BUSINESS
AI Summit: Global consensus emerging on tackling AI harms, says Ashwini Vaishnaw
The Union IT minister said governments and industry are moving towards shared guardrails for artificial intelligence as concerns grow over its misuse and societal impact.
BUSINESS
AI Summit: Big Tech can act in minutes, not hours, on harmful AI content, says IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw
The Union IT minister’s remarks come amid pushback from global platforms, including Meta, which have flagged operational challenges in complying with India’s newly notified three-hour takedown mandate.
BUSINESS
Meta flags operational challenges with MeitY’s 3-hour takedown mandate under IT Rules amendments
Rob Sherman, Meta’s VP and Deputy Chief Privacy Officer, says virality concerns are valid but warns that compressed timelines could be an operational challenge for platforms
TECHNOLOGY
AI Summit: Centre open to mid-course corrections in IndiaAI Mission, says Meity secretary S Krishnan
The report is a result of a collaboration between UNESCO and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
BUSINESS
AI Summit: Micron, other chip projects under ISM 1 to start production by Feb-end, says IT secretary
MeitY secretary says focus on high-bandwidth memory, AI compute access and data centre investments will make India a key link in the global semiconductor and AI supply chain.
ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE
Tech firms want 3-hour takedown rule revisited, will write to MeitY
Trade bodies are preparing representations to MeitY, warning that newly notified IT rules will introduce major compliance burdens without consultation and could lead to over-censorship of lawful content
TECHNOLOGY
Safe-harbour loss will likely be case-specific, not for entire platform
On February 11, MeitY notified amendments to the IT Technology rules, 2021, which reduced to three hours the 36-hour deadline to remove AI-generated such content
TECHNOLOGY
IN-SPACe picks Astrome, Azista and Dhruva Space for Rs 15 crore satellite bus development push
The regulator's Satellite Bus as a Service initiative aims to build indigenous platforms for hosted payload missions and boost India's small satellite manufacturing ecosystem.
ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE
New three-hour takedown window under IT Rules on deepfakes raises fears of wrongful removals
While the notified IT Rules narrow the scope of synthetically generated information and ease some labelling mandates, legal and policy experts warn that the sharply compressed takedown timelines could leave platforms with little room to assess context or legality of content.
BUSINESS
MeitY notifies IT Rules to regulate deepfakes and synthetic content
The amendments introduce mandatory labelling and due diligence obligations for synthetically generated content, even as industry bodies had earlier warned against overbroad definitions and compliance challenges.
BUSINESS
India AI Impact Summit to push for global consensus on curbing harmful use of AI: MeitY's Abhishek Singh
The additional secretary in IT ministry cites recent coordinated action across jurisdictions on AI misuse, such as on Grok, as evidence of growing global alignment on safety norms.
BUSINESS
‘Not either-or': India will use US GPUs and develop its own chips, says MeitY's Abhishek Singh
IndiaAI Mission CEO and additional secretary in IT ministry Abhishek Singh says access to US GPUs and domestic chip development are not mutually exclusive
TECHNOLOGY
India-US trade deal opens path for greater GPU access and data centre cooperation
Interim agreement signals deeper technology ties as Washington and New Delhi look to expand trade in AI infrastructure.
TECHNOLOGY
IAMAI urges MeitY to stick to 18-month DPDP timeline, says fast-tracking will cause 'immense disruptions'
The Industry body flags risks in advancing compliance for significant data fiduciaries and early rollout of rules handling information requests, cross-border data transfer, among others
BUSINESS
Drone startups expect export tailwinds from India-US trade deal
Lower tariffs and deeper collaboration with US partners can help domestic UAV firms move up the value chain and compete globally, industry leaders say
TECHNOLOGY
Component PLI scheme to drive Rs 29,000 crore in output and 19,000 jobs in FY27
Government projections suggest the electronics components scheme will begin translating approvals into manufacturing capacity and employment next year
TECHNOLOGY
India US trade deal: Industry sees $100 billion opportunity in electronics and semiconductors
SEMI India and IESA flag boost for semiconductors, data centres and advanced manufacturing
TECHNOLOGY
Data centre investments may surge to $200 billion as Budget offers tax holiday till 2047: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Electronics and IT minister says AI infrastructure push is key to India’s ambition of becoming a top three AI nation.
TECHNOLOGY
Budget 2026: DoS, ISRO allocation rise to Rs 13,706 crore in FY27, space sciences see sharp jump
The increase in budget outlay includes expenditure on ISRO’s rocket and satellite projects, infrastructure at key centres and so on
TECHNOLOGY
Budget 2026: Semiconductor push deepens as Centre doubles outlay to Rs 8,000 crore
Upcoming ISM 2.0 has received Rs 1,000 crore and the modernisation of Semiconductor Laboratory in Mohali has received Rs 900 crore in allocation in the Budget
TECHNOLOGY
Budget raised MeitY allocation to Rs 21,633 crore, focus on AI, semiconductors
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the next phase of the chip strategy, with the launch of India Semiconductor Mission 2.0
TECHNOLOGY
India should stop obsessing over generative AI, focus on sector-specific models, says IT secretary S Krishnan
Smaller AI models and open government datasets can drive productivity and make India the world's 'use-case capital', Krishnan said.
BUSINESS
Ahead of India–US talks, IN-SPACe asks space startups to flag regulatory roadblocks
Inputs will feed into upcoming India–US civil and commercial space talks aimed at removing regulatory and trade barriers.
INDIA
Govt launches new Aadhaar app with focus on privacy, limited data sharing
Almost 20 entities, including Samsung and Google have been onboarded for facilitating offline Aadhaar verification, officials said
