Guideline, Advisory or Order
An unpublished advisory asking platforms to prioritise government complaints and to label manipulated or synthetic content on current events
IN India (Union)
· Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Cyber…
Oct 8, 2026
Issued
Status checked Oct 15, 2026
Rules & Regulations
A draft that would make MeitY advisories part of intermediary due diligence on pain of losing safe harbour, and extend media oversight to user news posts
IN India (Union)
· Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
Mar 30, 2026
Draft
Status checked Oct 15, 2026
Guideline, Advisory or Order
MeitY's notice to X over Grok-generated obscene images, with a 72-hour action-taken report and a warning of lost safe harbour
IN India (Union)
· Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
Jan 2, 2026
Ongoing
Status checked Oct 15, 2026
Court Ruling
Public interest petitions that pushed MeitY to form a Committee on Deepfakes; the lead matter is still pending in the Delhi High Court
IN-DL Delhi
· High Court of Delhi
Nov 21, 2024
Pending
Status checked Oct 15, 2026
Guideline, Advisory or Order
The advisory that first required government permission for 'under-tested' AI models, drew a start-up backlash and was rewritten two weeks later
IN India (Union)
· Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
Mar 1, 2024
Superseded
Status checked Oct 15, 2026