New rules for insurers – one step closer to foreign direct investment reforms

The Insurance Laws (Amendment) Ordinance 2014, promulgated on December 26 2014, brought aslew of reforms to the legal framework governing the insurance sector. While the ordinance remainsa temporary law, the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) and the centralgovernment will likely establish a number of new rules and regulations and amend existingprovisions in order to […]

Aaditya International joins IR as the exclusive Mergers & Acquisitions Member in India

International Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce M.S. Sridhar of Aaditya International. M.S. Sridhar has joined IR as our exclusive Mergers & Acquisitions Member in India. Mr. Sridhar holds a masters degree in International Business and has been a Consultant for the last 20 years specializing on International Business and […]

“Make In India” – S.K. Surana & Co

Make In India The “Make In India” international marketing campaign slogan was coined by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi to attract businesses from around the world to invest and manufacture in India. Some of the sectors included in this campaign: Eliminating unnecessary laws and regulations, making bureaucratic processes easier and shorter, and make government more transparent, responsive and accountable. […]

S. K. Surana & Co. joins IR as the exclusive Audit and Assurance Services member in India

International Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Pushpendra Surana of S. K. Surana & Co. Pushpendra has joined IR as our exclusive Audit and Assurance Services member in India. Under the guidance of Late CA. S. K. Surana, CA. Pushpendra Surana has been able to take the firm to new levels. The […]

Government Approves Amendments To The Electricity Act, 2003 – India

The Government of India, on Wednesday December 10, approved amendments to the Electricity Act, 2003 in terms of the amendment bill proposed by the Ministry of Power.   The Ministry of Power had sometime in October 2014 circulated the draft amendments to concerned administrative authorities including the Central Electricity Authority, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission, […]

Seema JhinganPartner, LexCounsel

Franchise India 2014

It is the time of the year when the Franchise, Retail, Licensing and Real Estate industry comes together for the ‘Biggest Business Show of the Year’. Franchise India is hosting the 12th annual edition of its flagship event “Franchise India 2014”on October 11-12, 2014, at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.   The diverse business zones at […]

Seema JhinganPartner, LexCounsel

khare legal chambers joins IR as the exclusive Competition Law Member in India

International Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Abhishek Khare of khare legal chambers. Abhishek has joined IR as our exclusive Competition Law Member in India. Abhishek is a passionate litigator , he represents and appears for clients in various judicial and arbitration on corporate commercial disputes, energy arbitration, competition law […]