Top tech players, policymakers come together on Deepverse platform to develop deeptechThe Startup Policy Forum has launched DeepVerse, a groundbreaking initiative designed to bolster India's deeptech sector. This platform con...
06 Oct, 2026, 04.34 PM IST
AI regulations should be nimble to boost innovation: Principal Scientific Advisor Ajay SoodIndia's top scientific advisor advocates for agile AI regulations that foster innovation. New amendments to the IT Act 2021 address risks f...
03 Sep, 2026, 03.55 PM IST
One of a Kind Awards: Celebrating the GTM strategies driving early growthAt the One of a Kind Awards - for early stage startups, presented by The Economic Times and Cashfree Payments, the GTM Excellence Award rec...
24 Aug, 2026, 04.22 PM IST
Govt earmarks Rs 790 crore for cybersecurity in FY27The government has allocated Rs 790 crore for cybersecurity projects in the current financial year. CERT-In conducts cybersecurity training...
07 Aug, 2026, 08.00 PM IST
Claude, other AI tools used to breach CBSE portals: IIT PanelAI tools like Claude were used to find vulnerabilities in CBSE's on-screen marking portal, revealing the vendor's inadequate security knowl...
04 Jun, 2026, 12.40 AM IST
Constant AI labelling, lasting pain: Why govt's label mandate could reshape social mediaIndia's MeitY is proposing a significant new rule for social media platforms. Platforms must now display labels on synthetic content contin...
23 Apr, 2026, 12.28 AM IST
Meity moots IT rules tweaks to mandate platforms' compliance with advisories, SOPsNew draft amendments to IT rules propose mandatory compliance for intermediaries with government clarifications and guidelines. Digital rig...
30 Mar, 2026, 09.26 PM IST
Govt to set up AI governance group, expert panel by DecemberAhead of India AI Summit, both bodies are expected to help unify policymaking on AI
08 Nov, 2025, 06.04 AM IST
"Bending over backwards..." Congress attacks centre over MeitY's clarification on XCongress leader Manish Tewari accused the government of appeasing US President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, following MeitY's clarification ...
21 Mar, 2025, 11.21 AM IST
India to host first edition of Global IndiaAI 2023 in OctoberThe conference will cover topics including next-generation learning and foundational AI models, AI's applications in healthcare, governance...
30 Aug, 2023, 10.45 PM IST
Weed out ‘deep fakes’, MeitY tells social media platformsThese platforms have to do so within 24 hours of getting a complaint from an individual, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Techno...
22 Feb, 2023, 07.34 AM IST
MeitY withdraws advisory on Aadhaar Card photocopyIn the fresh notification, the IT ministry said the notification had been issued by the regional office “in the context of an attempt to mi...
30 May, 2022, 08.11 AM IST
Govt forms advisory board to achieve $300-billion electronics manufacturing target by 2026In a circular shared by the ministry, seen by ET, there are 10 members in the advisory group, led by Amitesh Kumar Sinha, joint secretary, ...
26 May, 2022, 03.11 PM IST
Government wants TikTok & Facebook to save details of people who upload rogue Covid-19 content for probeThe Ministry of Electronics and IT has also asked social media platforms to remove messages spreading fake news.
08 Apr, 2020, 11.57 AM IST
Government wants social media companies to axe ‘skull-breaker’ videosThe social media challenge, popularised first on short video app TikTok, starts with three people standing alongside each other, seemingly ...
24 Feb, 2020, 08.37 AM IST
Tik Tok ban: Internet Freedom Foundation writes to MeitY, terms bans disproportionateThe association said it is concerned that "app bans" may slowly emerge as a standard practice and that this has worrying implication
17 Apr, 2019, 10.09 PM IST
Digital India firewalls: look-alike domains, frauds big threats to govt’s e-pushThe govt has identified at least six hi-tech modus operandi being increasingly employed by fraudsters.
07 Nov, 2018, 12.19 PM IST