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Draft Sovereign Database Hosting & Storage Guidelines 2026
Issued by Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) • Sector: AI & Cyber SecurityOfficial notification details: Mandatory local caching of training metadata and secure regional keys for multi-regional hosting models.
Compliance failures carry structured penalties of up to 4% of regional capital buffers.
Consultation open until Oct 2026; enforcement planned by Q2 2027.
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Draft Sovereign Database Hosting & Storage Guidelines 2026
Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) • Aug 18, 2026What Changed?Mandatory local caching of training metadata and secure regional keys for multi-regional hosting models.
Who is Affected?Global cloud operators, AI startups training multi-billion parameter models locally.
National Sodium-Ion Battery Cell Sourcing Subsidies (PLI V2)
Ministry of Heavy Industries • Aug 12, 2026What Changed?Allocates $1.2B in capital subsidies for cell geometry manufacturing setups utilizing local sodium feedstock.
Who is Affected?EV cell builders, sodium chemical refiners, and battery grid procurement managers.
Bilateral Silicon Fab Export Equipment Tax Clearances
Ministry of Commerce and Industry • Aug 05, 2026What Changed?Zero-rated customs duties on wafer packaging logistics machinery from compliant bilateral treaty partners.
Who is Affected?Semiconductor OSAT assembly centers and silicon shipping importers.
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- • Capital cell PLI incentives drop sodium batteries CapEx costs by 12%
- • Sovereign storage-compute subsidies offer up to 35% reimbursements
- • Caching metadata locally carry audit warnings and 4% capital limits
- • Wafer exporting fab custom restrictions shifts packaging logistic setups
Government Schemes & Programs
Sovereign AI Compute Infrastructure Subsidy
Benefit: Up to 35% reimbursement on GPU hosting costs
Advanced Cell Chemistry Manufacturing Incentive
Benefit: 9% cash-back on sodium raw sourcing CapEx
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