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Administrative Decision

Dr. Stephen L. Thaler (DABUS): Indian Patent Application No. 202017019068

Indian Patent Office refused (15 Apr 2026) a patent naming the AI system DABUS as inventor; appeal pending in the Delhi High Court

INIndia (Union) ·Indian Patent Office (Controller General of Patents, Designs and…
Apr 15, 2026 On appeal

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Initiative or Incentive

AI Governance and Economic Group (AIGEG), constituted by MeitY on 13 April 2026

A ministerial and secretary-level group that merges the proposed AI Governance Group with the Economic Survey's AI Economic Council, without the sectoral regulators

INIndia (Union) ·Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
Apr 13, 2026 In effect

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Report or White Paper

White Paper: Advancing Indigenous Foundation Models

PSA white paper (March 2026) mapping India's indigenous foundation model effort and the laws, standards and benchmarks that govern it

INIndia (Union) ·Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India
Mar 2026 Published

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Guideline, Advisory or Order

MeitY's Actions Against X over Grok (March 2025 and January 2026)

MeitY's notice to X over Grok-generated obscene images, with a 72-hour action-taken report and a warning of lost safe harbour

INIndia (Union) ·Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
Jan 2, 2026 Ongoing

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Report or White Paper

White Paper: Democratising Access to AI Infrastructure

PSA white paper (Version 3.0, 29 December 2025) on treating compute, datasets and models as shared public goods through a phased DPI approach

INIndia (Union) ·Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of…
Dec 29, 2025 Published

Status checked Oct 15, 2026