Articles and Updates

• Chandni Chawla - 09-10-2019

The Government of India launched the Smart Cities Mission in 2015 with the objective of developing sustainable and inclusive citizen friendly cities that enhance the quality of life of its citizens. Instead of only developing greenfield cities, the focus of the Smart Cities Mission is to invest in the infrastructure and development of Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities and bring them at par with global smart cities. However, it is pertinent to note that there is no strict definition of "Smart Cities" and it appears that each nation has its own necessity and focus on what constitutes a Smart City. Under the Smart Cities Mission, the key objective and aim of a Smart City is to drive economic growth and improve the quality of life of people.

• Phoenix Legal - 01-10-2019

India's financial markets continue to mature and deepen to support the economic growth with various measures adopted by the Government to promote financial inclusion and bring about infrastructural reforms.

• Saket Shukla and Akshay Sachthey - 26-09-2019

The media and entertainment industry in India has seen rapid and unprecedented growth. The industry grew at 12.25% between 2011 and 2017 and is expected to touch USD 31.53 billion by 2020, up from USD 19.46 billion in 2016. As per estimates, the industry provides direct and indirect employment to nearly 4 million people

• Vaishnavi Eshwar and Sawant Singh - 22-08-2019

With over 40 central and state laws dealing in labour and employment aspects, it has been the need of the hour to compile and codify these laws. The Second National Commission on Labour (2002) had recommended that the existing labour laws should be classified into broader groups for easier compliance.

• Arjun Bose and Srijata Majumdar - 26-06-2019

The Supreme Court by its judgment on 1 April 2019, has absolved insurance companies of the burden to follow up an inadequate disclosure of material facts by the Insured.