Government withdraws Personal Data Protection Bill 2019; new bill with recommendation of the Joint Parliamentary Committee to be presented
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MEITY”) has withdrawn the Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 (“Bill”) and proposed to present a […]
The National Green tribunal, Eastern Zone Bench has directed the West Bengal Government to phase out all vehicles older than 15 years within 6 months
In a recent case, the National Green Tribunal (“NGT”), Eastern Zone Bench has directed that all the commercial and private vehicles older […]
Annual turnover threshold for generation of GST e-invoices reduced from INR 20 Crore to INR 10 Crore
Registered persons whose annual turnover in any preceding financial year from 2017-18 onwards exceed INR 10 crore shall be required to generate […]
Pan India Status on the ban of Single Use Plastic (SUP)
In sync with the Plastic Waste Management (Amendment) Rules, 2021 which mandates to stop the use, distribution, production and sale of single […]
RBI issues notification on Restriction on Storage of Actual Card Data; re-iterates that w.e.f 01.10.2022 , no entity in the card transaction / payment chain, other than the card issuers and / or card networks, should store CoF data
The Reserve Bank of India has issued a notification on “Restriction on Storage of Actual Card Data [i.e. Card-on-File (CoF)]” Background: In […]
RBI extends the timeline for submission of applications for seeking authorisation under the Regulation of Payment Aggregators till 30th September, 2022
The Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”) has issued a notification on “Regulation of Payment Aggregators – Timeline for submission of applications for […]
SEBI rolls out Consultation Paper on Online Bond Trading Platforms – Proposed Regulatory Framework; invites public comments by 12th August, 2022
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has issued the Consultation Paper on Online Bond Trading Platforms – Proposed Regulatory Framework (“Consultation […]
Spending of funds for ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign i.e. mass scale production and supply of the National Flag ,outreach and related efforts qualifies as eligible CSR activity
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (“MCA”) has recently clarified that spending of CSR Funds for activities related to “Har Ghar Tiranga” campaign […]
In sync with Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017, Andhra Pradesh Govt. rolls out complementary State Rules proposing Crèche and WFH facility to women employees entitled to maternity benefit
In sync with the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017, where employers are required to set up a crèche facility upon having 50 […]
SEBI rolls out list of entities allowed to use e-KYC Aadhaar Authentication services of UIDAI in Securities Market as sub-KUA ( KYC user agency)
Earlier on May 12, 2020 the Securities and Exchange Board of India had informed that entities can undertake Aadhaar Authentication service of […]
Tamil Nadu PCB prohibits manufacturing, importing, stocking, distributing, selling and using of single-use plastic with immediate effect; sets up a control room with respect to Single Use Plastic (SUP)
The Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board ( “TNPCB”) has prohibited the manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of following single use […]
Medical prescription from registered medical practitioner mandated for e-commerce platforms selling Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani drugs containing substances under Schedule E(1) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945
The Central Consumer Protection Authority ( “CCPA”) has prohibited E-commerce platforms from selling and facilitating any Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani drugs containing […]