The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting released the Draft Registration of Press and Periodicals Bill, 2019. This would require publishers of news on digital media to register themselves with the Registrar of Newspapers of India. It is unclear whether this would cover ordinary individuals who post news articles on blogs or social media.
Link: https://mib.gov.in/sites/default/files/Public%20Notice%20%20for%20RPP%20Bill%2C%202019.pdf.
