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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Partners at top law firms have expressed alarm at the unchecked rise of influencers on social media who spread misleading and inaccurate interpretations of the law and asked viewers to be careful and seek legal counsel before acting on such advice.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: After companies, it’s now the turn of celebrities and social media influencers to draw censure from the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA). They face fines of up to ₹50 lakh if found promoting alcohol and tobacco through surrogate advertising, said two people directly involved in framing new guidelines on surrogate ads.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Amid rising complaints of ineffective enforcement of environmental regulations by State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs), the Centre is set to introduce stricter criteria for appointing chairpersons to these critical bodies, responsible for enforcing the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, two officials told Mint. Under the new guidelines by the ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEFCC), politicians will no longer be eligible for these critical positions.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The world needs an effective International Monetary Fund (IMF). Countries have become hugely indebted after the covid pandemic, and the risk of new shocks grows as the world warms and new pathogens emerge.

import quotas to electronic hardware manufacturing companies that can step up domestic production under the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for information technology (IT) hardware, said people with knowledge of the matter. In a meeting with stakeholders last week, government officials asked all companies to provide concrete production plans for the next fiscal year for products such as laptops, tablets, all-in-one personal computers, ultra-small form factor computers, and servers. “The idea is that companies must increase the domestic value addition for their products,” an official said. “All (companies) have been given enough time and we must look for ways in which it (domestic value addition) can be improved without any major business disruptions.”

The owner of two Boston-area pizza shops convicted of forced labor for using physical violence and threats of reprisal or deportation against employees living in the country illegally has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Get ready for a big debate over the amount of red meat on your plate. Scientists advising the U.S.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Increasingly aware Indian consumers are set to use new greenwashing guidelines to launch class action lawsuits against companies for flouting ESG— environmental, social and governance—norms, experts said. A class action is a legal mechanism that allows a group of people with a common grievance to file a single case against a party rather than separate lawsuits.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Artificial intelligence (AI) holds transformative potential for numerous sectors. Yet, its deployment brings significant ethical, legal and societal challenges.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said the sale of eco-friendly green crackers alone should be allowed in the state this Deepavali. Also, there should be no harm, injuries or deaths due to fire crackers in the state, he underlined during a meeting with the deputy commissioners of all the districts. «Deepavali is approaching. The Supreme Court has given guidelines on what kind of crackers should be burst. Only green crackers should be sold and they should be burst from 8 pm to 10 pm,» Siddaramaiah briefed reporters after the meeting. The deputy commissioners have been directed to carry out inspections at cracker shops.

National Testing Agency (NTA) is preparing to release the schedule for the JEE Main 2025 exam, with the online application process expected to begin by the end of November 2024. Candidates can apply via the official NTA website. In 2024, the JEE exam was held in two sessions, January and April, so a similar schedule is anticipated for the upcoming year.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Many quick- and e-commerce firms have reportedly received notices from the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) for allegedly violating mandatory declaration rules of the Legal Metrology Act. Mint explains the law and how the CCPA protects consumers.

Directorate of Education (DoE) in Delhi has announced new guidelines aimed at introducing 10 bagless days in schools, designed to create a more joyful and stress-free learning environment for students. This initiative targets students in classes six to eight across both government and private institutions in the national capital. These guidelines were developed by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) following the recommendations set forth in the National Education Policy 2020.

Paytm, operated by One 97 Communications, received approval from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) to onboard new UPI users, lifting a regulatory freeze imposed on it earlier this year. This approval marks a significant development for the digital payments platform, which has been under scrutiny by regulators. Why was Paytm barred? In February 2024, NPCI restricted Paytm Payments Bank (PPBL), an associate entity of Paytm, from offering basic banking services citing compliance issues. This resulted in PPBL being barred from adding new users onto its UPI service. Eventually UPI payments moved from PPBL to Paytm where the latter became a third-party payment app. But the new user addition embargo was not lifted, and the application had been pending with the NPCI.

Paytm (One 97 Communications) shares will be in focus on Wednesday after the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) granted the company approval to onboard new UPI users, subject to adherence to all procedural guidelines and circulars. «We would like to inform you that vide letter dated October 22, 2024, the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has granted approval to the company to onboard new UPI users, with adherence to all NPCI procedural guidelines and circulars,» the company stated in a stock exchange filing.

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gold loan growth. The lenders will have to revisit policies and processes to ensure compliance, it said. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently flagged certain irregular practices in the loan against the gold jewellery space and asked lenders to comprehensively review their policies, processes and practices to identify gaps and initiate remedial measures in a timebound manner. This could potentially impact gold loan disbursements during the transition phase and curb growth in the business. The circular is addressed to the supervised entities (SEs) of the RBI — all commercial banks, including small finance banks, primary (urban) co-operative banks and non-banking financial companies (NBFCs). Some areas highlighted in the circular of deficiencies in the monitoring of the loan-to-value (LTV) ratio, asset classification norms for overdue loan accounts, and inadequate due diligence in monitoring the end-use of gold loans among others.

National Health Commission (NHC) has released its first set of guidelines aimed at standardising the diagnosis and treatment of obesity, as over half of the adult population is currently classified as overweight or obese. This trend is expected to continue, with projections suggesting that by 2030, the obesity rate could reach 65.3 per cent. Published on October 17, the guidelines highlight the growing public health crisis posed by obesity in China, which is now recognised as the sixth leading risk factor for death and disability in the country. However, the country faces a dual challenge contributing to this issue.

Artificial intelligence’s recent rise to the forefront of business has left most office workers wondering how often they should be using the technology and worried about whether a computer will eventually replace them

Bombay High Court seeking stringent guidelines to prevent black marketing and ticket scalping for major events. This follows concerns raised about irregularities in the sale of tickets for Coldplay's upcoming concert in Navi Mumbai, scheduled for January 2025. The petition, brought by advocate Amit Vyas, was mentioned for urgent hearing before a division bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Amit Borkar on Monday.

standard operating procedure (SOP) for negotiating its free trade agreements (FTA) and address new issues — labour, environment, digital services, gender and indigenous peoples and has temporarily paused some new trade pacts. Officials said a review of India’s trade pact with the UAE in two years after it came into force and a rise in sustainability measures being imposed by the US and the EU, have led the government to develop a new FTA strategy. These guidelines will be based on reciprocity and stronger rules of origin to prevent Chinese products entering India by misusing any of the trade pacts. “The SOPs are almost ready and we will go to Cabinet for its approval,” said an official. The SOPs assume significance as India is negotiating trade pacts with the UK, the EU, Peru, Oman, Chile and a comprehensive trade deal with Australia.