Procedure for the Appointment of Alternate Director
An Alternate Director is appointed if a Director is absent for period of not less than three months from India. He acts in place of the Original Director and shall hold office for the period permissible for the Director in whose place he has been appointed.
Exemption for White Category Industries from Consent Requirements
Applicable Section/Rule: Section 18(1)(b)
Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) had earlier granted exemptions to certain cottage and small-scale industries that had no pollution potential from obtaining Consent to Establish (CTE) and Consent to Operate (CTO). Following the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)’s harmonised industrial classification system, industries are now categorised into Red, Orange, Green, White, and Blue based on their Pollution Index (PI).
Anti‑Dumping Duties on Imports: Vitamin‑A Palmitate & Insoluble Sulphur
Central Government has imposed anti-dumping duties on two categories of goods Insoluble Sulphur and Vitamin-A Palmitate originating in or exported from specified countries, based on the final findings of the DGTR.
Foreign Exchange Management (Non-debt Instruments) (Amendment) Rules, 2025
Rule 7 has been renumbered as 7(1) thereof and after clause (h) of renumbered sub-rule (1) the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:
Fixation of SION A-3686 under ‘Chemical and Allied Product’
SION (Standard Input Output Norms) are guidelines set by the Indian Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) that define the amount of raw materials needed to produce an export product. These norms enable exporters to import raw materials duty-free, boosting the competitiveness of Indian goods in the global market.SION (Standard Input Output Norms) are guidelines set by the Indian Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) that define the amount of raw materials needed to produce an export product. These norms enable exporters to import raw materials duty-free, boosting the competitiveness of Indian goods in the global market.
Applicability of SCOMET – Consolidated Repository
DGFT issued Office Memoranda clarifying whether specific items fall under the Special Chemicals, Organisms, Materials, Equipment and Technologies (SCOMET) list. To streamline access to these clarifications, CBIC has compiled them into a consolidated online repository to assist Customs officials in determining SCOMET applicability.
Procedure for Appointment of Director
Section 149 of the Companies Act 2013 provides that every Company shall have a Board of Directors
Clarification Issued on Legal Metrology Declarations for Footwear and Instruments
Department of Consumer Affairs, through its Legal Metrology Division, has issued a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
CCPA Directs E-Commerce Platforms to Conduct Self-Audits for Dark Pattern Detection
CCPA has urged all e-commerce platforms to undertake self-audits to proactively detect and eliminate dark patterns present on their platforms.
Companies (Filing of Docs. and Forms in Extensible Business Reporting Language) Amendment Rules,2025
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has amended Rule 3 of the XBRL Rules, introducing a new sub-rule (1A) w.e.f. July 14, 2025