USA issues level one travel advisory for Americans traveling to India
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 1 Travel Health Notice for India due to COVID-19, indicating
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USA | New Guidance on COVID-19 Workplace Safety Rules for federal contractors
The Government of USA has released new guidance with respect to COVID-19 workplace safety rules federal contractors. Key highlights of the guidance
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COVID-19 vaccines imported into India exempted from custom duty
The Ministry of Finance has exempted the covid vaccines, when imported into India, from the whole of the duty of customs leviable
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UK | New international travel rules released effective from October 4, 2021
The UK government has released a new guidance for international travel on September 21, 2021. The key points of the guidance are:
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[Violence against Doctors] Ker HC | “Attacks on Doctors cannot be condoned”; HC directs State to give publicity to penal consequences of such attacks and increase awareness
Kerala High Court: Finding it shocking and unbelievable that were 278 attacks against Doctors, Nurses and Healthcare Workers in the State of
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Raj HC | Court directs State to abide by the guidelines framed by the Centre for vaccination of the Transgenders
Rajasthan High Court: The Division Bench of Sangeet Lodha and Vinit Kumar Mathur, JJ., disposed off a petition with directions which was
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Megh HC | State not to insist on production of Aadhaar Card as the only proof of identity for vaccination
Meghalaya High Court: The Division Bench of Biswanath Somadder, CJ. and H.S. Thangkhiew, J. heard a PIL which was filed with two
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Extend benefits of welfare schemes not only to children orphaned by Covid-19 but also to children orphaned during Covid-19: Supreme Court
Supreme Court: The Division Bench of L. Nageswara Rao and Aniruddha Bose, JJ., addressed the plight of children orphaned during Covid-19 pandemic.
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Supreme Court to begin Physical Hearings with Hybrid option from 1st September, 2021 [Read Directions]
Standard Operating Procedure for physical hearing (with hybrid option) In continuation of directions already notified regarding the functioning of the Supreme Court
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OSHA issues updated guidance on protecting unvaccinated and other at-risk workers from coronavirus
On August 13, 2021 OSHA issued issued updated guidance to help employers protect workers from the coronavirus. The updated guidance reflects developments
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DGFT revises the quota for export of rapid antigen test kits
The Director General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry has provided the procedure and criteria for applying for export of
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The Indian Catastrophe: MP Migrant’s Crisis Amidst COVID-19
by Rakshita Agarwal*, Rohit Sharma**, Lakshmi Menon***, Niharika Tiwari****, Shilpa Shankar**** and Saiyed Kamil******
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Export of Rapid Antigen Test kits banned by DGFT
The Directorate General of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has issued a notification dated August 16, 2021, amending the export
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CIC | Centre’s denial on information relating to committee set up to ensure adequate availability of medical oxygen during COVID-19, is justified? Succinct Report
Central Information Commission (CIC): Vanaja N. Sarna (Information Commissioner), observed that, For a CPIO to be able to ascertain the impediment to
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Megh HC | Primary reasons for vaccine hesitancy in the State not being addressed by the Police; Court directs to identify and book persons for spreading false rumours about vaccines
Meghalaya High Court: The Division Bench of Biswanath Somadder, CJ. and H.S. Thangkhiew, J., had asked the Department of Health and Family
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USA | California’s New Order directs all Healthcare workers to be fully vaccinated by September 30, 2021
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued a new Order for healthcare employers in California on August 5, 2021. The
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AOR Examination 2021 | Rescheduled dates notified; Candidates to intimate Registry whether they have been administered both doses of COVID-19 vaccine
Advocates-on-Record Examination, 2021 Supreme Court of India notifies that the Advocates-on-Record Examination, 2021 which was earlier scheduled to be held on 8th,
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Dealing with the Notions of Hardship and Force Majeure in International Commercial Contracts: Tackling Unforeseen Events in a Changing World
by Swarnendu Chatterjee* and Arushi Bhagotra**
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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania enacts another temporary COVID-19 paid sick leave Ordinance
On July 29, 2021, Mayor signed a new Temporary COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Ordinance which requires employers with 50 or more employees
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USA | California’s New Order on COVID-19 Vaccines and Testing, encouraging state employees and health care workers to get vaccinated
The California Department of Public Health (“CDPH”) has issued a State Public Health Officer Order (“Order”) on July 26, 2021, to combat
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