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AI Chatbots May Face Stricter Rules: California’s Bold Move to Protect Minors

By Indrani Priyadarshini on September 11, 2025

California's SB 243 aims to enforce strict safety protocols for AI companion chatbots, protecting minors and vulnerable users....

Japan Toyoake Town Wants Residents to Limit Phones to 2 Hours Daily – But Will Anyone Listen?

By Indrani Priyadarshini on August 28, 2025

Toyoake in Japan urges residents to limit smartphone use to 2 hours daily, sparking backlash and heated debate....

America’s AI Power Play: White House Unveils Game-Changing National Plan

By convergenceindia on July 24, 2025

The US administration has unveiled a futuristic AI Action Plan designed to spur innovation, streamline regulations, and export American AI...

India's AI Push Goes Rural: 5.5 Lakh Village Level Entrepreneurs to Get Free AI Training

By convergenceindia on July 18, 2025

The government is taking AI to India's grass roots, with free training for more than 5.5 lakh Village Level Entrepreneurs...

MIB Mulls Amending Broadcasting Guidelines, Ending an Era of Board and Ownership Limits in Media

By Kumar Harshit on July 3, 2025

The proposed amendments aim to eliminate potential barriers to the entry of new agencies, thereby enabling broader industry proliferation and...

TRAI Launches a Pilot for the Digital Consent Registry: What It Means for Indian Businesses

By Kumar Harshit on June 17, 2025

The digital consent registry will be a secure and interoperable digital consent registry maintained by telecom operators for obtaining users'...

Government Engages E-commerce Firms on Rising Incidents of Dark Patterns to Strengthen Consumer Protection

By Kumar Harshit on May 29, 2025

The government indicated practices like design elements preferred on websites that coerce the users to make wrong decisions, among other...

TRAI Proposes Embedding Digital Connectivity Into All Future Infrastructure Projects to Ensure Robust Connectivity

By Kumar Harshit on May 23, 2025

The regulatory authority suggests amending the National Building Code of India to incorporate provisions regarding mandating Digital Connectivity Infrastructure....

Govt Allows Use of Non-personal Aadhaar Data for Research and Public Welfare Projects

By Kumar Harshit on May 20, 2025

Sharing of non-personal Aadhaar data would usher in new paradigms in India's data-driven digital governance initiatives....

Karnataka introduces a New Clean Mobility Policy to drive EV growth

By Indrani Priyadarshini on February 13, 2025

Karnataka’s new Clean Mobility Policy aims to establish the state as a premier EV hub, creating 1 lakh jobs and...

PM Highlights Local AI Ecosystems at AI Action Summit 2025 - What it means for India?

By Kumar Harshit on February 12, 2025

The statement aims to put forth India’s AI vision and also inform the development of India’s foundational AI model....

Key Takeaways: Impact of Budget 2025-26 on IT, Startups, Telecom, Electronics & Mobility

By Kumar Harshit on February 7, 2025

The budget 2025-26 lays out a capex expenditure of Rs 11.21 Lakh crores to support the various sectors along with...

Budget 2025-26: Allocation for BSNL drops by 53% - Good or Bad?

By convergenceindia on February 4, 2025

Budget 2025-26 allocates INR 33,757 Crore to state-run BSNL, after the infusion of the previous two turnaround budgets of...

Bharatnet Budget Jumps 238% under Budget 2025-26 to Connect Government Secondary Schools and PHCs With High-speed Internet

By Kumar Harshit on February 3, 2025

The government of India has sanctioned a budget of Rs 22,000 crore under the Budget 2025-26 for the Bharatnet project,...

Sitharam Announces Broadband Connectivity to Government Secondary Schools and PHCs in Bharatnet Under Budget 2025-26

By Kumar Harshit on February 1, 2025

The government of India through the Bharatnet project aims to expand high-speed internet connectivity to Secondary Schools and PHCs under...

Sitharaman Announces Centre of Excellence in AI for an outlay of Rs 500 Crores under Budget 2025-26

By Kumar Harshit on February 1, 2025

The government of India plans to set up the Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence for an outlay of Rs...

2025-26 Budget Expectations: Unlocking AI Potential Through Workforce Training and Strategic Policies

By Kumar Harshit on February 1, 2025

The Economic Survey highlights the importance of social infrastructure—comprising training institutions that can enable future work centres integrating humans and...

In a bid to push PM-WANI, TRAI caps FTTH tariff under PM WANI to twice the retail broadband rate

By Kumar Harshit on January 16, 2025

To establish 50 million public Wi-Fi hotspots by 2030, TRAI has mandated to keep the FTTH tariffs under PM-WANI to...

Indonesia to introduce age restrictions on Social Media to protect children

By Indrani Priyadarshini on January 15, 2025

Indonesia plans to implement age restrictions on social media as part of broader efforts to safeguard children in the digital...

Sh Ashwini Vaishnaw suggests setting accountability for social media companies to combat fake news

By Kumar Harshit on December 12, 2024

The minister highlighted the importance of balancing freedom of speech with the responsibility to combat fake news and ensure accurate...

Why is SMS Traceability Important? TRAI’s Guideline to Kick in From Dec 11

By Kumar Harshit on December 2, 2024

As of November 30, 2024, over 27,000 Principal Entities (PEs) have registered with Access Service Providers, with more registrations ongoing....

UNESCO partners with MeitY to lay the foundation for India’s ethical AI policy

By Indrani Priyadarshini on November 20, 2024

UNESCO and MeitY have initiated consultations to draft an inclusive, ethical AI policy, aligning India’s advancements with global standards for...

TRAI Plans to Disconnect Private Numbers Doing Spams

By Kumar Harshit on November 14, 2024

TRAI has made it compulsory for commercial calls to be made with a “140” series number. So far, at least...

Indian Govt Likely to Ask Firms to Cut Imports on Hardware Electronics by 5% from Upcoming Fiscal

By Kumar Harshit on November 14, 2024

In 2024 the bill of imports for such products stood at $8.4 billion against an authorization of $9.5 billion, wherein...

In a first among the Indian States, Gujarat Implements a Dedicated Semiconductor Policy

By Kumar Harshit on November 13, 2024

Gujarat's Dholera is being developed as a "Semicon City" to drive investment in the semiconductor sector, boosting both Gujarat's and...

India's Digital Surge: Scindia Emphasizes Nation’s Role as Voice of the Global South at SATRC-25

By Indrani Priyadarshini on November 13, 2024

Scindia highlights at SATRC-25- India’s booming digital economy could reach 20% of GDP by 2027....

TRAI Chairman Anil Kumar Lahoti Unanimously Elected SATRC Chairman

By Kumar Harshit on November 12, 2024

Mr. Lahoti is currently the vice-chair of SATRC, while the chair position is held by Md. Mohiuddin Ahmed, Chairman of...

Industry Urges TRAI to Adopt HD Radio in Phases, FICCI Reiterates

By Kumar Harshit on November 7, 2024

All India Radio (AIR) has already begun with the digitization of its broadcast network by replacing its 38 existing analog...

Indian Government Cautions FinTechs on the Unauthorized Use of PAN Cards

By Kumar Harshit on November 6, 2024

Organizations pursuing PAN Enrichment included lending agencies, loan-sourcing channels, credit sales agents, and credit aggregators....

TRAI Mandates New Deadline for Compliance of Traceability Guidelines to Combat Spams

By Kumar Harshit on October 29, 2024

There were fears associated with the delivery of OTPs, from the sides of Telcos, for important activities like e-commerce activities...

Union Cabinet Greenlights Rs.1,000 crore VC Fund for Space Sector Under IN-SPACe Initiative

By Kumar Harshit on October 25, 2024

The proposed investment range is Rs. 10-60 Crore, depending on the company's stage, growth trajectory, and potential impact on national...

DoT Steers New Rules to Promote Local Manufacturing of 5G Equipment

By Kumar Harshit on October 25, 2024

The DoT is quite confident with its plans as it finds Indian manufacturers to have sufficient local capacity and competition...

Following Non-compliance Centre Mapping Out New Policy For OTT Regulation

By Kumar Harshit on October 24, 2024

Currently, the regulations are part of public discussion and are accessible for feedback from stakeholders....

PLI Extension and Import Restrictions Likely on Cards to Boost India’s 6G Leadership

By Kumar Harshit on October 24, 2024

The group has recently submitted its recommendations to Telcom Minister, Jyotiraditya Scindia as he held meetings with the representatives of...

Nvidia and Indian Government in Talks Exploring A Co-developed Chip

By Kumar Harshit on October 23, 2024

The co-developed chip can be used in various systems designed and operationalized by the government of India....

India Secures Leading Spot in All 10 Study Groups of ITU’s Standardization Sector

By Kumar Harshit on October 21, 2024

The ITU’s study groups are elected for a tenure of 4 years in every World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA)....

Terrestrial Broadcasters May Face New Regulations as TRAI Seeks Input on Consultation Paper

By Kumar Harshit on October 21, 2024

As the DPOs can use the connections to tier commercial advantage, a regulatory mechanism is needed to govern them....

Following VI’s Request, DoT Furthers Bank Guarantee Waiver for Cabinet Approval

By Kumar Harshit on October 17, 2024

The waive-off is subject to some terms and conditions that rest with the telcos to accept....

India Expresses Interest to Help Myanmar with 5G Rollout

By Kumar Harshit on October 17, 2024

India expressed its desire in the 8th India-Myanmar Joint Trade Committee meeting held last month in Delhi....

Workers’ Strike at Samsung’s Tamil Nadu Plant Ends Following Government Intervention

By Kumar Harshit on October 16, 2024

The workers at the Sriperumbudur plant Samsung began the strike back in September demanding Higher Wages that affected around half...

Telemarketers Set to Face Regulatory Checks as DoT Prepares to Combat Spam Calls

By Kumar Harshit on October 15, 2024

DoT has asked TRAI to suggest a regulatory framework for the same amid its ongoing consultation on spam issues....