Prachi Bhardwaj, Author at SCC Times

UK | Government launches £5 million research programme strengthening UK’s resilience against climate change

UK Government has launched new 4-year research programme, ‘Climate Services for a Net Zero Resilient World’, enhancing UK’s resilience to the impacts

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Regulations regarding mining leases granted to government companies notified vide Mineral Concession (Amendment) Rules, 2021

The Ministry of Coal has notified Mineral Concession (Amendment) Rules, 2021 on August 6, 2021. It amends the Mineral Concession Rules, 1960.

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USA | USCIS issues guidance to eliminate barriers to U.S. Citizenship for Children Born Abroad Through Assisted Reproductive Technology

On August 5, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released an updated policy guidance for determining whether children born through

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Asset Management Company to evaluate schemes based on risks, before investing, notified vide SEBI (Mutual Funds) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2021

The Securities and Exchange Board of India has notified SEBI (Mutual Funds) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2021 on August 5, 2021. They shall

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Forms for registration, license and issuance of certificate revised vide Tea (Marketing) Control (Amendment) Order, 2021

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has notified the Tea (Marketing) Control (Amendment) Order, 2021 on July 30, 2021. The amendment makes

Case Briefs Supreme Court

No preventive detention on ground of a possible apprehension of breach of law and order; Supreme Court explains true import of ‘public order’

Supreme Court: In a case where the detenu was accused of committing a series of criminal offences from October, 2017 to December,

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Credit rating agency shall only rate securities that are listed or proposed to be listed on a stock exchange, stated vide SEBI (Credit Rating Agencies) (Amendment) Regulations, 2021

The Securities and Exchange Board of India has notified the SEBI (Credit Rating Agencies) (Amendment) Regulations, 2021 on August 3, 2021. The

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Only Independent Directors to approve related party transactions vide SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2021

The Securities and Exchange Board of India has passed SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2021 on August 3,

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SEBI | NRI or OCI could be constituents of applicant under SEBI (Foreign Portfolio Investors) (Amendment) Regulations, 2021

SEBI has issued Securities and Exchange Board of India (Foreign Portfolio Investors) Amendment Regulations, 2021 on August 3, 2021. The amendment makes

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Battery-operated vehicles exempted from RC issue, renewal fees vide Central Motor Vehicles (Sixteenth Amendment) Rules, 2021

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has amended the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, notifying the Central Motor Vehicles (Sixteenth Amendment)

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UK | European Convention on Human Rights protocol comes into force

Protocol no. 15 to the European Convention on Human Rights has come into force on August 1, 2021. The development of Protocol

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Unexplained bank transactions by Judge| Can Full Court order compulsory retirement despite clean chit by Vigilance Committee? SC explains

Supreme Court: In the case where the Governor of Haryana had directed compulsory retirement of an Additional District and Sessions Judge after

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New Zealand | New legislation banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ, introduced in parliament

New Zealand has introduced the Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Bill in the Parliament on July 30, 2021. The Bill aims at preventing

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Marine Aids to Navigation Act, 2021 comes into force, rescinding 90-year-old Lighthouse Act, 1927

The Central Government has passed the Marine Aids to Navigation Act, 2021 on July 31, 2021. The Act repeals the Lighthouse Act,

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USA | California’s New Order on COVID-19 Vaccines and Testing, encouraging state employees and health care workers to get vaccinated

The California Department of Public Health (“CDPH”) has issued a State Public Health Officer Order (“Order”) on July 26, 2021, to combat

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Two Food Technology Institutes declared as Institutes of National Importance vide National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Act, 2021

The National Institutes of Food Technology, Entrepreneurship and Management Act, 2021 receives President’s assent on July 30, 2021. Key features of

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UK | Government launches National Disability Strategy for better prospects of disabled people

UK Government has released a press release announcing launch of National Disability Strategy on July 30, 2021. Key features of the

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Registration of the authorised carrier shall be invalid, if the authorised carrier is found to be inactive for a period of 1 year; Form IA introduced for renewal; notified vide the Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2021

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes (CBIC) with effect from July 23, 2021 has notified the Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment (Fifth

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USA| Final Rule announced under Fair Labor Standards Act; March 2020 Joint Employer Rule Rescinded

The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a Final rule on July 29, 2021, which shall rescind an earlier rule, Joint Employer

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Rules for E-furnishing of Forms, Returns etc. introduced vide Income Tax (21st Amendment) Rules, 2021

The Central Board of Direct Taxes has notified Income Tax (21st Amendment) Rules, 2021 on July 29, 2021. New Rules 131 and