AI Observatory

Responsible AI & Governance

Principles and governance frameworks for safe, trusted and accountable AI.

Entries
47
Court rulings
8
Acts, rules & regulations
5
Policies & frameworks
15

Bills2 entries

Rules & Regulations5 entries

Court Rulings8 entries

Guidelines, Advisories & Orders15 entries

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

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

Reports & White Papers10 entries

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

Report or White Paper

CCI Market Study on Artificial Intelligence and Competition (2025)

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

INIndia (Union) ·Competition Commission of India (CCI)
Oct 2025 Published

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Report or White Paper

Roadmap on 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

INIndia (Union) ·NITI Aayog (Frontier Tech Hub)
Oct 2025 Published

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

Initiatives & Incentives6 entries

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

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-RJRajasthan ·Department of Information Technology and Communication (DoIT&C),…
Jan 6, 2026 In effect

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

Tamil Nadu Safe & Ethical Artificial Intelligence Policy, 2020

An early Indian state policy that sets ethics tests, a scorecard and procurement rules for AI used by Tamil Nadu government bodies

IN-TNTamil Nadu ·Information Technology Department, Government of Tamil Nadu…
2020 Adopted

Status checked Oct 15, 2026

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