Clarus Law Associates

Growth of any infrastructure sector has at its core predictable and long term legal framework that would provide suitable risk mitigation. The regulatory framework governing the City Gas Distribution (CGD) sector provides a regulatory framework that encourages high value investments in long term infrastructure development through vesting of marketing and infrastructure exclusivity, which are fundamental to ensure that the infrastructure provider has adequate incentive to continuously invest and obtain a return on investments. The manner in which regulatory framework is implemented will be watched by investors in the sector as a precedent.   The sector regulator Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board abruptly issued a public notice on March 4th announcing the exclusivity granted in the Mumbai and Greater Mumbai Geographical Areas (GAs) and Vadodra city. I reflect on some of the issues in this news coverage in the Business Standard:  https://bit.ly/3To58yN #CGD #naturalgas #PNGRB #infrastructure #investment #growth

What does the recently signed free trade agreement with EFTA imply? Close on the heels of other analytical pieces, including the one by Sangeeta Godbole, here is the assessment from Ajay Srivastava and me for The Hindu. #freetradeagreement #WTO #IPR #Services #sustainabledevelopment

Anuradha RV and Piyush Joshi explain the new regulatory framework for telecommunications under The Telecommunication Act, 2023 #telecommunications #telecomservices #telecomnetworks #spectrum #spectrumauction #TRAI 

Renewable Energy is intrinsically linked to India’s path to sustainable development. It is also an important component of India’s Nationally Determined Contributions under the UNFCCC. Policies and incentives at both the Central and State level, play an important role in achieving renewable energy targets.   Yagya Sharma and Rikit Shahi map the latest developments on renewable energy policies across select renewable energy-rich states in India.     #renewableenergy #sustainabledevelopment #climatechange

UKIBC is back with our second Episode of “In Conversation With” Podcast series. Hear UKIBC Associate Director Subhodeep Jash in discussion with Clarus Law Associates Partner Anuradha RV on India’s new Telecommunication Act, 2023. Listen using the link to know more on: 👉 Brief overview of the Act. 👉 Advantages and types of penalties that may be imposed 👉 How will regulation of OTT and other such platforms look in the future? 👉 Data secrecy and privacy issues and more https://lnkd.in/dbhnwYjF Comment below with your thoughts and what topics we should cover in the future!