Akash Kashyap, Esq.

The cryptocurrency market has been a hot topic since the first time it was recorded in India. Since then, this highly volatile market has grown manyfold.

Individuals and institutions make use of this technology which gives them quicker access to financial services. Such access is also very cost-effective.

On February 25th new IT rules called the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 [the "Rules"] were notified by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.

Cryptocurrency is a type of digital currency secured by cryptography and is a decentralised network based on blockchain technology.

The new proposal would amend the Cinematograph Act of 1952 to grant the Centre "revisionary powers" and allow it to "re-examine" films that have already been certified by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).

The Ministry of Finance in May, 2021 notified an amendment to the existing Indian Insurance Companies (Foreign Investment) Rules, 2015 which mainly raised the foreign direct investment (FDI) in the insurance sector from 49% to 74%.

Apart from copyright, even design registration provides for a certain level of protection but with its own limitation.

Distressed M&As are not new to the Indian economy. In a distressed M&A, both investors and sellers have a lot of research, procedure, and due diligence to undertake in a much shorter amount of time.