Legal & Regulatory

The Role of the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion

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The DIPP is a government regulatory body which oversees industrial growth and everything related to it. It formulates policies, monitors the performance of industries, and encourages investments into India. In this article we discuss the many functions of the DIPP to gain a better understanding of the body.

India Regulatory Brief: Maharashtra Government to Provide Online Services, Telcom Regulator upholds Net Neutrality, Hike in Gold and Silver Import Tariffs

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Discusses the Maharashtra government’s online services for businesses, telecom regulator’s ruling on net neutrality and gold and silver import tariffs.

Startup India – Action Plan Launched by Modi Government

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While India has a thriving Start Up industry, challenges remain. The government is keen to remove regulatory hurdles and difficulties for the start-up industry, but bureaucracy and difficulties between central and state governments will need to be overcome. In this article we take a look at these issues.

India Regulatory Brief: New Tariff Policy for Power Rates, Relaxation of Compliance Norms for Start-Ups

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In this week regulatory brief, we look at a new tarrif policy to regulate power rates, the possibility of the exemption of the minimum alternative tax on special economic zones and easier compliance norms for start-ups.

India Regulatory Brief: Regulatory Body for Medical Tourism, New Stringent Norms for Food Import

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In this week’s Regulatory Brief, we look at new regulatory body for medical tourism, network performance updates for mobile service providers and strict new rules for food imports.

India Regulatory Brief: Stricter Emission Norms by 2020, Proposed Fee Hike for Pharmaceutical Products

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In this week’s Regulatory Brief, we examine stricter implementation of emission norms, a proposed fee hike in medicines and a resolution body for public private partnerships.

India Regulatory Brief: Commercial Dispute Resolution Eased, New Rules On Insider Trading

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This week, we examine the keys bills of the Winter Session of the Parliament, New Tax Norms for MNCs and SEBI guidelines on Insider Trading.

India Regulatory Brief: Delhi Bans Luxury Diesel Vehicles, New Minimum Wage Considered

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This week, we examine the banning of luxury diesel vehicles in Delhi, provisions against export subsidy removals and a proposed minimum wage law.

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