India’s journey toward comprehensive data protection has seen significant developments since 2019. The recent Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025, marks the latest milestone in this evolution, building upon the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act). As organisations navigate these changes, business lawyers play a crucial role in interpreting and implementing...
n recent years, India has embarked on an exciting journey to enhance its business environment through initiatives like Make in India, Ease of Doing Business (EoDB), and Startup India. These reforms have simplified processes, digitized regulatory frameworks, and eliminated unnecessary laws, creating a vibrant ecosystem for entrepreneurs. The efforts of dedicated IAS officers, particularly former...
The Reserve Bank of India's approach to Know Your Customer (KYC) norms has seen multiple updates since 2020, reflecting on the ongoing effort to adapt to technological advancements and regulatory requirements. As per SEBI expert lawyers, these changes demonstrate the RBI's commitment to enhancing efficiency, ensuring compliance with anti-money laundering laws, and improving customer experience...
In a move that has caught the attention of every SEBI lawyer in India, the country’s market regulator has rolled out new rules for how companies should report their environmental and social responsibilities. These updates, announced in October 2024, are reshaping how SEBI lawyers advise their corporate clients on sustainability reporting.
Vaneesa Agrawal, an expert SEBI lawyer...
In a move that has caught the attention of every SEBI lawyer in India, the country’s market regulator has rolled out new rules for how companies should report their environmental and social responsibilities. These updates, announced in October 2024, are reshaping how SEBI lawyers advise their corporate clients on sustainability reporting.
Vaneesa Agrawal, an expert SEBI lawyer...
The digital payment landscape in India underwent a significant transformation in March 2020 when the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) introduced its first comprehensive regulatory framework for Payment Aggregators (PAs). During those days very few could have predicted how drastically India's digital payment landscape would transform. The RBI's initial guidelines marked the beginning of a new era in...
In a significant development for India’s alternative investment landscape, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has introduced mandatory annual audits for Private Placement Memorandums (PPMs) of Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs). This article, based on insights from Vaneesa Agrawal’s Thinking Legal article on ‘SEBI Mandates Annual Audit of PPMs for PE...
The digital economy is rapidly evolving, and with it comes the pressing need for effective governance of data — both personal and non-personal. As highlighted by Vaneesa Agrawal in her Thinking Legal article , the regulatory landscape surrounding non-personal data (NPD) in India is still in its infancy, presenting both challenges and opportunities.
This article will delve into...
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