National Rail and Transportation Institute declared as a deemed University under UGC Act
The amendment provides that the National Rail and Transportation Institute, Vadodara, Gujarat, declared as a deemed to be University under section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956, shall be established as a body corporate under this Act by the name Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya.
IFSCA notifies framework for ship leasing.
The applicant shall set up operations in an IFSC in the form of a Company or a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) or a Trust or a Branch under this Framework or in any other form as may be specified by the IFSCA from time to time.
Central Motor Vehicles (Twelfth Amendment) Rules, 2022
The amendment provides that the vehicles manufactured on and after the 1st day of April 2016 shall comply with Bharat Stage-IV emission norms for two and three wheeler. CNG vehicles or kit components, including their installation, shall conform to the safety checks enlisted in the amendment.
The Passenger Name Record Information Regulations, 2022.
In the event of technical failure, passenger name record information shall be transferred by any other appropriate means, as may be directed by the National Customs Targeting Centre-Passenger, ensuring an appropriate level of information security. Every aircraft operator shall transfer passenger name record information not later than twenty four hours before the departure time; or at the departure time – wheels off.
The Central Motor Vehicles (Eleventh Amendment) Rules, 2022.
Every vehicle of categories N2 and N3, manufactured on and after the 1st Day of September, 2022, in the case of new models, and 1st day of January, 2023, in the case of existing models, carrying dangerous or hazardous goods, shall be fitted with a vehicle tracking system device as per AIS 140
Private players can use drones for delivery purposes in accordance with Drone Rules, 2021.
Drones are required to have the necessary type certification issued by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). No type certification is however required in case of nano drones (up to 250 gram all-up weight) and model drones made for research and recreation purpose.
The Aircraft (Demolition of Obstructions caused by Buildings and Trees etc.) (Draft Amendment) Rules, 2022.
Further under rule 4 which deals with order to furnish details in which, if a report is received by the Director General of Civil Aviation or any officer authorised by him in this behalf, he shall, by written order, direct the owner of such building, or tree, to furnish to the officer-in-charge of the aerodrome, within a specified period, a plan showing the location of building, or tree, and also disclosing the dimensions or any other details specified in the order.
Draft Guidelines for Operationalisation of Ro-Ro and Ro-Pax ferry service.
The “Guidelines for Operationalization of Ro-Ro and Ro-Pax ferry service along the coast of India” seeks to homogenize and streamline the development and operations of ferry services, along with, promoting ease of doing business by eliminating unnecessary delays, disagreements and introducing digital interventions at customer interface.
MoRTH notifies Bharat New Car Assessment Programme.
BNCAP is applicable on Type Approved motor vehicles of category M1 [motor vehicles used for the carriage of passengers, comprising not more than eight seats, in addition to driver’s seat] with gross vehicle weight less than 3.5 Tonnes, manufactured or imported in the country, in accordance with the Automotive Industry Standard (AIS)-197. The standard is aligned with global benchmarks: it is beyond minimum regulatory requirements.
MoRTH notifies Specific Exemptions for Armoured Vehicles from certain provisions under the Central Motors Vehicles Rules, 1989.
As per the Standards notified by the Automotive Industry Standards Committee (AISC), Armoured Vehicles means a special purpose vehicle of category M and N which is intended for the protection of conveyed persons or goods with antibullet armour plating.
