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Centre Weighs Rs 20,000 Crore Frontier AI Fund to Build India's Compute Backbone

The Centre is considering an anchor investment of Rs 15,000 crore to Rs 20,000 crore in a proposed National Frontier AI & Compute Fund, a move that could significantly expand India's AI financing and infrastructure base, according to a report. The fund is being designed to support frontier AI companies, finance GPU clusters and specialised data centres, and attract private capital through a possible 50:50 public-private model.

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National Governance & Policy07 Oct 2026, 02:41 AM IST

Coal Ministry Launches Special Drive on E-Waste Under Special Campaign 6

India’s Ministry of Coal has mounted a focused e-waste management drive under Special Campaign 6, placing digital waste handling at the center of its administrative clean-up effort. The initiative signals a broader push to improve disposal discipline, recover usable assets, and strengthen environmental compliance across the ministry’s offices and affiliated establishments.

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National Governance & Policy06 Oct 2026, 01:19 PM IST

Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat Goes Offline in India After Apple Cites MeitY Order

Jack Dorsey’s decentralised messaging app Bitchat has been removed from the Google Play Store in India, with Apple reportedly telling users the app is unavailable because of a directive from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The development underscores the regulatory pressure facing encrypted and decentralised communication tools in one of the world’s largest internet markets.

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National Governance & Policy06 Oct 2026, 10:18 AM IST

Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat Goes Offline in India After Apple Cites MeitY Order

Jack Dorsey’s decentralised messaging app Bitchat has been removed from the Google Play Store in India, with Apple indicating the takedown followed a directive from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The move underscores the continuing reach of Indian platform regulation over even decentralised services, and raises fresh questions about how app stores will handle compliance for products designed to operate outside traditional server-based control.

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National Governance & Policy05 Oct 2026, 09:59 PM IST

Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat Goes Offline in India After Apple Cites MeitY Order

Jack Dorsey’s decentralised messaging app Bitchat has been taken off the Google Play Store in India, with Apple also citing a directive from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, according to the latest platform notices. The move underscores how even privacy-focused, decentralised products remain vulnerable to national compliance orders when operating through major app distribution channels.

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National Governance & Policy05 Oct 2026, 09:48 AM IST

Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat Goes Offline in India After Apple Cites MeitY Order

Jack Dorsey’s decentralised messaging app Bitchat has been removed from the Google Play Store in India, with Apple telling users the app is unavailable because of a directive from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The takedown underscores the growing tension between privacy-focused communication tools and India’s expanding platform compliance regime.

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Macro Economy & Fiscal PolicyJust now (11:45 AM IST)

GST Collections Rise 14.7% in September to Over ₹2.03 Lakh Crore

India’s gross Goods and Services Tax collections climbed 14.7% year-on-year in September to more than ₹2.03 lakh crore, underscoring resilient tax buoyancy despite uneven demand conditions. Domestic activity contributed about ₹1.38 lakh crore, while import-linked revenues surged 26% to ₹65,525 crore, pointing to firm trade flows and stronger compliance.

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Enterprise Tech, Cloud & AIJust now (05:11 AM IST)

MeitY to Launch IndiaAI Centre of Excellence as First 15 Start-ups Are Named

India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is set to launch the IndiaAI Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence on Wednesday, marking a significant step in the government’s effort to build domestic AI capacity. A key milestone accompanying the launch is the announcement of CAIK’s first cohort of 15 start-ups, underscoring the policy push to connect public funding, research, and entrepreneurship.

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Enterprise Tech, Cloud & AIJust now (01:14 AM IST)

MeitY to Launch IndiaAI Centre of Excellence on Wednesday, Marking a New Push in National AI Capacity

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology will launch the IndiaAI Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence on Wednesday, a move that underscores New Delhi’s intent to deepen domestic AI capability through a structured public innovation platform. A major accompanying milestone is the announcement of CAIK’s first cohort of 15 start-ups, signaling an early effort to connect policy, research, and entrepreneurship in a fast-moving sector.

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Startups & Venture Capital14 Nov 2026, 08:00 PM IST

MeitY Seeks Data-Collection Details From Quick-Help Platforms Over Physical AI Training

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has asked home-services platforms, including Pronto, Snabbit and Urban Company, to explain how they collect and use worker and customer data for physical AI training, according to people familiar with the matter. The review underscores growing regulatory attention on startups deploying AI in labour-intensive services, where data practices, consent and model training are increasingly under scrutiny.

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National Governance & Policy02 Nov 2026, 02:00 PM IST

MeitY Unveils DEPA Handbook to Guide Trusted Data Sharing for AI Training

India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has released a handbook on the Data Empowerment and Protection Architecture, setting out a techno-legal framework for trusted data sharing. The guide is designed to help institutions collaborate on data for artificial intelligence training while preserving control, consent, and governance over the underlying datasets.

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