This blog captures Ikigai Law’s interview with Mr. Rakesh Maheshwari on the amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021, to regulate online gaming. In April, Rutuja Pol (Lead, Government Affairs) and Shambhavi Ravishankar (Consultant) spoke to Mr. Rakesh Maheshwari on the online gaming amendments (Amendments) to the InformationRead more
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A post-mortem on MeitY’s mass blocking of digital lending apps. On 5 February, a tweet from a public broadcaster announcing the blocking of 94 digital lending apps raised a furore within the fintech industry. In the following week, lending apps were banned and unbanned – both without much clarity. A quick backstory: In September 2022, the RBIRead more
This article discusses our comments on the policy paper of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on the circular economy in the electronics and electrical sector. INTRODUCTION In May 2021, the MeitY invited comments from the public on a policy paper titled ‘Circular economy in the electronics and electrical sector’. The initial deadline toRead more
In January 2021, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology released a draft National Strategy on Blockchain. The draft strategy identifies the potential for adoption of blockchain in India and envisages creation of a ‘National Level Blockchain Framework’. This blogpost highlights a representation submitted by Ikigai Law as a response to the draft strategy. InRead more
This blog post highlights the key developments and concerns in the dispute resolution framework under the Information Technology Act, 2000. 1. INTRODUCTION More than 131 million Indian consumers have been victims of cybercrime and India has lost INR 1.24 trillion in cyber-attacks in the previous year[1]. Most victims of cyber-attacks or frauds in India doRead more
India enacted the Information Technology Act, 2000 (“IT Act”) on 09 June 2000[1]. The IT Act is based on the UNCITRAL model law on e-commerce[2]. The preamble of the IT Act simply indicates that the Act is centred around affording legal recognition to transactions carried out electronically. However, the scope of the IT Act goesRead more
A. INTRODUCTION: On 11 May 2020, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MeitY”) released the ‘Aarogya Setu Data Access and Knowledge Sharing Protocol’ (“Protocol”). The Protocol is issued by the chairperson of the ‘empowered group on technology and data management’ (“EG”), which is one of the 11 empowered groups created by the National ExecutiveRead more
Ikigai Law at MediaNama’s discussion on Intermediary Liability.
1. Introduction This blog post outlines the current regulatory framework applicable to online content and the platforms which host such content. Online content regulation is a hotly debated topic and with due reason. India has seen a surge in online content providers in the past few years. This coupled with the seeming absence of anyRead more
1. Preliminary On 20 February 2019, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MeitY”)[1] published a report titled ‘India’s Trillion-Dollar Digital Opportunity’ (“Report”)[2] in collaboration with McKinsey & Company. This report was prepared in consultation with the Government of India (“Government”), various state governments and private stakeholders. The report was conceived with three primary objectives. 1.1Read more