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Generative Artificial Intelligence Regulation in India

In recent times, we have seen many Generative AI incidents which were not good for society to come across, like deep fakes. Generative AI is based on a large language model and uses deep learning and large sets of data to generate new content. In India, the integration of AI technologies across sectors is very rapid. Generative AI has the potential to add $1.2- 1.5 trillion to India’s GDP over seven years according to EY under a report titled “AIdea of India: Generative AI’s potential to accelerate India’s digital transformation”. Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology stated the government’s intent to regulate AI to safeguard "digital citizens". The current state of Generative AI in India paints a picture of innovation and promise. Generative AI applications are unlocking new possibilities, yet they come with challenges. The absence of dedicated Generative AI regulations raises questions about governance, ethics, and societal impact of technologies...
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New Criminal Laws

  The explainer in  The Hindu  written by  Aaratrika Bhaumik  with the title of THE NEW BILLS TO OVERHAUL CRIMINAL LAWS. The key takeaways are: 🗞️ Parliamentary standing committee report of 111th and 128th reports highlighted the need for reform in criminal laws. 🗞️MHA Constituted a committee on 4th May, 2020 headed by Prof. (Dr.) Ranbir singh (Former vice chancellor of NLU, Delhi). 🗞️On February 27,2022 the committee submitted its recommendations. 🗞️ Committee came under attack by letters of supreme court and high court judges as well as senior advocates and academicians. on the basis of lack of diversity, absence of transparency and also whether committee was functioned independently or not. 🗞️Prof. Ranbir singh clarified the structural part of the committee lies in the hand of MHA and the committee was functioned independently and in a completely autonomous manner. 🗞️ Sedition section 124A of the  #Indian_Penal_Code_1860  replaced by section 1...
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SEDITION CURSE FOR FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND EXPRESSION

  It is 150 years from now to the formation of sedition as a 124 A section in the Indian Penal Code. History says that many freedom fighters are convicted under this section of IPC like For first time it was used upon Bal Gangadhar Tilak in 1897 for publishing news against the British Government in his newspaper Kesari regarding the negligence in dangerous bacterial infection and next on Mahatma Gandhi who was arrested because he published four articles in the journal name young India that were related to non-cooperation. In these four articles, Gandhi Ji has written that Indian soldiers and all Indian government employees should leave their jobs, and even also he has written that if we want to get independence then each and every person should have to be seditious towards Britishers. In 1992 Britishers arrested Gandhi Ji for this act and a court trial started and he admitted guilty and said this section 124 A (sedition) is a like prince of all sections who keeps the citizens suppr...
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PANCHAYATS (EXTENSION TO SCHEDULED AREAS) ACT (1996): IMPLEMENTATION IN ANDHRA PRADESH, CHHATTISGARH, GUJARAT, HIMACHAL PRADESH & JHARKHAND.

Panchayat raj system is very old we can see this system in Rigveda as a ‘Sabha’ ‘Samiti’ ‘Vidatha’ basic governing system of a village. In regularly 250 CE, historians say this type of system continued all over the Indian sub-continent (present India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh). In the word panchayat raj ‘panchayat’ means ‘assembly of five’ and ‘raj’ means ‘rule’. This is the basic meaning of the Panchayat Raj. Traditionally panchayat consists of the elder persons of the village chosen by the community who had to make all decisions for the village or the community. We can see this concept in the Shanti Parva of the Mahabharat, Manu Smriti, book Arthashastra written by Kautilya, Mahatma Gandhi also advocated for panchayat system as local government. He supported the decentralization of power, termed as ‘Gram Sabha’ (village self-governance). If we see the history of India every era is having a similar concept of the local government system. Indian constituent assemb...
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UNVEILING THE EVOLUTION AND SIGNIFICANCE OF INDIA'S BASIC STRUCTURE DOCTRINE

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DIGITAL_PERSONAL_DATA_PROTECTION_BILL, 2023

Parliament of India passed Digital Personal Data Protection Bill,2023. Here are some key takeaways related to the document published on PRS Legislative written by Saket Surya The #DIGITAL_PERSONAL_DATA_PROTECTION_BILL , 2023 applies to the processing of digital personal data within India, whether collected online or offline and digitized. HIGHLIGHTS: 🔗Personal data can be processed only for a lawful purpose with the consent of the individual, except for specified legitimate uses. 🔗Data fiduciaries are required to maintain data accuracy, security, and delete data once its purpose is fulfilled. 🔗The Bill grants rights to individuals, including the right to obtain information, seek correction and erasure, and grievance redressal. 🔗Government agencies can be exempted from certain provisions of the Bill in the interest of national security, public order, and prevention of offenses. 🔗The Data Protection Board of India will be established to adjudicate non-compliance w...
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Generative Artificial Intelligence Regulation in India

In recent times, we have seen many Generative AI incidents which were not good for society to come across, like deep fakes. Generative AI is based on a large language model and uses deep learning and large sets of data to generate new content. In India, the integration of AI technologies across sectors is very rapid. Generative AI has the potential to add $1.2- 1.5 trillion to India’s GDP over seven years according to EY under a report titled “AIdea of India: Generative AI’s potential to accelerate India’s digital transformation”. Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology stated the government’s intent to regulate AI to safeguard "digital citizens". The current state of Generative AI in India paints a picture of innovation and promise. Generative AI applications are unlocking new possibilities, yet they come with challenges. The absence of dedicated Generative AI regulations raises questions about governance, ethics, and societal impact of technologies...
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