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Rules & RegulationsLandmark

IT Rules amendment on synthetic content (2026)

India's first binding AI-specific content rules: labelling, provenance and prevention duties for deepfakes, and a three-hour takedown deadline

INFeb 10, 2026 In force

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Initiative or Incentive

Rajasthan AI/ML Policy 2026

A Cabinet-approved state policy that tops up incentives for AI start-ups, requires departments to find AI use cases and launches a state AI portal and sandbox

IN-RJJan 6, 2026 In effect

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Guideline, Advisory or Order

MeitY and X over Grok

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

INJan 2, 2026 Ongoing

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Report or White Paper

PSA techno-legal AI governance white paper

The Principal Scientific Adviser's white paper that builds on MeitY's guidelines, rejects a standalone AI law and proposes technical controls across the AI lifecycle

INJan 2026 Published

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Report or White Paper

PSA White Paper on 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

INDec 29, 2025 Published

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Initiative or Incentive

MahaCrimeOS AI

A Microsoft-based AI copilot for cybercrime investigation, piloted in Nagpur and announced for all 1,100 Maharashtra police stations

IN-MHDec 12, 2025 Ongoing

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Report or White Paper

DPIIT AI Copyright Working Paper

A government committee's proposal for a mandatory blanket licence with statutory royalties for training AI on lawfully accessed copyrighted works

INDec 8, 2025 Under consultation

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Bill

AI (Ethics and Accountability) Bill, 2025

Private member's bill in the Lok Sabha to set up a central AI Ethics Committee, bias audits and developer transparency duties

INDec 5, 2025 Introduced

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Guideline, Advisory or OrderLandmark

India AI Governance Guidelines (2025)

MeitY's framework of seven 'sutras', six pillars and new institutions that governs AI through existing laws rather than a standalone AI statute

INNov 5, 2025 Published

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Guideline, Advisory or Order

BIS AI standards

BIS lists 26 published AI and big-data Indian Standards adopted from ISO/IEC, including the AI management system standard IS/ISO/IEC 42001:2023

INNov 2025 Ongoing

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Report or White Paper

CCI AI Market Study

The Competition Commission's first market study of AI: concentration, algorithmic collusion, entry barriers and a voluntary self-audit framework

INOct 2025 Published

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Report or White Paper

NITI AI for Inclusive Societal Development

NITI Aayog Frontier Tech Hub roadmap proposing a national mission, Digital ShramSetu, to bring AI to India's 490 million informal workers

INOct 2025 Published

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Court Ruling

Asha Bhosle v. Mayk Inc

Bombay High Court order of 29 September 2025 protecting singer Asha Bhosle against AI voice cloning, fake merchandise and AI-generated videos

IN-MHSep 29, 2025 Interim order

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Court Ruling

Greenopolis Welfare Association v. Narender Singh

Delhi High Court petition withdrawn on 25 September 2025 after respondents showed that precedents and quotations cited for the petitioner did not exist

IN-DLSep 25, 2025 Disposed of

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Court Ruling

Aishwarya & Abhishek Bachchan personality rights

Delhi High Court orders of 9 and 10 September 2025 protecting the Bachchans against AI chatbots, deepfakes and merchandise

IN-DLSep 9, 2025 Interim order

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Report or White Paper

NITI Aayog AI for Viksit Bharat roadmap

NITI Aayog's Frontier Tech Hub roadmap on how AI adoption and AI-led R&D could help India reach 8% growth and a USD 8.3 trillion economy by 2035

INSep 2025 Published

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Report or White Paper

Parliamentary committees on deepfakes and AI content

Two 2025 committee reports urging watermarking, labelling, licensing of AI content creators and tighter safe harbour, with no formal government response found

INAug 20, 2025 Published

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Report or White Paper

RBI FREE-AI Framework

RBI committee report setting out 7 'Sutras', 6 pillars and 26 recommendations for AI adoption by banks, NBFCs and fintechs

INAug 13, 2025 Published

Status checked Oct 14, 2026

Guideline, Advisory or Order

Kerala HC AI Policy

Reported as India's first High Court AI policy for judges: no AI for findings or judgments, no cloud chatbots, audit logs and mandatory training

IN-KLJul 19, 2025 In force

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Guideline, Advisory or Order

CERT-In AIBOM guidelines

CERT-In's guidelines asking government and essential-services buyers to demand an AI Bill of Materials, with its AI security advisory and 2026 blueprint

INJul 9, 2025 Published

Status checked Oct 15, 2026