Policy
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India revises APAAR student consent form after Odisha High Court ruling
India's Ministry of Education has revised the parental consent form for the Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry (APAAR) following a December 2025 Odisha High Court ruling.
02 Sept, 05:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
CCPA fines Dial4Trade Rs 10 lakh for ammonium nitrate listings
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) fined B2B marketplace Dial4Trade Technologies Pvt Ltd Rs 10 lakh on September 1 for listing ammonium nitra…
02 Sept, 05:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
OpenAI integrates Epic health records with ChatGPT under US privacy law
OpenAI has launched a new integration connecting patient records from Epic, the largest electronic health record system in the US, directly into ChatGPT.
02 Sept, 03:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
Website uses AI to map India's voter rolls and personal relationships
A website has digitised India’s Election Commission rolls, covering approximately 57 crore electors, enabling users to query individuals, households, and booth-to-constituency compositions.
02 Sept, 11:28 am IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
California exempts open-source OS from age verification requirements
California lawmakers have passed Assembly Bill 1856, exempting qualifying open-source operating systems from the state's age-verification requirements under the Digital Age Assurance Act (DAAA).
01 Sept, 11:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Google’s new Android rules tighten control, impacting digital sovereignty
Google has introduced a new Android Developer Verification programme that significantly changes the openness of the Android ecosystem, according to medianama.com.
01 Sept, 09:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Meta limits reach of undisclosed AI-generated profiles on Instagram
Meta announced it will rename its "AI creator" label to "AI-generated profile" on Instagram and limit the reach of AI-generated profiles that do not carry this label.
01 Sept, 09:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Deepinder Goyal’s Temple acquires London-based longevity clinic Longevous
Healthtech startup Temple has acquired Longevous, a London-based longevity medicine practice, as announced by Temple founder Deepinder Goyal on August 27.
01 Sept, 05:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
India's consent-based privacy framework challenged by AI data use
A closed-door discussion on AI and privacy highlighted tensions in India's consent-based privacy framework, which is months away from active enforcement.
01 Sept, 01:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Kalshi users under 21 traded $3.9 billion on sports contracts this year
Kalshi users aged 18 to 21 have traded an estimated $3.9 billion on sports-related contracts this year, according to an analysis by CNN reported by fortune.com.
01 Sept, 05:28 am IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
India’s BRICS chairship spotlights divergent child online safety rules
India’s BRICS chairship this year brings focus to the varied approaches member countries take toward child online safety, ahead of the 18th BRICS Summit on September 12 and 13.
31 Aug, 11:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Zomato bans analogue dairy dishes, threatens delisting for non-compliance
Zomato has banned restaurants on its platform from listing dishes containing analogue dairy products, effective immediately.
31 Aug, 09:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
RBI fines two Maharashtra cooperative banks for regulatory violations
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed monetary penalties on The Mumbai District Central Co-operative Bank Ltd. and Jai Bhawani Sahakari Bank Ltd., Pune, for non-compliance with regulatory norms.
31 Aug, 07:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
Scheduled commercial banks report credit and deposit growth in June 2026
Scheduled commercial banks in India reported a rise in both credit and deposits for the quarter ending June 2026, according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
31 Aug, 05:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
India mandates Indian Standard Time for all official timestamps from 2027
India’s Department of Consumer Affairs issued new rules mandating Indian Standard Time (IST) as the sole official time reference for all civil, commercial, and legal purposes.
31 Aug, 03:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Government notifies Rs 1.27 lakh crore Semicon 2.0 scheme to boost chip ecosystem
The Indian government has officially notified the Semicon 2.0 scheme with an outlay of Rs 1.27 lakh crore to strengthen the semiconductor ecosystem.
31 Aug, 01:29 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Uber, Eternal and Porter exit Karnataka gig workers welfare board
Uber, Eternal and Porter have withdrawn from the Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers Welfare Board, citing their objection to a statutory levy under a law…
31 Aug, 01:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Meta to implement child safety measures in US after $18 billion settlement
Meta has agreed to pay approximately $18 billion to settle lawsuits in the US alleging that Facebook and Instagram harmed minors.
31 Aug, 09:28 am IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
Ex-White House teleprompter operator fined ₹1.65 crore for Trump speech bets
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has fined Gabriel Perez, a former White House teleprompter operator, ₹1.65 crore (approximately $172,000…
29 Aug, 09:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
Debian approves responsible use of generative AI in project work
The Debian Project has voted to permit the responsible use of generative AI tools in its software development and documentation processes, according to the results posted on August 29.
29 Aug, 09:28 pm IST