Rules & Regulations Draft Amendments to the IT Rules, 2021 on binding advisories and digital media oversight (MeitY notice of 30 March 2026) 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 INIndia (Union) ·Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) Mar 30, 2026 Draft Status checked Oct 15, 2026
Rules & RegulationsLandmark Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2026 (synthetically generated information) India's first binding AI-specific content rules: labelling, provenance and prevention duties for deepfakes, and a three-hour takedown deadline INIndia (Union) ·Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) Feb 10, 2026 In force Status checked Oct 15, 2026
Bill Digital India Act (proposed replacement for the Information Technology Act, 2000) The proposed successor to the IT Act, meant to rework safe harbour and regulate high-risk AI, which has stalled with no draft bill INIndia (Union) ·Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) Mar 9, 2023 Proposed Status checked Oct 15, 2026