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MeitY’s NeGD invites applications for non-technical summer internship programme

May 23, 2026 10:14 am

Candidates have time till Sunday, June 7, to apply for the internship. Shortlisted applicants will undergo evaluations and interviews during the third week of June, with final selections communicated by the fourth week of June.

Don’t give access to prediction market: Govt to VPN providers

April 30, 2026 1:18 am

The advisory explicity mentions Polymarket, and further noted that some users were circumventing legal curbs imposed on these platforms by misusing VPN services to access them

India's AI governance blueprint is Global South’s best bet. Here's why

November 24, 2025 12:30 pm

By using existing laws, voluntary standards and DPI-driven accountability, India shows developing nations how to regulate AI without stifling innovation

To identify AI-generated content, labelling is not enough. We need AI literacy

October 27, 2025 12:56 pm

India’s unique social fabric and digital ecosystem demand that regulation evolve from a harm-based approach to a user-based approach

Pariksha Pe Charcha 2025 sets Guinness world record with 3.53 crore registrations

August 05, 2025 7:48 pm

According to the Ministry, Pariksha Pe Charcha 2025 garnered over 21 crore viewers across various media platforms.

High Court seeks response from L-G, Centre in plea authorising Delhi Police to block online content

May 30, 2025 11:06 am

The Ministry of Home Affairs had earlier told the Delhi High Court that it is in the process of integrating the Application Programming Interface with around 1,100 entities, including internet service providers, social media intermediaries and telecom network providers on its Sahyog portal.

To accommodate start-ups, MeitY relaxes AI compute procurement norms

October 09, 2024 7:47 am

The relaxations come on account of a reduction in the annual turnover requirement for companies or consortia looking to set up such data centres, and on the computing capacity itself.

Govt rolls out new system to block fraudulent calls originating from abroad

October 07, 2024 8:29 pm

The new anti-spam mechanism has reportedly stopped over 4.5 million spoof calls from entering the Indian telecom network.

Govt clears 12 Indian start-ups for incentives under chip design plan

September 09, 2024 7:40 am

The government has received 59 applications under the design linked incentive (DLI) scheme, of which it has cleared 12 for financial assistance. 21 applications are under review.

Remove fraud loan app ads in a week, Centre tells online platforms

December 27, 2023 10:21 pm

In its advisory issued to online platforms like Meta’s Facebook and Instagram, and Google on Tuesday, the ministry asked them to ensure compliance within seven days.

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