Ministry of Law and Justice announces TeleLaw initiative
Tele-Law means the use of communications and information technology for the delivery of legal information and advice. This e-interaction between lawyers and people would be through the video-conferencing infrastructure available at the CSCs.
IFSCA clarification regarding Direct Market Access (DMA) facility
Direct Market Access (DMA) is a facility which allows Broker-Dealers to offer their clients direct access to the trading system of the Stock Exchange, through the Broker-Dealer’s trading systems, without any manual intervention by the Broker-Dealer.
Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) (Amendment) Rules, 2023
“Direct selling entity” is redefined to mean the principal entity which sells or offers to sell goods or services directly through a network of sellers, but does not include an entity which is engaged in a Pyramid Scheme or money circulation scheme.
Draft Chandigarh Energy Conservation Building Code, 2023
The Code is applicable to buildings or building complexes that have a connected load of 50 kW or greater or
a contract demand of 60 kVA or the plot area of building is equal to or more than 1000 sqm or the built up
area of building is equal two or more than 2000 sqm (excluding non-conditioned spaces in basement)
greater and are intended to be used for commercial purposes. Buildings intended for private residential
purposes only are not covered by the Code.
Government Promotes Organic Products in India, Emphasizes Reliable Testing
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued directions to all food testing laboratories towards promoting organic products in the country by focusing on the development and strengthening of cooperative societies.
FSSAI launches Surveillance Drive to Combat Spurious Drugs Manufactured by Nutraceutical Companies
This intensive drive will continue throughout the month, with plans to inspect 25-30 percent of the nutraceutical manufacturing facilities in Himachal Pradesh by the end of June 2023. The aim is to identify and take immediate action against defaulting FBOs to ensure consumer safety and the integrity of the nutraceutical industry.
Ministry of AYUSH publishes Handbook on Common Yoga Protocol
The booklet contemplates the Common Yoga Protocol (CYP) and it also permits leading yoga institutions to incorporate institutional yogic practices such as pranayama, yoga nidra, dhyana and satsang before sankalpa.
CPCB issues Draft Environmental Guidelines for Stone Crushing Units
The growth in infrastructure leads to increase in demand of raw materials, thereby resulting in the need to set up new stone crushing units or increase production from existing units. This poses a challenge to maintain the ambient air quality, which is possible if environmental guidelines predetermined by the industry concerned are followed.
TRAI extends last date to receive comments and counter comments on TRAI’s Consultation Paper on “Definition of International Traffic”
As ‘international traffic’ has not been defined in the Unified License and that ‘international SMS’ is a type of ‘international traffic’ the Authority is of the view that instead of defining international SMS in the Unified License Agreement, it would be appropriate to define the term ‘international traffic’, instead.
TRAI Recommendations on Licensing Framework and Regulatory Mechanism for Submarine Cable Landing in India
The revised detailed guidelines and applications for setting up main CLS and CLS-PoPs for submarine cable landing in India under respective ILD and authorization, be issued.
