Technology & Future Law

Crypto is not banned, but not legal tender. Profits are taxed at a flat 30% (Section 115BBH IT Act) with 1% TDS (Section 194S). Exchanges must be FIU-IND registered under the PMLA.

Generally yes — the DPDP Act, 2023 permits cross-border data transfer to most countries (except notified 'negative list'). But sector-specific rules (RBI, SEBI, telecom) impose stricter localisation requirements.

There's no specific 'AI law' in India yet — liability is allocated through existing frameworks — product liability (CPA), negligence (tort), contract, DPDPA for data, sectoral regulators (RBI, SEBI, IRDAI). MeitY advisories impose due-diligence obligations on AI deployers.

The IT (Intermediary Guidelines) Rules, 2021 require platforms to remove unlawful content within 36 hours of court/govt order, non-consensual intimate imagery within 24 hours of user complaint, and provide a Grievance Officer who must respond in 24 hours.

Drones governed by Drone Rules, 2021 (and Drone (Amendment) Rules 2022, 2023). Categorised by weight (Nano, Micro, Small, Medium, Large). Register via DigitalSky portal (digitalsky.dgca.gov.in), get UIN. No-permission-no-takeoff (NPNT) compliance. Red, Yellow, Green zones based on airspace. Nano drones in Green zone exempt; others need Remote Pilot Licence + permissions.

Under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDPA), a data fiduciary — any organisation that collects and processes personal data — must notify the Data Protection Board and every affected individual of a personal data breach. The notification must be given in the "prescribed manner" (rules to be notified by the government). Failure to notify is a civil default attracting a penalty of up to ₹200 crore per instance under Schedule 1 of the Act.

Register on the National Customer Preference Register (NCPR/DND) via the TRAI DND app, your telecom operator's app, or by calling/SMSing 1909. To report a specific spam call or SMS, SMS 'COMP' to 1909 within 7 days of receiving it; for fraud, phishing or impersonation calls/messages, use the Chakshu facility on the Sanchar Saathi portal within 30 days. Operators must act against unregistered senders within 5 days, and violators face a 15-day bar on first offence and disconnection on repeat violations under the TCCCPR, 2018 (as amended).