Legalese
Decoding the 'Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023'
The significance of digital personal data protection law is far-reaching. Various compliance obligations for collecting and processing digital personal details have now been introduced. Here's a detailed look
The metaverse and legal frameworks around it
When any market receives investment in millions of dollars of hard-earned money, legal and regulatory frameworks become a necessity to ensure a degree of ethics, trust, and diligence
Six tech policy strategies to boost innovation in India
To bolster innovation, India’s tech policymakers should rely more on specialists; abandon the “level playing field” narrative; see the merits in non-intervention; look to international precedent but smartly; incorporate judicial scrutiny into policies; and eliminate various forms of 'policy chaos'
For cybersecurity, India must look to international law
As India develops and implements its policy to protect Indians from cyberattacks, it must also engage in the Oxford Process to draw from international law’s cybersecurity protections
India's IT rules could chill innovation and free speech, muzzle the marginalised into oblivion
The intention behind the new IT Rules—curbing harmful content online—and their actual effect on users, free speech, and intermediaries are quite divergent
India's non-personal data rules look harmless for competition—but can kill it
India's proposal to regulate non-personal data is symptomatic of a larger trend of over-intervention in competition in India. Abandoning commendable restraint India has shown over the years will also abandon thriving competition and innovation that this approach has spurred
CSR amendment rules could put development sector on ventilator
The framed draft rules must urgently add “Registered” Trusts and Societies with proven track record to be included in the rules and not just favour Section 8 companies alone
Why the Supreme Court set aside RBI's ban on cryptocurrency trading
With this court ruling in favour of cryptocurrency, businesses can again witness a strong resurgence
Human Rights Day: Promise for a better future
Human rights continue to face serious challenges across the globe. Learn more about their basic tenets, and how they can be protected
Rising air pollution: India's commitments to a cleaner environment
Present conditions around Delhi-NCR violate the fundamental right of living in clean air. India's commitments to this cause cannot be carried out by legislation alone; authorities need to play their part too