India has emerged as a global leader in technology and innovation, with over 1,500 Global Capability Centres (GCCs) driving strategic initiatives across industries. GCCs are driving growth across industries, reinforcing...

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is a key driver of economic growth and globalization, involving direct ownership or control in Indian entities by non-resident individuals or entities. Since 2014, India has attracted USD...

This article explores the evolution and complexities of cross-border mergers in India, highlighting how legislative changes and globalization have shaped the M&A landscape. While mergers have long been a tool for...

Green hydrogen is becoming essential in the global clean energy transition, as India's National Green Hydrogen Mission aims for 5 million metric tonnes of production annually by 2030, inviting $95 billion in investment...

The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (the Act) governs a wide array of activities in relation to food products and its ingredients including manufacturing, importing, processing, packaging, wholesale, distribution...

Acquiring a company by way of a staggered/ tranched acquisition remains a popular method of structuring M&A transactions in the Indian legal landscape. A staggered acquisition involves a strategic investor acquiring a...

The provisions relating to declaration of significant beneficial ownership (“SBO”) were introduced in the Companies Act, 2013 (“Act”) with effect from June 2018, to prevent misuse of corporate vehicles for the...

On May 3, 2024, IN-SPACe released the "Norms, Guidelines, and Procedures for Implementation of Indian Space Policy-2023" (NGP) to lay down the regulatory framework for authorization of space activities in India. In...

The INDUSLAW brings you the key regulatory and legal developments in various sectors in India.

The Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser along with the National Deep Tech Startup Policy Consortium, released the Draft National Deep Tech Startup Policy for public feedback. It is a comprehensive framework to...

As India prioritizes wellness and self-care, its cosmetics market, especially skincare and haircare products, is thriving. South Korean beauty products (K-Beauty), whether under Indian brands or Korean labels, are...

The logistics sector is like the heartbeat of nations, keeping goods moving smoothly through various transportation modes like rail, road, sea, and air. A variety of players ensure goods move smoothly, from large...

India's interim Union Budget for the fiscal year 2024-25 tabled on February 01, 2024, has charted a course that resonates with the nation’s commitment of strengthening supply chains and promoting economic growth. As...

Korea Newsletter covers key legal, regulatory and policy updates from India for the quarter of October 2023 to December 2023

India has been pursuing the goal of electric mobility for several years, with the launch of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles (FAME) scheme in 2015. As the second phase of the scheme,...

Korea Newsletter covers key legal, regulatory and policy updates from India for the quarter of July 2023 to September 2023

While India has taken a big step towards upholding digital privacy with the recent enactment of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, the new law will impact businesses in multiple not so obvious but...

The adoption of EVs in India has recently witnessed remarkable momentum. However, a successful switch to EVs relies heavily on the adequacy of EV charging infrastructure. The objective of this article is to analyse the...

In 2015, the Government of India had introduced incentives to promote EV adoption through the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles (FAME) scheme. While growth in the sector has been...

India stands out as one of the world's most vibrant retail markets, attracting top retail corporations from across the globe. In an age defined by rapid technological advancements and shifting consumer preferences,...

Korea Newsletter covers key legal, regulatory and policy updates from India for the quarter of April 2023 to June 2023

This newsletter highlights the key developments and measures as well as other major developments in the Indian healthcare and pharma sector for the months of June-July 2023.

India has witnessed a significant boost in M&A transactions on account of major foreign direct investment policy reforms and sector specific policies and incentives. As a market practice parties prefer to enter into...

This newsletter highlights the key developments and measures as well as other major developments in the Indian healthcare and pharma sector for the months of April-May 2023.

In this newsletter, INDUSLAW brings you key legal, regulatory and policy updates from India (both sector- specific and general) for the recently concluded quarter.

India’s increasingly robust approach towards corporate fraud has helped in a significant level of fraud detection in public as well as private companies. The statutory and investor driven imperative to adhere to high...

The term beneficial owner wasn’t defined under the Press Note 3 of 2020, and the FEMA (Non-debt Instruments) Rules, 2019. Hence, there existed a dichotomy in the industry, as to the ownership threshold applicable to...

The first quarter of the year 2023 has witnessed the announcement of key initiatives in the healthcare sector. INDUSLAW's Healthcare Practice Group discuss this and more in the latest healthcare newsletter.

It is crystal ball gazing time as we move towards a new nancial year. Despite global headwinds from increasing interest rates, increasing ination levels, a “condence cris large banks across the Atlantic, all of...

We are pleased to share our Newsletter covering key legal, regulatory and policy updates from India for the quarter of October 2022 to December 2022.

Korea Newsletter covers key legal, regulatory and policy updates from India for the quarter of July 2022 to September 2022

Korea Newsletter covers key legal, regulatory and policy updates from India for the quarter of April 2022 to June 2022

The objective of this article is to highlight the legal backdrop governing manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (“EVs”) and its batteries and the process for approvals and certification of EVs and EV batteries. The...

The objective of this article is to furnish the current policy regime and legal framework around electric vehicles (“EVs”) in India. In light of the growing concerns of climate change, there is a need to ensure...

SPACs have been the buzzword in financial markets in the US and India. With more investors training their binoculars towards the subcontinent, INDUSLAW's Suneeth Katarki, Rashi Saraf, and Stuti Agarwal examine SPACs as...

The world is witnessing unprecedented times in light of the COVID-19 outbreak, which has led to countries across the globe adopting legal, political and economic measures which are equally unprecedented. In one such...

In an attempt to clarify the position in relation to the law relating to cross-border mergers in India, the Reserve Bank of India (the 'RBI') has notified the Foreign Exchange Management (Cross Border Merger)...

In an attempt to bring the reporting requirements relating to the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (the 'Act') in line with the recently-introduced Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or Issue of any Foreign...

The Union Cabinet, on January 10, 2018, approved certain key amendments to the Consolidated FDI Policy Circular of 2017 (the 'FDI Policy'). The amendments aim to further liberalize and simplify the FDI Policy to create...

Earlier this year in April, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (the "MCA") by way of notification effective from April 13, 2017 notified Section 234 of the Companies Act, 2013 (the "Act") along with the Companies...

Historically, regulating insider trading has been the exclusive domain of the Securities Exchange Board of India ("SEBI"). This is in line with the regulatory approach witnessed in most jurisdictions around the world....

There is no uniform or consistent definition of an 'insider' among the securities regulatory authorities of the world's major financial economies. An insider (in context of insider trading in securities) is anyone who...

With effect from May 15, 2015, the new insider trading regulations, notified by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) have come into force. The SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 (New...

Corporate law firms in India are benefiting from an increase in the value of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) and share acquisitions during the course of the year. The enterprise value of deals on which law firms...