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The meeting was attended by top executives from 54 electronic companies

The industry concerns included lack of incentives

Minister said that a task force will be set up to take care of the industry’s concerns

The ministry has not yet formulated a final opinion on such a linkage

Aadhaar usage for social media linking would contravene Supreme Court ruling last year

If the decision to enforce linking goes ahead, Indian users may have to prove identity before using social media

The concerns arise as part of second round of consultations on Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill

The bill had divided consumer data into personal and sensitive personal data

The definition of sensitive personal data has been a concern for fintech companies

MeitY is expected to propose these new guidelines under the IT Act

Indian government had also been working on finalising the data protection bill

Data protection bill is currently under the second round of consultations

This data will include data collected by tech companies such as Uber and Amazon

Earlier, DPIIT has appealed MeitY to include ecommerce data in the data protection bill

Draft Data Protection Bill is undergoing a second round of consultations

I&B ministry will be meeting representatives of OTT platforms along with other stakeholders

Hindu nationalist right-wing groups have protested against Netflix shows such as Leila

Karnataka HC has urged the government to expedite the process of certification for online content

Indian government has been working on defining what constitutes personal data and what is community data

Multiple government policy drafts have proposed data localisation norms

Draft data protection bill is undergoing a second round of consultations

MeitY has reportedly asked the finance ministry to intervene

MeitY’s AI plan includes developing applications, national AI portal etc

NITI Aayog has an INR 7000 Cr roadmap for AI in India

The proposals now offer 4-6% interest rate subsidy on loans for new investments

It also offers waiver of collateral for loans taken to set up machinery

The proposals have been sent to the Finance Ministry for review

MeitY has proposed amendments to India’s IT Act in December 2018

These amendments had aimed to curb the misuse of social media and spread of fake news

New amendments included data localisation, content traceability, monitoring and takedowns by the intermediaries

Since the launch of Drone Regulations 1.0, drones from only two companies certified

State of Telangana will launch its fund of funds in October this year

President Ram Nath Kovind announces Startup Vision 2024

The council will work on implementing a software product mission

This mission is part of the National Policy on Software Products

The council will include members of the government, academia and industry