The government today released the second set of draft rules for the implementation of landmark Companies Act, 2013, that will replace the nearly six-decade old legislation governing corporates in t

As the United States gets closer to being unable to meet federal biofuel targets, a regulatory adjustment would lessen the need for legislation to change the nation's renewable fuel policy, said a

After the government failed to include the traditional stream of medicines in the Drugs and Cosmetics (amendment) Bill, 2013, it is now mulling a separate legislation to regulate systems such as ay

Tobacco inflicts huge damage on the health of India’s people and could be clocking up a death toll of 1.5 million a year by 2020 if more users are not persuaded to kick the habit, an international report said on Thursday.

Despite having signed up to a global treaty on tobacco control and having numerous anti-tobacco and smoke-free laws, India is failing to implement them effectively, leaving its people vulnerable to addiction and ill health, according to the report by the International Tobacco Control Project (ITCP).

The Haryana Government has fulfilled a long-pending demand of Punjabi farmers in the state by bringing in a legislation that will restore land to them on lease for 99 years.

The state had evicted many farmers, who had been tilling land given to them on lease, after the expiry of the lease period in 1972.

You can now sell a portion of your Floor Area Ratio (FAR) to another developer or landowner under the modified land pooling policy in Master Plan-2021 passed by the Urban Development Ministry.

The aim of the policy is to involve private parties in the development of real estate for residential and commercial purposes in the capital, something only the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) was doing till now.

While amending the law to allow continued possession of farm land to about 3700 farmers who faced eviction, the Haryana Assembly on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution appealing to the Gujara

A landmark law that has been a symbol of California’s tough environmental philosophy for more than 40 years is facing an unlikely challenge from Democrats, including Gov.

Noting that use of tobacco imposes serious consequences on economy and society, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said its control needs a combination of political and public health action

The draft rules for the new Companies Act say activities benefiting a company's own employees and families will not qualify as CSR spending

The ministry of corporate affairs (MCA) proposes to mandate companies to spend two per cent of their average net profit for the past three years on fulfilling their corporate social responsibilities (CSR) even if their group makes consolidated net loss.