The Esports Players Welfare Association (EPWA) has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking reconsideration of the recently presented Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, which aims to promote online social games while prohibiting money-based gaming services
The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, passed by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, is a significant bill aimed at regulating online gaming, recognizing its growing importance in the digital sector, Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said.
Former cricketer Mark Butcher believes Jacob Bethell's promotion to the temporary captaincy position for the three T20Is agaisnt Ireland is "hard to explain" and shows a "lack of respect" to the hosts.
Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, aiming to promote e-sports and online social games, while outlawing online money gaming.
The Online Gaming Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, where it was noted that esports will be recognised as a legitimate form of competitive sport in India.
In the just-introduced Bill to regulate online gaming in India, there will be no punishment for those playing online games; it is only the service providers, advertisers, promoters, and those who financially support such games will face the consequences.
The Bill introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday about online gaming encourages e-sports and online social games while prohibiting harmful online money gaming services, advertisements, and financial transactions related to them.
India's non-smartphone electronics exports have crossed the USD 14 billion mark in FY 2024-25, contributing to an overall electronics export of USD 38.57 billion, a 32.47 per cent jump from the previous year, according to the Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC).
The gaming industry has expressed serious concern over the draft Bill that seeks to ban all real money games, including those based on skill, warning that such a move could severely damage India's digital economy and push players towards illegal operators.
The Government of India has unveiled a wide range of measures aimed at strengthening exports and expanding domestic manufacturing. According to a Ministry of Commerce & Industry press release, the initiatives include production-linked schemes, new trade agreements, modernized logistics,
In a landmark decision aimed at enhancing career prospects and operational efficiency in the Border Security Force (BSF), the Central government has approved the first-ever cadre review for group B and C employees, covering ranks from constable to inspector.