Startups: Avoiding Regulatory Pitfalls

  Introduction Hemp, the lesser known cousin of marijuana, has been in the news for all the right reasons lately. The industrial and medicinal uses of the plant have been in the spotlight ever sinceRead more

I. Introduction The Supreme Court’s ban on the sale of alcohol within 500 meters of state and national highways in 2016 caused a significant crunch in the physical retail space available to alcohol vendors inRead more

Summary: In order to resolve the confusion created due to the various policies launched by the Indian government in the e-mobility sector, this post provides a timeline of the different steps taken by the governmentRead more

Monitoring App Based Cab Aggregators Towards A Brighter Future? Even though app-based cab aggregators (“ABCAs”) entered the Indian market much later than traditional radio taxis, they have already started to eclipse the latter in termsRead more

Context: In response to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s (“MeITY”) call for comments on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018 (“Bill”), Ikigai Law and Inc42 submitted a consolidated set of comments reflecting theRead more

  Preliminary On 1st May, 2018, the Department of Telecommunications under the Ministry of Communications rolled out the draft National Digital Communications Policy, 2018 (“Draft Policy”). Following a round of public consultations on the draftRead more

The draft Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018 (“Bill”) raises many concerns for businesses – start-ups and established companies alike. Companies will be required to revamp several of their operational practices once the Bill becomes anRead more

Summary This article focuses on the measures adopted by various governments to tackle the issue of fake news, across multiple jurisdictions. While understanding the steps taken by the different governments, it provides a timeline ofRead more