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Before any rules were notified for medical devices, they were being governed solely by the dated and redundant Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 with no specific provisions or aspects pertaining to the regulation of medical devices in India.

The Approved List of Models and Manufacturers is a regulatory framework established by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, to ensure the quality, reliability, and traceability of solar photovoltaic modules and manufacturers...

VPNs such as Express VPN, Surf Shark and now Nord VPN have left India as one of the outcomes from CERT-In Directions.

The National Sports Governance Act, 2025, enacted on 18 August 2025, represents a landmark step in the regulation and modernisation of sports administration in India. Its primary objectives, as set out in the Preamble, are to promote the development of sports, safeguard the welfare of athletes, and establish ethical governance in line with universal principles of good governance, fair play, and international standards such as the Olympic and Paralympic Charters.

India’s digital gaming landscape witnessed another critical milestone with the notification of the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Rules, 2026 (Rules) by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) on 22 April 2026. These rules have been notified pursuant to the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 (Act), and are set to come into effect from 1 May 2026 onwards.

On 30 March 2026, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MeitY”) released the draft Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Second Amendment Rules, 2026 (“Draft Second Amendment Rules”) for public consultation.

A certificate, or C from, is required to conduct business between other states. It is given by the seller of the goods to the purchaser of the commodities to lower the tax rate. This article takes a close look at the C form.

GST registration is a crucial step for businesses in India, ensuring compliance with tax laws.

Just a year ago, the idea of entering the UK market presented itself with considerable challenges for Indian exporters like, high tariffs, overlapping social security obligations, and restricted access to government procurement rendering the endeavour indefinite, if not altogether impractical.

This January newsletter covers categories of updates relating to labour, environment, corporate and industry specific laws. Submission of annual report under POSH Act...

In exercise of its powers under §94 and §101(2)(zg) the Consumer Protection Act 2019 (Act), the Central Government notified the Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules 2021 (Rules) on 28 December 2021.

Launching a new business in India offers immense opportunity, yet it also presents complex legal and compliance hurdles. Regulatory Challenges for New Companies remain one of the most common reasons startups struggle during their early stages.

India’s new Labour Codes have fundamentally changed the way employers structure compensation. Salary structures that traditionally relied on allowance-heavy components to manage statutory obligations are unlikely to remain viable under the new regime.

To reform the archaic labour and employment law legislations pertaining to social security, the Central Government has enacted the Code on Social Security, 2020 ("Code")...

The International Financial Services Centres Authority (Capital Market Intermediaries) Regulations, 2025 ("CMI Regulations") permits a registered distributor to undertake distribution of capital market...

India's life sciences, pharmaceutical, and consumer healthcare sectors are entering a more enforcement-driven regulatory phase. Recent interventions by the Central Government, the Central Drugs Standard Control...

On 23 July 2026, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, issued Press Note No. 3 (2026 Series) a document whose brevity belies the significance of what it achieves. In a little over two pages, the Government of India has quietly dismantled one of the most longstanding restrictions in its FDI policy architecture: the blanket prohibition on foreign investment in inventory-based e-commerce. The caveat, however, is precise and deliberate: the permission is confined exclusively to exports of goods manufactured or produced in India.