's AI Ecosystem On The Cusp For Global Breakthrough": Ashwini Vaishnaw
India's artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem is now on the cusp of a global breakthrough, Union Minister of Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw, has said.
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Operation Sindoor: Important Dos and Don'ts Shared by IT Ministry to Prevent Misinformation
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has released online safety guidelines for citizens in the wake of Operation Sindoor. The advisory aims to educate users about the risks of misinformation and emphasises the need for cybersecurity precautions. Users have been urged to report any misinformation to the PIB via WhatsApp and...
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High Court Notice To Swiggy, Zepto Over Access To Visually Impaired Users
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued a notice to food delivery companies Swiggy and Zepto, as well as the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, over allegations that their mobile apps are inaccessible to visually impaired users.
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Indian Government Launches AI Compute Portal, Dataset Repository AIKosha to Boost Innovation
The Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launched several artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives on Thursday. The announcements were made on the occasion of the first anniversary of the IndiaAI Mission, which is on March 7. Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw unveiled the India AI Compute Portal during an event, which ...
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Amid YouTuber Row, House Panel Writes To IT Ministry On Digital Content Laws
Citing the Supreme Court's stern words against vulgarity in the Ranveer Allahbadia case, a parliamentary panel has sought the views of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on efficacy of existing digital laws.
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Aadhaar Database Remains Protected, Multi-Layered Tech Being Used: Ministry
The government has implemented comprehensive measures to protect the personal data of Aadhaar number holders, and no breach of data has occurred from the central database to date.
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UIDAI Reveals Benefits of Offline Verification Using New Aadhaar App at Stakeholder Meet
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology's UIDAI recently launched its new Aadhaar app for Indian residents. On Wednesday, UIDAI conducted a webinar, which was attended by over 250 stakeholders on "Offline Verification using the Aadhaar App".Available for Android and iOS users, the new app enables people to store their details, update inf...
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Universities Invited To Join Global Youth Artificial Intelligence Challenge 2025-26
The initiative has been launched by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) as a precursor to the India-AI Impact Summit 2026, scheduled to be held on February 19-20, 2026, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.
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MeitY Proposes New Rules to Detect and Track AI-Generated Deepfakes
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has proposed new rules for “synthetically generated information,” such as deepfakes, on Wednesday. These have been proposed as an amendment to the IT Rules, 2021, bringing artificial intelligence (AI)-generated content under the purview of the Indian Government and the legal system.
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MeitY's IndiaAI Mission Taps Five Projects to Drive Safe, Trusted AI in the Country
IndiaAI Mission, under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), has selected five artificial intelligence (AI) projects aimed at making AI systems safer and fairer. Announced on Monday, these projects emerged from over 400 proposals received under the “Safe & Trusted AI” pillar launched in December 2024. The selected init...
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India Bans Austrian Economist's X Account After "Dismantle India" Post
India's Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology flagged the viral post and directed X to withhold access to the account for Indian users.
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TikTok India Return Rumours Debunked by Company: Report
TikTok on Friday denied circulating reports that it had been unbanned in India. The app was first banned by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in June 2020, due to concerns regarding national security and data privacy. The rumours of a possible comeback surfaced on Friday, after the official website of the Chinese social...
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'Want To Make India Game Development Capital': Centre On Online Gaming Bill
The government wants to make India the 'game development capital of the world' and hopes the proposed online gaming bill tabled in the Lok Sabha Wednesday will set the country's game development industry on that path.
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"X Exploited Technicalities...": Centre Refutes "Press Censorship" Charge
The government today refuted microblogging platform X's claim that the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology issued a fresh blocking order on July 3 against 2,355 accounts including international news agency Reuters and Reuters World.
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AI+ Pulse and Nova 5G Smartphones Launched in India With 50-Megapixel Rear Cameras
AI+ Pulse and AI+ Nova 5G smartphones were launched in India on Tuesday. The handsets are the first to run on NxtQuantum's NxtQ OS, which is said to store user data in MeitY-approved (Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology) Google Cloud servers. The company claims that the operating system was entirely built in India and is based on A...
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"India's AI Ecosystem On The Cusp For Global Breakthrough": Ashwini Vaishnaw
India's artificial intelligence (AI) ecosystem is now on the cusp of a global breakthrough, Union Minister of Electronics and IT, Ashwini Vaishnaw, has said.
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Operation Sindoor: Important Dos and Don'ts Shared by IT Ministry to Prevent Misinformation
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has released online safety guidelines for citizens in the wake of Operation Sindoor. The advisory aims to educate users about the risks of misinformation and emphasises the need for cybersecurity precautions. Users have been urged to report any misinformation to the PIB via WhatsApp and...
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High Court Notice To Swiggy, Zepto Over Access To Visually Impaired Users
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued a notice to food delivery companies Swiggy and Zepto, as well as the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, over allegations that their mobile apps are inaccessible to visually impaired users.
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Indian Government Launches AI Compute Portal, Dataset Repository AIKosha to Boost Innovation
The Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) launched several artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives on Thursday. The announcements were made on the occasion of the first anniversary of the IndiaAI Mission, which is on March 7. Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw unveiled the India AI Compute Portal during an event, which ...
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Amid YouTuber Row, House Panel Writes To IT Ministry On Digital Content Laws
Citing the Supreme Court's stern words against vulgarity in the Ranveer Allahbadia case, a parliamentary panel has sought the views of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on efficacy of existing digital laws.
