It is regrettable that the government continues to cloak the rule-making process of a critical policy such as the draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules in secrecy

Experts cautiously welcome draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025, highlighting gaps and concerns for tech industry compliance.

New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS): The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on Friday released the draft rules for the Digital Personal Data Protection Act which make it mandatory for a Data Fiduciary to ensure verifiable consent of a parent before processing any personal data of a child. The Act was passed in Par.....

The government has released the draft Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules 2023, outlining consent mechanisms and data retention policies, but without any mention of penalties for violations. Public feedback invited until February 18.