India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology notified amendments to the IT Rules on 10 February 2026; they took effect on 20 February 2026. Permitted synthetic content must be clearly labelled and carry permanent provenance markers, and large platforms must ask users to declare AI-generated content.
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India: IT Rules amendment on synthetically generated information (2026)
India’s rules requiring labels and provenance markers on AI-generated content, in force since 20 February 2026, with a three-hour window for acting on takedown orders.
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- Status
- In force
- Jurisdiction
- India
- In force since
- Applies to
- Online intermediaries in India, platforms that offer AI content tools, and significant social media intermediaries (more than 5 million registered users in India).
- Official source
- Hogan Lovells: India introduces mandatory labelling for AI
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- Amendments notified by MeitY
- Amendments take effect