No hotel or restaurant can levy additional ‘LPG charges’, ‘gas charges’ by default or automatically in the bill, Government warnsRestaurants can no longer automatically add 'LPG charges' or 'gas surcharges' to bills, the government has warned. The Central Consumer Pro...
26 Mar, 2026, 02.50 PM IST
CCPA warns restaurants against levying gas, LPG chargeThe Central Consumer Protection Authority has issued a stern warning to hotels and restaurants. They are prohibited from adding extra charg...
25 Mar, 2026, 05.15 PM IST
CBIC sets 2-year period for customs assessmentsNew guidelines mandate completion of customs provisional assessments within two years. The Central Board of Indirect Tax and Customs announ...
17 Sep, 2025, 12.54 AM IST
Australia plans AI rules on human oversight, transparencyAustralia's centre-left government plans to introduce targeted AI rules with human intervention and transparency amid rapid AI tool adoptio...
05 Sep, 2024, 09.43 AM IST
BIS set to review online rating rules in 6 monthsPanel to check whether guidelines can be made mandatory: Chairperson Rakesh Mohan Joshi
02 Dec, 2022, 06.00 AM IST
Sebi extends deadline for public comments till Oct 18 on biz responsibility reporting format"In view of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been decided to extend the timelines for seeking public comments to October 18, 202...
18 Sep, 2020, 06.05 PM IST
Sebi floats consultation paper on format for business responsibility and sustainability reportingThe disclosures recommended in the business responsibility and sustainability report are intended to enable companies to engage more meanin...
18 Aug, 2020, 09.58 PM IST
Govt-appointed panel proposes 2 formats for business responsibility reporting by companiesThe committee, constituted by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs in 2018, has proposed that the Business Responsibility Report should be cal...
12 Aug, 2020, 07.11 PM IST
Draft guidelines for authorised vehicle scrapping centres soonThe government is set to float new norms that will make way for formalising vehicle-scrapping sector.
03 Oct, 2019, 10.23 AM IST
E-commerce needs to step up info disclosure, join hands with government & civil society: ReportThe suggested guidelines focus on various key issues such as important disclosures about sellers, products, payments and dispute resolution.
29 Aug, 2019, 04.26 PM IST
Urban cooperative Bank promoter will have to set up a public Ltd Company before transitioning into small finance banks: RBIRBI has said that the promoters will have to incorporate a public limited company under the Companies Act, 2013 having the word ‘bank’ in i...
27 Sep, 2018, 08.12 PM IST
Regulating NGOs: Supreme Court asks Govt whether it intends to bring lawSC said that in such matters, it would not like to push the government for a legislation but it will be appropriate if the government takes...
12 Jul, 2017, 08.03 PM IST
PepsiCo, Coca-Cola back global guidelines on land tenure: FAOThe 2 cola giants have also vowed to increase their participation in the Committee on World Food Security to further demonstrate support to...
18 Apr, 2014, 05.12 PM IST
- India Inc not yet prepared for mandatory business responsibility reporting, says a study
SEBI through its circular in August this year has made business responsibility reporting mandatory for the top 100 listed companies.
14 Dec, 2012, 07.06 PM IST
- CSR guidelines not mandatory for companies, says Government
Government has said it has not conducted any assessment to ascertain compliance on part of companies to various CSR guidelines.
30 Aug, 2012, 05.34 PM IST
- New norms for firms on safety labels soon
The ministry of corporate affairs is preparing a set of guidelines that will require companies to disclose whether their products carried a...
28 Jan, 2011, 04.58 AM IST
- Govt relaxes community radio norms for existing players
The government on Wednesday allowed the existing community radio stations and operators to air limited advertising and local news by bringi...
07 Nov, 2007, 11.50 PM IST