Getting India’s maps right

Amid the brouhaha over the draft Geospatial Information Regulation Bill, a look at the legislation on the subject in some other countries Read more »

Guidelines for flying UAVs: Without penalty, provisions remain ineffective, says Piyush Gupta

A lot of interest is being shown on the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles or drones in the country, both for commercial and recreational purposes Read more »

Guidelines for flying UAVs: Good beginning but guidelines need to be liberalised, says Amber Dubey

The height restriction of 200 feet for UAVs operator permits (UAOP) should be increased to at least 500 feet Read more »

Wages for no work at Bajaj Auto unit

Some employees of Bajaj Auto Ltd in Pune have been reporting for duty since 2003 but the management has not been giving work to them. Read more »

Resolution of insolvency shouldn’t take above 18 months: T K Viswanathan

Interview with chairman, Bankruptcy Law Reforms Committee Read more »

FCC looking to limit debt collection calls

  Apparently the folks at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) aren’t big fans of debt collection robocalls, either. Last year, as part of the new budget that was passed, agencies collecting debt on behalf... Read more »

Understanding the statutes of limitations on debt

  The following is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended as legal advice or credit repair. When it comes to old, unpaid debts, there’s a bit of confusion around the term... Read more »

Regulatory net for taxi aggregators

With the Centre and states determined to regulate the services of technology-driven companies, the argument that existing rules do not apply to them will no longer hold ground Read more »

‘The Bankruptcy Bill improves protection for blue-collar employees’

The original Bill contained a provision that required insolvency professionals to deposit a performance security at the time of their appointment Read more »

‘Clubbing creditors could lead to unintended consequences’

The Code appears to club secured creditors with unsecured creditors. This treatment could lead to certain unintended consequences Read more »