The Government has decided to discontinue the legal tender character of ‘Higher Denomination Bank Notes’ (HDN) of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 with effect from November 9, 2016.In other words, such notes will not be legal tenders from midnight of November 8, 2016. Old HDN can be exchanged or deposited Continue Reading
Acording to the SEBI guidelines, it is compulsory for the listed entities to declare their quarterly financial results. There is a prescribed format in which financial performance of the company is to be updated to the exchanges. Over the years, SEBI has made many improvisations in making it simple and inclusive. While it is a […]Continue Reading
In the past couple of weeks, I have been interacting with a few trade associations on the impact of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). The question often raised is whether there would be dual control by both the central and state government in the GST era. Further, for traders currently dealing with the State […]Continue Reading
The plain ground of ten acres lays unused for most part of the year. Just on the outskirts of the city is this mega sized land with no utility value. Nobody would go there for a stroll, a pass time, to play games or even to park vehicles. This is the reason that the organizers […]Continue Reading
Once you look at Kerala seriously, you will definitely feel that God has been unfairly kind to the state. Bestowed with the topography of the heavens, it presents the best of hills, plains, rivers, lakes and the idyllic coastlines. The sylvan backwaters and the heady city mosaic are sketched with multiple shades of green. A […]Continue Reading
Kerala is a fine strip of land ensconced in the lower South-West part of India. Area wise, this 38000 sq km is equal to that of Bhutan. The flora and fauna present some fine greenery all year long, with a long coastline and a rich vein interior arterial water bodies. Culturally, a lot of comparisons […]Continue Reading
When we are at the entry portals of our careers or entrepreneurial journeys, we often have ‘hope’ as a clear virtue or attribute. There is a sense of accomplishment in every endeavour and imagination soars high and expectations know no bounds. Often, the reality of a workplace is different from the rigmarole, a young mind […]Continue Reading
On 11 August 2016, I was fortunate to meet with some senior police officials at the Kerala Police Academy in Thrissur during an interactive session on the best practices for enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). The event was organized by the Kerala State Council of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) as part of […]Continue Reading
The uncertainty over the referendum ended with the UK voting on June 23, 2016 to leave the EU. After the referendum, opinion is divided among financial analysts and economists about the long term consequences of the event. Those who campaigned for the exit option believe it will be negative only over the short term. In […]Continue Reading
Introduction A widely anticipated and much-awaited development in recent months has been the enactment of the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (the ‘Act’). The Bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha on March 10, 2016, and by Lok Sabha on March 15, 2016. On 26 April, 2016 the Ministry of Housing and […]Continue Reading



















