An order issued by the Central government on Wednesday has brought online news portal and digital content providers under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, headed by Prakash Javadekar.
The order stated that all digital or online Media, films and audio-visual programmes, news portal and current affairs content will come under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
There is no law or autonomous body governing digital content at present.
Currently, the print media is looked after by the Press Council of India, the News Broadcasters Association (NBA) takes care of the news channels, the Advertising Standards Council of India is for advertising while films are monitored by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).