Society of Indian Law Firms (SILF) along with CII National Task Force inaugurated November-December as a Legal Services Month in the presence of Hon’ble Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture, Meenakshi Lekhi, and Hon’ble Justice Shri Rajesh Kumar Agrawal, Former Judge, Supreme Court of India and the present President of National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission.

She also highlighted that India has encouraged global initiatives like the International Solar Alliance and the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure. Five years ago, global leaders took a pledge to limit the global temperature rise by gradually reducing dependence on fossil fuels. India is committed to reducing the carbon intensity of its GDP by 33-35%, increase the share of non-fossil fuel energy sources in power generation capacity to at least 40% and create an additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 billion tons of CO2 equivalent by 2030.

Apart from the focus on energy, India has also put sustainability at the center of its developmental goals in various other sectors. “Despite our development challenges, we have taken many bold steps on clean energy, energy efficiency, afforestation and bio-diversity. India’s focus is also on cutting the energy consumption and efficient management of energy produced,” she added.

Several crucial topics including legal issues revolving around the pandemic challenges and beyond, will be discussed over a series of panel discussions throughout the month. Few of the suggested themes are Responsibilities and Liabilities of Independent Directors, Competition Law, Corporate Social Responsibility, Dispute Solution / Alternative Dispute Resolution, Session on Consumer Protection and Product Liability, Regulating Cryptocurrency in the New Digital Era, Land Law Reforms.