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MeitY Launches Blockchain India Challenge, Invites Startups to Solve Governance Problems
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) announced a new national-level initiative on Wednesday. It is intended to promote the use of blockchain technology in various sectors. The initiative has been named “Blockchain India Challenge.” This is a move towards developing indigenous blockchain solutions. MeitY stated that the...
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"We Democratised AI": Top Official To NDTV On India Impact Summit
A major focus of the India AI Impact Summit was to democratise artificial intelligence (AI), and the country has achieved that goal, S Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), told NDTV.
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MeitY Notifies Fresh IT Rules to Regulate AI-Generated Content, Deepfakes on Social Media Platforms
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) notified the amendments to the IT Rules, 2021, on Tuesday. The fresh rules focus heavily on artificial intelligence (AI)-generated content and deepfakes, bringing more flexible labelling guidelines for AI content and stricter takedown timelines for inappropriate media and deepfakes. The...
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Centre's Notice To X Over "Obscene, Sexually Explicit Content" On Grok
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has issued a stern notice to X Corp (formerly Twitter), citing failure to comply with statutory due diligence obligations under the Information Technology Act, 2000.
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AI Impact Summit 2026: MeitY Says AI Should Not Be Controlled by Small Set of Companies
AI Impact Summit 2026, India’s inaugural artificial intelligence (AI) event, will be held between February 16 and 20 in New Delhi. Ahead of the event, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) shared the vision, thematic structure, and progress of the summit. During the briefing, it was revealed that the AI summit will focus ...
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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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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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"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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MeitY Launches Blockchain India Challenge, Invites Startups to Solve Governance Problems
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) announced a new national-level initiative on Wednesday. It is intended to promote the use of blockchain technology in various sectors. The initiative has been named “Blockchain India Challenge.” This is a move towards developing indigenous blockchain solutions. MeitY stated that the...
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"We Democratised AI": Top Official To NDTV On India Impact Summit
A major focus of the India AI Impact Summit was to democratise artificial intelligence (AI), and the country has achieved that goal, S Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), told NDTV.
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MeitY Notifies Fresh IT Rules to Regulate AI-Generated Content, Deepfakes on Social Media Platforms
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) notified the amendments to the IT Rules, 2021, on Tuesday. The fresh rules focus heavily on artificial intelligence (AI)-generated content and deepfakes, bringing more flexible labelling guidelines for AI content and stricter takedown timelines for inappropriate media and deepfakes. The...
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Centre's Notice To X Over "Obscene, Sexually Explicit Content" On Grok
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has issued a stern notice to X Corp (formerly Twitter), citing failure to comply with statutory due diligence obligations under the Information Technology Act, 2000.
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AI Impact Summit 2026: MeitY Says AI Should Not Be Controlled by Small Set of Companies
AI Impact Summit 2026, India’s inaugural artificial intelligence (AI) event, will be held between February 16 and 20 in New Delhi. Ahead of the event, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) shared the vision, thematic structure, and progress of the summit. During the briefing, it was revealed that the AI summit will focus ...
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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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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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"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.
