The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has amended the Master Directions on Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPI) through Notification No. RBI/2024-2025/97, issued on 27 December 2024 (Master Directions).
On 6 December 2024, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) issued the final Telecommunications (Procedures and Safeguards for Lawful Interception of Messages) Rules, 2024 (Rules) replacing the earlier draft released for public consultation on 28 August 2024.
On 16 December 2024 the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) published an advisory for OTT platforms on streaming content related to narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances (Advisory).
On 27 November 2024, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) issued an advisory on Deepfake Threats and Countermeasures (Advisory), highlighting the escalating risks posed by the increasing sophistication of deepfake technology. This advisory serves as a critical resource for individuals, organizations, and businesses to identify, assess, and mitigate the threats arising from synthetic media.
On 21 November 2024, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) issued the final Telecommunications (Telecom Cyber Security) Rules, 2024 (Rules), replacing the earlier draft released for public consultation on 28 August 2024.
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has amended the Flight and Maritime Connectivity Rules, 2018 (Rules), through the Flight and Maritime Connectivity (Amendment) Rules, 2024 (Amendment), which was published in the Official Gazette on 28 October 2024.
On 13 September 2024, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) issued its Recommendations on the Connectivity to Access Service Virtual Network Operators (VNOs) from more than one Network Service Operator (NSO) (Recommendations).
