Tag: Digital Governance
Sarvam AI Startup Programme Fuels Indic AI Builders
Sarvam AI has introduced the Sarvam Startup Programme, providing early-stage companies with up to 12 months of API credits, priority engineering support and production-ready infrastructure to build multilingual AI applications without backend complexities. Founders Vivek Raghavan and Pratyush Kumar positioned the initiative to empower India’s developer ecosystem with high-quality models fluent in 22+ Indian languages and English, enabling full agency in creating voice agents,...
Oracle Layoffs Fund AI Data Centre Push Amid Cash Squeeze
Oracle is planning thousands of job cuts across divisions as it grapples with a cash crunch from aggressive AI data centre buildout to support major clients including a $300 billion OpenAI agreement, xAI and Meta, as Bloomberg News first reported. The reductions, potentially broader than typical rolling cuts, may begin this month and target roles expected to diminish under AI automation, coinciding with an...
SC Calls for Blockchain Based Overhaul of India’s Property Registration System
The Supreme Court of India has called on the central government to modernize the country’s property registration framework by adopting blockchain technology, describing the...
FCRF Expands Cyber Law Training with CCLP Program
The Future Crime Research Foundation (FCRF) has launched its flagship Certified Cyber Law Practitioner (CCLP) program amid a nationwide shift toward data protection, digital...
IndiaAI Unveils ₹2.5 Cr Face ID Challenge
IndiaAI, the independent business division under the Digital India Corporation (DIC) and the Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY), has launched the IndiaAI Face...
Bengaluru Tops India’s Metro Cybercrime Chart
A detailed analysis of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) 2023 data shows that Bengaluru has emerged as the epicenter of cybercrime among India’s...
ECI Issues Guidelines for AI Use in Election Campaigns
With the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) taking effect following the announcement of Bihar’s Assembly Election and eight bye-elections on October 6, 2025, the...
India Expands Social Security Ties at ISSA Forum
India is expanding its global partnerships in social security, labour mobility, and digital protection frameworks, following a series of high-level meetings held on the...
Heng Lee | Cybersecurity Policy, Compliance & Governance
As cyber threats grow more sophisticated and persistent, strong policy frameworks have become essential to protecting digital infrastructure. Governments, regulators, and enterprises are now...
NeGD Integrates 2,000 e-Services Across India
The National e-Governance Division (NeGD), operating under India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), has announced the successful pan-India integration of nearly 2,000...
UN Urges Deepfake Detection Standards Globally
The United Nations’ International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has urged governments and companies to take stronger action against AI-generated deepfake, warning that they pose rising...
SEBI Issues Cybersecurity FAQs to Guide Regulated Firms
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has published a comprehensive set of FAQs addressing the Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience Framework (CSCRF) and...
IBM and Maharashtra Launch AI Hubs
The Government of Maharashtra has entered a landmark partnership with IBM Technology (India) to transform public service delivery and technical education through artificial intelligence...
