India: IT and Internet

The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Rules, 2026, notified in April 2026, establish India's first comprehensive framework for online gaming regulation. This article analyses the key implementation priorities for central and state administrators, including institutional setup, grievance mechanisms, enforcement coordination, and capacity building requirements for effective operationalisation.

This article examines the legal framework governing the admissibility of electronic evidence under the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, with particular reference to the requirements of hash value disclosure and expert certification. It analyses the procedural safeguards mandated by recent judicial pronouncements and the practical challenges faced by investigators, lawyers, and courts in ensuring the authenticity and reliability of digital evidence.

India's digital economy faces transformative regulatory developments as CERT-In introduces AI-focused cybersecurity blueprints, ASCI proposes labeling standards for AI-generated advertising content...

India's digital and AI regulatory framework has entered a decisive new phase. On 10 February 2026, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MeitY”) notified the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2026, introducing a comprehensive regulatory framework specifically addressing Synthetically Generated Information (“SGI”). These amendments, which took effect on 20 February 2026, mark India's response to the proliferation of deepfakes, AI-generated content, and other forms of synthetic media that can deceive users and cause significant harm.

The proliferation of online content platforms has generated persistent tension between the rights of individuals to seek redress for reputational harm and the statutory protections afforded to digital intermediaries...

Two landmark US courts’ verdicts in March 2026 may signal a shift in the law relating to platform liability.

MeitY’s latest proposal on AI-generated content appears to be a straightforward tightening of disclosure norms. The language “ensure that users are informed when content is artificially generated” suggests a familiar regulatory instinct. However, a closer reading reveals something far more structural. This is not merely about telling users that content is AI-generated. It is about ensuring that such disclosure is inseparable from the content itself. In doing so, MeitY is not just prescribing what platforms must say rather it is beginning to influence how platforms must be build.

The digital regulatory framework in India continues to undergo rapid legislative evolution to address the complex dynamics of the contemporary internet ecosystem. Promulgated by...

The Ministry of Communications has introduced new rules exempting low power wireless equipment operating in the 5925-6425 MHz frequency band from licensing requirements.