New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- A day after Noida's Galgotias University landed in trouble over an exhibit at the India AI Impact Summit, the Centre ordered the institute's stalls to be removed from the expo show floor. Addressing the concern at a press briefing on Wednesday, S Krishnan, secretary at the Ministry of Electronics and IT (Meity), said that the decision was taken "to ensure that controversies should not overshadow our efforts".

"What happened should not affect the way people present or exhibit their work at such events. The idea is not to use an opportunity like this to become something else or create unnecessary noise. It is essential that a proper code of conduct is followed, as there are other countries and other participants invol...