– Payal Agarwal, Assistant Manager (payal@vinodkothari.com) 2022 has been a relatively stable year when it comes to Companies Act, save changes in the forms and filing procedures with increasing online processes, there has been significant traction on the part of SEBI. While Structured Digital Database (SDD) remained the buzzword for the listed entities with the […]
– Payal Agarwal and Neha Sinha | corplaw@vinodkothari.com The importance of ESG aspects in the corporate world does not need an introduction in the current scenario. As the concept travels from the global conferences to the corporate boardrooms, so do the risks and opportunities of the same. Climate change has evolved from an “ethical, environmental” […]
– Also burdened with irrelevant deposit related details – Payal Agarwal, Senior Executive (payal@vinodkothari.com) The format of the “return on deposits” and on “exempted deposits”, that is, form DPT-3 has been amended pursuant to the notification of the Companies (Acceptance of Deposit) Amendment Rules, 2022 (“Amendment Rules”) on 29th August, 2022. While the same has […]
– Payal Agarwal, Vinod Kothari & Company (payal@vinodkothari.com) This version: 23rd December, 2022 The Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 (“Bill”) seeks to provide a regulatory framework for carbon markets in India. The Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha on 8th August, 2022, and has been passed in the Rajya Sabha on 12th December, 2022. […]
– Payal Agarwal, Senior Executive | payal@vinodkothari.com This version: 23rd December, 2022 The Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 (the “Bill”) has been passed by both houses of the Parliament (Lok Sabha: 8th August, 2022 and Rajya Sabha: 12th December, 2022), proposing amendments to the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 (“the Act”). The Bill seeks to bring […]
– Payal Agarwal, Senior Executive | payal@vinodkothari.com This version: 30th December, 2022 History The discussions around the concept of social stock exchanges (“SSEs”) were first initiated in India with the 2019-20 Budget Speech[1] of the Finance Minister, followed by the Working Group Report of SEBI dated 1st June, 2020 (“WG Report”) and Technical Group Report […]