Manish Tewari has posed the question, "How can ministers move legislation on policy matters when there is a motion of no confidence pending?"

On Monday, Congress Member of Parliament Manish Tewari questioned the ability of the government of Narendra Modi to move legislation and substantive business on policy matters such as the statutory resolution for increasing the import duty on LPG after the speaker of the Lok Sabha, Om Birla, admi...

The lower chamber adopts legislation prohibiting harmful donation soliciting

Following the scandal over the Unification Church's fundraising activities, Japan's lower house enacted a measure on Thursday prohibiting groups from unfairly soliciting donations.

After debates begin in the afternoon in the Chamber of Councillors, or upper house, the law is exp...

EU Businesses Delay Green Legislation

Fredrik Persson, a Swedish corporate businessman who succeeded Pierre Gattaz as Chairman of BusinessEurope on July 1 for a tenure that will run for two years, believes that the situation in which we are aiming to figure ourselves in the near future is going to be pretty difficult.

The b...

EU Requires Speed-Limiters

The European Commission has only just just approved certain brand new legislation that mandate that incorporation of intelligent speed good works into all cars that really are freshly constructed. The laws are effective immediately. The European Parliament approved these measures and ratified the...

According to a European scholar, the UAE is a pioneer in cryptocurrency legislation

According to a leading European professor, the UAE, Japan, and Singapore have become the leaders in efficiently regulating the cryptocurrency sector.

According to Guy Burton, an adjunct professor of politics and international relations at the Brussels School of Governance, "as cryp...

Local leaders pledged to reject a proposal by minor parties to modify administrative legislation

The pro-reform Progressive Movement is rallying support for its constitutional amendment campaign targeted at amending decentralization clauses.

It aims to collect 100,000 signatures by the end of June, and if it accomplishes that goal, a resolution to amend the constitution's Chapt...

The EU is amending current legislation to better safeguard employees from harmful chemicals

 The amendment, according to the Council, would improve worker protection by establishing exposure limits for acrylonitrile and nickel compounds and decreasing current benzene restrictions.

The directive will now provide more protection against reprotoxic compounds, which are chemi...

Under an EU plan, IT behemoths will be required to disclose more data

The European Union is considering legislation that would mandate more data sharing among European corporations, to loosen the hold a few giant internet companies have over commercial and industrial data, according to officials.

The new restrictions, which were presented in a bill dubbed...

SEVERAL DEMOCRACY LEGISLATORS ARE BEHIND BARS IN HONG KONG

HIGHLIGHTS

• A politically driven arrest trail by the mainland government

Ted Hui, a Democratic Party leader, is the eighth democrat arrested in continuation since Sunday in association with a disordered session at the Hong Kong Legislative Counc...

PRIME MINISTER OF JAPAN DELIVERS KEY POLICY AS LEGISLATION FOR A DIGITAL AGENCY

Highlights –

• Prime Minister of Japan delivers key policy as legislation for a digital agency.
• He has stressed on digitalization of administrative work.
• The digital agency will bring together different sections in ministries and agenc...

SECURITY LEGISLATION IN 2015 BY JAPAN MARKS ITS 5TH YEAR; JAPAN-U.S ALLAINCE STRONGER

Highlights –

• Security legislation in 2015 by Japan marks its 5th year; Japan-U.S alliance stronger.
• Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had pushed for the security legislation.
• The legislation enables Japan under certain conditions to e...

COVID-19 COMPLIANCE: RULES TO KEEP IN-PERSON MEETINGS SANS CROWDS

• Certain Legislations require personal attendance mandatory in meetings such as trust deeds and creditors meetings.
• It is not just another thing when you have to stay within the ambit of fewer than 10 people which holds true in this context.

The business houses...

The airport updates the PFAS

During a workshop on Thursday, the Martha's Vineyard Airport Commission looked back at the problems they had with polyfluoroalkyl compounds and to future approaches. Assistant airport manager Geoff Freeman said he attended a conference on emerging environmental threats in Washington, D.C., he...

Finance - the heart of Chile’s crisis

Felipe Larrain announced a new legislative initiative that would make Chile into a Regional Finance Center in September, less than a month before frustrated Chileans walked to the streets in Santiago, Chile Day. The new proposal would include regulatory changes to promote the registration of fore...

The dollar is losing steam against the currency basket

The dollar gave up early advances to trade marginally lower on Friday against a currency index as a still pending tentative US-China trade deal held traders on edge and reduced currency movements in the shortened holiday week.

The dollar index was down 0.12 percent at 98.253, comparing ...

Privacy & Cybersecurity

Although several economic sectors within the U.S. have very little or no cybersecurity standards, there's a growing trend toward additional proscriptive needs in industrial sectors perceived as taking part in a crucial role within the U.S. economy or for USA security. As an example, defense c...