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2020

Proposed Amendments to Consumer Protection (E-commerce) Rules, 2020

India has planned to tighten rules for e-commerce marketplaces like Amazon and Flipkart and has proposed several amendments to Consumer Protection (E-commerce) Rules, 2020. Background This decision was...

June 22, 2021

Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Bill, 2020

Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Bill, 2020 received governor’s approval recently. This law provides 75 per cent reservation for local candidates applying for private sector jobs in...

March 2, 2021

News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code Bill, 2020

News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code Bill 2020 is a proposed Australian law that seeks to mandate a bargaining code for forcing tech giants Google and...

February 20, 2021

DGCA raises the Domestic Airfares

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has announced an increase in the fares of air travel on February 11, 2021. The fare has been increased up to...

February 12, 2021

Karnataka Protection of Interest of Depositors in Financial Establishment (Amendment) Bill, 2020

Karnataka Protection of Interest of Depositors in Financial Establishments (Amendment) Bill, 2020 was recently introduced in Karnataka Assembly to empower police or competent authorities appointed by the government...

January 30, 2021

Corruption Perception Index, 2020

Corruption Perception Index, 2020 was recently released by the NGO Transparency International. The index ranks countries according to the estimated levels of corruption in the public sector based...

January 29, 2021

Assam Ease of Doing Business (Amendment) Bill, 2020

The Assam assembly recently passed the Assam Ease of Doing Business (Amendment) Bill, 2020. The bill makes amendments to the Assam ease of doing business act, 2016. The amendment...

January 2, 2021

‘Putting Farmers First’: Key Points from Government E-Pamphlet

The Government of India recently issued a hundred page e-booklet called “Putting Farmers First”.The booklet highlights the success stories of farmers who have benefited from contract farming after...

December 19, 2020

Electricity (Amendment) bill, 2020 to bring about reforms in power sector

The Government of India is to bring about major reforms in the power sector by making amendments to the Electricity Bill. The Minister of State for Power Shri...

June 27, 2020

Legislative Assembly passes Bill for Three Capitals in Andhra Pradesh

With the intention to have three capitals in the state, a bill was introduced in the State Assembly of Andhra Pradesh on Monday 20th January 2020, which late...

January 21, 2020

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