The Indian government’s Personal Data Protection Bill of 2019 (PDP Bill) was withdrawn in August 2022 after criticism from the opposition, tech giants and civil society. The government admitted the ...

The Indian government's initiative to establish a Data Protection Board is underway, with the development of a digital-first office system. The board will monitor compliance, enforce the Digital ...

The Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI), in collaboration with the Hotel and Restaurant ...

If there was one theme that defined financial services in 2025, it was purpose-led regulation. Beyond product expansion and ...

The Indian government is establishing the Data Protection Board to enforce the new Digital Personal Data Protection Act. The Act defines data handling practices, outlines roles and penalties, and ...

India's Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) bill is expected to be approved by the lower house of the country's bicameral Parliament, Lok Sabha, but it still faces opposition from privacy rights ...

Act establishes the Data Protection Board of India, an independent body responsible for overseeing compliance, investigating ...

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India’s long-running data protection debate has finally crossed into operational reality. With the Government notifying the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules 2025—first released in draft ...

The GDPR has landed. As companies focus on complying with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, a far-reaching data protection law, they should not lose sight of developments in India. India is ...

As India builds its data protection regime and contemplates the vast range of issues involved, one issue has emerged in the spotlight: data localization. It’s all the rage. The Ministry of Electronics ...

One of the focal points of the government health response to COVID-19 in India has been the extensive use of mobile phone applications such as the Aarogya Setu for contact tracing and quarantine. The ...