RBI to operationalize Central Bank Digital Currency – Retail (e₹-R) Pilot from 1st December 2022.
Payments to merchants can be made using QR codes displayed at merchant locations. The e₹-R would offer features of physical cash like trust, safety and settlement finality
The Distribution of Electricity Licence (Additional Requirements of Capital Adequacy, Creditworthiness and Code of Conduct) (Second Amendment) Rules, 2022.
it is hereby clarified that for the grant of a license for distribution of electricity within the same area in terms of sixth proviso to section 14 of the Act, the entire area covering either a Municipal Corporation as defined in article 243Q of the Constitution or three adjoining revenue districts, or a smaller area as may be notified by the Appropriate Government shall be the minimum area of supply.
TRAI releases recommendations on “Use of Street Furniture for Small Cells and Aerial Fibre deployment”
The guidelines and registration agreement of IP-I providers should be modified to exclusively mention the term ‘poles’ in their scope of work.
TRAI releases recommendations on ‘Licensing Framework for Establishing and Operating Satellite Earth Station Gateway (SESG).
There shall be a separate Satellite Earth Station Gateway (SESG) License under the Section 4 of Indian Telegraph Act. The SESG License will not form part of the Unified License (UL). The Service Area for the SESG License shall be at National Level.
Food Safety and Standards (Licensing and Registration of Food Business) Amendment Regulations, 2021
The enforcement of these regulations shall commence only after the final regulations are notified in the Gazette of India. Certain regulations were already enforced via previous notifications. The food business operators shall follow the entire regulations w.e.f 11.11.2022.
Pondicherry University (Amendment) Statutes, 2019
This is part of leprosy mission trust of India seeking to remove laws and provisions discriminating against person’s suffering from leprosy.