NEW DELHI, March 3 -- India has, for the first time, notified standards for cloud computing, data centre performance and the ethical deployment of artificial intelligence (AI), aligning its digital infrastructure with frameworks developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

A government notification dated 25 February and reviewed by Mint shows the standards establish common definitions for cloud systems, introduce performance metrics for data centres, and embed ethical considerations within AI system design, formalizing the technical and governance backbone of India's AI expansion.

The standards have been notified under Sub-rule (1) of Rule 15 of the Bureau...