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Kalindhi Bhatia and Hiba Abbas As stakeholders across industries have been awaiting the practical implementation of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (“ DPDPA ”), the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 (“ DPDP Rules ”) have finally been released on November 14, 2025. These Rules, intended to operationalise the DPDPA, provide much-needed clarity on how provisions of the Act are expected to practically function. You can access the finalized version of the

Vikram Jeet Singh and Kalindhi Bhatia More than two (2) years since the notification of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (“ DPDPA ”, “ Act ”), the Act has now been implemented by way of the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules (“ Rules ”) notified on November 13, 2025. This comes as welcome relief and clarity to Indian businesses who have been seeking to align their data practices. The Rules mark an end to India’s long journey of developing a standalone privac

Welcome to the first edition of BTG Advaya’s regulatory update on energy, infrastructure, mining and environment. As India advances its sustainability and resource management goals, we present key regulatory developments from October 2025 across the Ministries of Coal, Jal Shakti, Mines, New and Renewable Energy, Power, and Environment.   These updates reflect significant policy shifts and compliance obligations for stakeholders.  Historic Launch of Commercial Mining in Aruna

(Xerxes Antia and Sneha Gangwani) The Ministry of Corporate Affairs ( MCA ), vide its circular dated October 17, 2025, has provided a relaxation of additional fees and extension of time for filing of Financial Statements and Annual Returns in view of the deployment of the new e-Forms on the MCA V3 portal. Companies may now file their financial statements and annual returns for the financial year ended March 31, 2025, without payment of additional fees, up to December 31, 202

(Arjun Paleri, Raisa Pinto and Harinie Seenivasan)    What Integrity means in Indian Employment Law?   Courts in India have consistently...

(Arjun Paleri, Raisa Pinto and Harinie Seenivasan)    Introduction   Engaging contractors is a common business practice. However, it...

(Arjun Paleri, Raisa Pinto and Harinie Seenivasan)    Introduction   Changing jobs is a normal part of career growth. Employees might...

Parveen Arora and Ishaan Chopra In the Union Budget 2025-26, the Government of India launched a major initiative by introducing the...

(Arjun Paleri, Raisa Pinto and Harinie Seenivasan)    Introduction   In recent years, the concept of employee policy in India has evolved...

( Xerxes Antia and Pranay Desai)   The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (“ MCA ”) has on September 4, 2025 notified the Companies...

(Arjun Paleri, Raisa Pinto and Harinie Seenivasan)    Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic brought employee mental health to the forefront....

(Arjun Paleri, Raisa Pinto and Harinie Seenivasan) INTRODUCTION There is a growing recognition that diversity and inclusivity extend...

(Arjun Paleri, Raisa Pinto and Harinie Seenivasan) INTRODUCTION Workplaces have undergone significant transformations since the onset of...

(Arjun Paleri, Raisa Pinto and Harinie Seenivasan) Workplace investigations are often complex, high-stakes endeavours, but when handled...

(Arjun Paleri, Raisa Pinto and Harinie Seenivasan)   Introduction     Most labour laws in India were framed with physical workplaces in...

On July 14, 2025, the Delhi High Court (“ Court ”) delivered a significant judgment in Abhijit Mishra  (" Mishra ") v. Wipro Limited  ("...

(Arjun Paleri, Raisa Pinto and Harinie Seenivasan)   In a decisive move to strengthen workplace protections for women, the Ministry of...

(Arjun Paleri, Raisa Pinto and Harinie Seenivasan) Employee transfers, whether inter-city, interstate, or even departments within the...

(Arjun Paleri, Raisa Pinto and Harinie Seenivasan) INTRODUCTION     Workplace issues are inevitable. Whether it is harassment,...

(Arjun Paleri, Raisa Pinto and Harinie Seenivasan)   INTRODUCTION   Exit documentation is often viewed as a simple administrative task,...