Kerala Govt. bans single use plastic effective 1st July, 2022 ; violators will be penalized with fine ranging between Rs 10,000/- to Rs. 50,000/-; if found guilty licenses of the establishment too can stand cancelled
The Government of Kerala has recently, informed its mandate to phase out single use plastic items in the State effective 1st July, […]
RBI mandates prior approval in case of takeover / acquisition of control of non-bank PSOs and sale / transfer of payment system activity of non-bank PSO
The Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”) has issued a Notification on “Requirement for obtaining prior approval in case of takeover / acquisition […]
In sync with MeitY’s Cert-In guidelines, SEBI mandates Stock Brokers and DPs to report cyber-attacks/threats/cyber-incidents/breaches within 6 hours of noticing/detecting/ being informed of such incidents
In partial modification of its earlier circular on framework for Cyber Security and Cyber Resilience for Stock Brokers / Depository Participants, the […]
A Regulatory Recap for the Food Industry in the past 6 months!
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has brought up various legal amendments from Jan 2022 to June 2022. In […]
Ministry of Steel further extends the last date for submission of applications under the ‘Production Linked Incentive (“PLI”) Scheme for Specialty Steel’ till 31st July, 2022
In continuation to what has been reported by us in the trailing e-mail, the Ministry of Steel has further extended the last […]
CPCB sets up National Control Room to monitor enforcement of Single Use Plastic (SUP) Ban; starting today, daily reports would be prepared on activities undertaken by CPCB and State Authorities
The Central Pollution Control Board (“CPCB”) has established a National Control Room (“NCR”) to monitor the enforcement of Single Use Plastic (“SUP”) […]
FSSAI re-operationalizes the Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Amendment Regulations, 2021; FBOs required to ensure compliance with these regulations
In continuation to what we reported earlier (please refer to the trailing e-mails for details), the Food Safety and Standards Authority of […]
Tamil Nadu Govt. proposes amendments to the Factories Rules; amendment pertains to certification of persons in charge of first-aid-box in factories; public comments invited till 13th August, 2022
The Government of Tamil Nadu has proposed amendments to the Tamil Nadu Factories Rules, 1950 (“Principal Rules”) and has invited comments and […]
Puducherry Govt. mandates registration and renewal of licence for factories under the Factories Act through online mode only
The Government of Puducherry (“Government”) has mandated registration and renewal of licence for factories though online mode only (under the Factories Act, […]
West Bengal Health Department issues advisory in light of increase in Covid-19 cases in the State ; directs to follow Covid appropriate behavior (physical distancing, wearing of masks/face covers and respiratory hygiene) at all times
Considering the rise in number of Covid-19 cases in the State, the Health Department of West Bengal has issued the following advisory […]
Deadline for implementing Cyber Security Directions (issued by CERT-In) for MSMEs and validation aspects w.r.t subscriber / customers details for Data Centres, VPS providers, VPN Service Providers extended till 25th September, 2022
The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (“MEITY”) has notified that the CERT-In’s Cyber Security Direction No. 20(3)/2022-CERT-In of 28.04.2022 (“CERT-In Direction”) […]
FSSAI notifies Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) First Amendment Regulations, 2022; inserts sub-regulations relating to non-alcoholic counterpart of alcoholic beverage and flavoured beer
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has notified the Food Safety and Standards (Alcoholic Beverages) First Amendment Regulations, 2022 to […]