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78 entries
Guideline, Advisory or Order

Guidelines for Examination of Computer Related Inventions (CRIs), 2025

The Patent Office's 2025 examination guidelines for software and AI inventions, with a dedicated chapter on AI/ML, inventorship and disclosure

INIndia (Union) ·Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks…
Jul 2025 In effect

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Court Ruling

Sadhguru Jagadish Vasudev & Anr. v. Igor Isakov & Ors.

Delhi High Court's 30 May 2025 "dynamic+" injunction against AI deepfakes of spiritual leader Sadhguru used in scams and false endorsements

IN-DLDelhi ·High Court of Delhi
May 30, 2025 Interim order

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Initiative or Incentive

AIKosh: the IndiaAI Datasets Platform

India's national repository of datasets, AI models and use cases, built under the IndiaAI Mission with permission-based access

INIndia (Union) ·IndiaAI division, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology…
Mar 6, 2025 Ongoing

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Initiative or Incentive

IndiaAI Safety Institute

A non-regulatory hub under the IndiaAI Mission's Safe and Trusted AI pillar for AI-safety research, standards and testing

INIndia (Union) ·Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), IndiaAI…
Jan 30, 2025 Ongoing

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Initiative or Incentive

Telangana's AI Framework, AI Mission, AI Strategy and AI City (2020-2026)

Telangana's layered state AI programme: the 2020 AI Framework and T-AIM, the 2024 AI-Powered Telangana strategy, the TGDeX data exchange and a planned AI City

IN-TSTelangana ·Information Technology, Electronics and Communications (ITE&C)…
Sep 2024 Ongoing

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Court Ruling

Arijit Singh v. Codible Ventures LLP & Ors.

Bombay High Court order of 26 July 2024 restraining AI voice-cloning platforms from imitating singer Arijit Singh

IN-MHMaharashtra ·High Court of Judicature at Bombay
Jul 26, 2024 Interim order

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Initiative or IncentiveLandmark

IndiaAI Mission (Rs 10,371.92 crore national AI programme)

The Union Cabinet's March 2024 five-year Rs 10,371.92 crore programme for compute, models, datasets, skills, startups and safe AI

INIndia (Union) ·Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY);…
Mar 7, 2024 Ongoing

Status checked Oct 15, 2026