Public comments sought on the Cinematograph (Amendment) Bill 2021
The amendment provides that no person shall, without the written authorization of the author, be permitted to use any audiovisual recording device in a place to knowingly make or transmit or
attempt to make or transmit or abet the making or transmission of a copy of a film or a part thereof.
RBI issues clarification regarding delisting from UNSC’s ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List
As per the instructions from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), any request for delisting received by any Regulated Entity (RE) is to be forwarded electronically to Joint Secretary (CTCR), MHA for consideration.
Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for implementation of the Sponsorship program, 2021
The Sponsorship program is aimed at preventing destitution of children and that the child remains in a enabling family environment through restoration from institutional care to family integration and supplementary support to the family.
NCT Delhi revises minimum wages
The Government of NCT of Delhi, after adjustment of the average All India Consumer Price Index Number of the period from July 2020 to December 2020 which is 340.95, an increase of 11.79 points, had revised the minimum rates of wages in Scheduled Employments.
The Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Amendment) Rules, 2021.
As per the amendment under rule 19(2) an applicant company shall satisfy the stock exchange that its articles of association provide for the following among others, that the company shall use a common form of transfer and the fully paid shares will be free from all lien etc.
Government of Andhra Pradesh extends the license issuance process date to 1st July 2021 for aquaculture business operators.
As per section 22(5)if any existing aquaculture farmers who have not got license/ registered with Department of Fisheries/CAA /MPEDA as on appointed date, shall apply for license in the prescribed format along with license fee within four (4) months from the appointed date.
MHA advises states to follow CAB and test-track-treat-vaccinate strategy.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has urged States and Union territories to follow the fivefold strategy of COVID appropriate behaviour, test-track-treat and vaccination.
Government of Assam issues SOP for processing CTE/CTO applications for ethanol-producing industries.
APCB shall consider CTE and CTO of ethanol industries within a period of 15 days priority basis after receipt of all documents and information with respective application.
State Government of Odisha to vaccinate HIV people on priority.
Every district shall take immediate steps to mobilize the HIV patients to the nearby vaccination centres and get them registered in the CoWIN portal onsite before vaccination.