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Preliminary Analysis: Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025

Intrinsic to India’s long-drawn transition towards chartering a privacy-safe environment, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, enacted the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDPA 2023) during the monsoon session of the Parliament, on 11th August 2023. The Act sets obligations for Data Fiduciaries and Significant Data Fiduciaries, provides safeguards […]

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“Verifiably Safe” Processing of Children’s Personal Data under the DPDPA 2023: A Catalogue of Measures

The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDPA) introduces heightened protection for children’s personal data. Section 9 mandates “verifiable consent” from parents or lawful guardians before processing such data. The DPDPA prohibits data fiduciaries from engaging in harmful processing or tracking/behavioural monitoring for targeted advertising directed at children. If data processing for children is done

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Comparative Analysis of India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 and 2023

Intrinsic to India’s long-drawn transition towards chartering a privacy-safe environment, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India, tabled the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 (DPDPB 2023) during the monsoon session of the Parliament, on 3rd August 2023. It sets obligations for Data Fiduciaries and Significant Data Fiduciaries, provides safeguards for

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Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2023: Changes in light of the Finance Committee’s Recommendations

On March 29th 2023, the Lok Sabha passed the Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2023 (‘2023 Bill’). The previous iteration of the Bill was released in August 2022 (‘2022 Bill’), following which it was referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance (‘the FC’). The FC released its report making notable recommendations to the Bill. In line

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Preliminary Analysis of Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2022:Key Changes, Evolution and Analysis

The proposed changes to the Competition Act, 2002, introduced through the Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2022, the Competition (Amendment) Bill, 2020, and the report of the Competition Law Review Committee (CLRC Report), are seen as a positive step towards enhancing business ease and consumer protection, yet further improvements are needed, especially in adapting to the evolving

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