The DPDP Act, passed in August, aims to have administrative rules notified within a year to ensure compliance. The Act focuses on personal data collection, processing, and storage, marking India s first regulation on digital personal privacy. The rules are crucial for data protection, stakeholder engagement, and regulatory enforcement.
The re-appointment of Ashwini Vaishnaw as the minister of electronics and information technology has sparked hopes for continued dialogue between the industry, technology policy groups, and the government before the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules are enforced. The government aims to build on the policy work done so far, including drafts for the Digital India Bill and safeguards for AI.
In a week charged with political buzz, the BJP government came back to power after a stormy election, but without a full majority that left it dependent on the whims of its alliance partners. Unnerved, the markets went into a tailspin on counting day, with both benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty50, dropping 8% intraday. They recovered a day later as hopes of a stable government revived.
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As the NDA prepares for a third term in Government, IT Secretary S Krishnan announced that the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) will continue advancing its tech initiatives.
Speaking at a Software Technology Park of India (STPI) event, Krishnan emphasized the importance