The Quantum Hub
@tqh_policy
Evidence Based Public Policy Research and Advocacy
With the Supreme Court considering new legal frameworks to govern online speech—including satire, political dissent, and creative expression—stakeholders across India’s digital landscape are voicing concerns about censorship and the chilling effect on free speech. Our founder,…
We're excited to share that Rohit Kumar (@rohitkr_RK), Co-Founder of The Quantum Hub (@tqh_policy), spoke on a panel at the conference India’s Digital Economy: Competition, Innovation, Regulation, hosted last week by @Vidhi_India in collaboration with @CCI_India. In a session…
The Quantum Hub (TQH) is pleased to invite you to the Kickoff Event of @Meta's Open Loop India Program. The event marks the launch of the second edition of the Open Loop program in India, a policy research initiative aimed at testing how India’s Digital Personal Data Protection…
At @rightscon 2025, held in February in Taipei, Taiwan, we brought together stakeholders from civil society, academia, and the private sector across 10+ countries for a closed-door workshop co-organized by The Quantum Hub (@tqh_policy), National Institute of Strategic Resilience…
The Karnataka government recently released a draft bill to regulate online gaming, proposing a licensing regime for skill-based online games and placing additional obligations on intermediaries such as ISPs and payment gateways. While aimed at providing regulatory clarity, the…
🚨 🚎Transforming India’s Inter-City Bus Transport System A new study by The Quantum Hub (@tqh_policy) and @FlixBus explores the urgent need to reform India’s inter-city bus transport system, specifically focusing on the regulatory, operational, and enforcement issues within…
TQH's Founding Partner, @BhartiAparajita, featured on a special show "She Leads" on @sansad_tv produced in partnership with @unwomenindia. She along with @JahnviAndharia , Institute of Social Studies Trust (@of_isst ) and Arjun Venkatraman, @gatesfoundation discussed Digital…
We’re delighted to share that Nipun Malhotra, our Director, Lead – Disability Rights and Inclusion, has been appointed as a member of the Expert Committee constituted by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (@socialpwds) . The Committee has been tasked…
The proposed Income Tax Bill, 2025 introduces a provision allowing tax authorities to access an individual’s “virtual digital space” during search and seizure operations. This includes personal emails, cloud storage, messaging platforms, and more. While the rationale is to…
We spoke to Annapurna Roy and Dia Rekhi of The @EconomicTimes on the AI policies being adopted by States. The policies vary considerably depending on their development priorities, but several common themes emerge. While regulating AI is solely the domain of the central…
A recent article by @livemint , authored by Shouvik Das, takes a deep dive into India's AI landscape, pointing to a concerning gap: while the global race in generative AI accelerates, India continues to lag behind in fundamental innovation. Speaking on the issue, our Co-founder…
This article by @medianama explores MeitY’s ‘Code for Consent: DPDP Innovation Challenge’, which aims to crowdsource solutions for consent management under the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, especially around complex issues like children's data. In this context,…
