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INDIA LABOUR CODE REFORMS HAVE BEEN DELAYED FOR SIX MONTHS – BUT ARE STILL ON TRACK FOR DELIVERY



Indian labour law reforms that had been scheduled for implementation in April, have been delayed and according to several experts, they are not now expected to be enforced before October.

“There was no official communication for a long time and therefore it looked like as if the codes were dead,” Saurabh Munjal, legal advisor to Apparel Export Promotion Council told just-style, “but last week the government has come out with two new notifications, which means that they are still working on it.”…

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LIE DETECTION TECH BEING DEVELOPED RAPIDLY, BUT EXPERTS WARN TRAINED HUMAN INTERROGATORS REMAIN ESSENTIAL



Lie detection is an emerging science, with technology being developed to help companies and law enforcement seek to detect fraudsters and other criminals. Artificial intelligence is a potential key development in enabling machines to screen subjects physical and audible response to questions to detect lies.…

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COVID 19 INSPIRES HACKERS TO SWITCH UP THEIR ATTACKS AND VIRUSES



One of the many downsides of the Covid-19 pandemic has been the inspiration for cyber-criminals to develop new ways of attacking computer users at their home, especially when working remotely. European police agency Europol reported in its annual cybercrime report released last October (2020) that business email compromise fraud and phishing had expanded significantly in frequency and variety since Covid-19 took hold last March (2020).…

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BRITISH GOVERNMENT MULLS ROOT-AND-BRANCH AUDIT REFORM TO IMPROVE FRAUD DETECTION



Auditors in the UK are on the cusp of transforming their approach to fraud, pushed by a long-deliberated reform in audit guidance by the government.

It has released a white paper ‘Restoring Public Trust in Audit and Corporate Governance’ that suggests forcing more responsibility on auditors for fighting financial crime in the UK.…

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OSLO AIRPORT KEEPS GREENING ITS DESIGN, EVEN AFTER ECO-REVAMP DELIVERS SUSTAINABILITY



When a terminal extension at Norway’s Oslo Gardermoen Airport was opened in 2017, it became the first airport terminal in the world to achieve a rating of excellent under the international sustainability standard BREEAM.

It has subsequently achieved owner’s Avinor’s design objective of doubling floorspace and passenger capacity while reducing energy consumption by 50% compared with the existing terminal – which already had one of the best energy efficiency records in the world.

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DAIRY LEADERS EXPRESS SURPRISE AT BETTER-THAN-EXPECTED YEAR



Over the past year, the European Union’s (EU) dairy industry has weathered two storms: the departure of Great Britain from the EU single market and customs union, during the unprecedented lockdown measures adopted to contain Covid-19, all while EU lawmakers haggle over a major shakeup of agricultural regulations.…

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CHINA’S DIGITAL PRINTING SECTOR GAINING GROUND, READYING FOR ITMA ASIA



China’s digital textile printing sector has significant growth ahead of it – but it is expanding. Data from the Qianzhan Industry Research Institute, in Shenzhen, shows that the output of digital inkjet printing in China currently accounts for approximately 11% of total output of printed fabrics, far from Europe’s ratio of 80%.…

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MICROFACTORY GROWTH OFFERS MAJOR OPPORTUNITY FOR BOOM IN DIGITAL TEXTILE PRINTING



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The textile industry is one of the world’s oldest manufacturing sector, yet it is also one of the most dynamic, constantly reinventing itself. Today, the development of micro-factories might herald root-and-branch change in how the textile and clothing industry operates, a transformation driven by advances in digital textile printing.…

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EU TIGHTENS RULES ON LOBBYING TRANSPARENCY – BUT WILL IT REDUCE CORRUPTION?



EUROPEAN Union (EU) institutions have agreed to tighten measures that encourage lobbyists to put their information on a public register before they meet politicians and high-ranking officials. But researchers and campaigners say stronger enforcement and better monitoring are necessary to prevent graft.…

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INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL ROUND UP – IPSASB DEVELOPS COMPREHENSIVE REFORM IN MEASURING PUBLIC SECTOR ASSETS



The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB) has unveiled comprehensive proposals to reform how government and other public sector bodies measure their assets and liabilities. The board is proposing generic guidance on fair value assessments for the first time. It is also helping public bodies value heritage and infrastructure assets.…

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