ITM University organizes International Seminar on Surrogacy and Human Rights

ITM University organizes International Seminar on Surrogacy and Human Rights

Gurgaon December​ ​5​, 2014: ITM University’s Law School organized an International Seminar on ‘Surrogacy and Human Rights’ against the backdrop of India becoming a popular destination for medical tourism and advancements in technology increasing the demand for gestational surrogacy here.

At the global level, surrogacy is a booming business despite the fact that many countries prohibit surrogacy arrangements. The market for international surrogacy is estimated to be USD six billion annually worldwide. India alone is estimated to hold a business of $445 million, and still the legal regulations governing the issue are hazy.


The seminar was inaugurated by Mr Hans Friedrich Schodder, Deputy Chief of Mission, United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR). The themes for discussion during the seminar focused on national and international perspective of surrogacy, statelessness and health standards in surrogacy as well as social impact of fertility tourism.

“Indian fertility services are known for quality and low cost. When we look into the problem of surrogacy, it gives insight into certain issues like citizenship issues, transit issues, medical issues, circumvention and conflict of laws and likewise. Adoption remains in greyscale when talking about surrogacy,” said Mr Schodder.

Prof. Prem Vrat, Pro-Chancellor, ITM University, Gurgaon raised the social concerns attached with the surrogate arrangement and emphasized on the social acceptance of the surrogate child and the health issues of the surrogate mother.

There were experts from NGOs, doctors, eminent lawyers and distinguished academicians who presented their views on Commercial Surrogacy, including Dr Sonia Malik, IVF, Max, Gurgaon; Dr Rita Bakshi, Green Park Infertility Clinic, New Delhi and Dr Manasi Mishra, Centre for Social Research, New Delhi.


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Dress up your Desk!

Dress up your Desk!

Working in a monotonous atmosphere can be really demotivating. How about sprucing up your desk to induce a fun an element of fun while you are at work?

FabFurnish.com, India’s leading online home décor portal provides a vivacious range of desk accessories to make your dreary looking office space vivid and lively.

Simply keeping your office desk neat and organized is passé! It’s time to jazz things up with funky, appealing yet utilitarian accessories that give your table some persona.

Little add-ons like a cute mini trolley for stacking your pens and sticky pads for jotting down notes can go a long way in doing just that.

You can also flaunt your quirky side with artfully done up notepads, the archetypal pen stand, letter openers, paper weights and coasters of your choice.

Place a bright and colourful mouse pad to infuse a shot of vivacity to your desk. Enhance your desk décor with the charming card holders or paper holders that stand apart thanks to their unique designs.

Kill the office boredom and enliven the daily drudgery of sitting at work with these chic items that are sure to compel you to come back to your pepped up desk every day!

About FabFurnish.com

FabFurnish.com is India’s leading online home store with the widest range of assorted home furniture, furnishings, décor and kitchenware from over 500+ local and international brands.

Founded by Vikram Chopra and Mehul Agrawal, the company was brought to India by well-known German incubator Rocket Internet.

FabFurnish.com caters to the young, urban and aspirational consumers who seek to flaunt their cultivated taste for home & lifestyle within their budget.

It envisions itself as a brand retailer by achieving a five-fold annual growth rate.

The online leader in the segment of home & lifestyle, it stands apart from other players through its grand assortment of more than 60,000 products that define modern trends in home design, affordable prices, pan India shipment, varied payment options and excellent customer service.

Poised to become the biggest offline and online player in the market, the company has a retail presence in Delhi NCR, Bangalore, and plans to expand countrywide.

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Explosion in Texas Fertilizer Plant: 70 dead and Hundreds Injured

An explosion took place in Texas fertilizer plant, leaving 70 dead and hundreds injured. According to media reports, fire fighters who were working on the spot were also injured in a secondary blast. Cause of the explosion is not exactly known but they suspect that it was because of anhydrous ammonia explosion, and injured people were rushed to nearby hospitals.

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Obama to visit Boston on Thursday

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Three days after the bomb blasts at Boston Marathon, US president Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Boston on Thursday.

After the explosions, Obama took an Oath that those who were responsible for the blasts would be brought to justice.

He also called blasts, an act of terrorism, but said; investigators are yet to find out who carried them out.

Obama added American people refuse to be terrorized. Deval Patrick, Massachusetts Governor said that President is to attend an interfaith service.

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London All Set For Marathon

Keeping aside all that has happened in Boston Marathon, London is all set to go ahead with London Marathon scheduled for Sunday.

Nick Bitel, London Marathon Chief Executive said, "Our security plan is developed jointly with the Metropolitan Police and we were in contact with them as soon as we heard the news of the Boston bombings,"

Hugh Robertson, UK sports minister said that "The best way to show solidarity with Boston is to continue and send a very clear message to those responsible that Britain will now cower to terror."

Julia Pendry Metropolitan Police chief superintendent said "We will be reviewing our security arrangements in partnership with London Marathon,”

Double Olympic champion Mo Farah, and 36,000 runners, will take part in the marathon. And five lakh spectators are expected to watch the marathon.

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Start minding your words on Facebook

 Yes! This is the message we want to convey to our readers to avoid unnecessary trouble into their lives. Making hate or harassing statements on an individual or organization is never unnoticed by the concerns and can bring you into trouble. In recent past, two alarming incidents related to Facebook are more of warnings to the users to watch what they write on their Facebook wall.

After the demise of legendry Balasaheb Thackrey, Mumbai was shutdown observing ‘Bandh’ to pay the respects to the leader. On the same day, couple of the Maharastra girls put posts against this ‘Bandh’ on their Facebook wall for which a police man arrested both the girls. After the arrest the outrage is still going on over social networks where some favor the girls and some favor the arrest. Even India is a democratic country and we’ve the right for Freedom of Speech, but would it be wise to think that you will not be into trouble by doing this. Yes, our constitutional rights say otherwise, but if that be followed till now India would not be counted among corruption. In this case late Balasaheb Thckrey was a legend and there will be rage if you cry out loud.

If you read Facebook terms then you may come across that what type of posts you shouldn’t make on Facebook. Here what is written on Facebook:

We remove content from Facebook when it violates the Facebook Terms. Types of content that are prohibited from Facebook include, but are not restricted to the following:

• Nudity or other sexually suggestive content
• Hate speech, credible threats, or direct attacks on an individual or group
• Content that contains self-harm or excessive violence
• Fake or impostor timelines
• Spam

One of such similar incident has also happened with Massachusetts, USA resident Lindsey Stone. She posed for a photo giving the middle finger and miming a loud yell in front of the sign at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Washington, D.C., next to a sign asking for “silence and respect”. The photo speeded over Facebook like fire with likes, comments and a Facebook fan page. But for this Lindsey, who is an employee at LIFE (Living Independently Forever) has been given unpaid leave. Lindsey has apologized for the photo to Boston Herald. Well, this is not the first case of such incidents in USA. Before this an USA marine was arrested for posting controversial song lyrics on Facebook. Also California resident Denise Helms lost her job after using the n-word for President Obama.

Such arrests do prove that you don’t have to go the streets anymore. Just post on Facebook and Police will be on your doorstep. And if you want to avoid such unnecessary trouble then we suggest that you start minding your words on Facebook.

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A Comprehensive Guide for Singapore Business Formation

While considering the relocation and registration of a company in Singapore, it is of the utmost importance to keep in mind that many of the companies, which are based in that area are registered as private limited companies that are called by the name of the Private Limited Liability Companies in that region. Such a company is an individual legal entity, the shareholders of which are not liable for the debts of the company beyond the share capital’s amount, which they have contributed. Hence, it is called limited liability. As per the Singapore Companies Act, any and every person, who belongs to the age group of 18 years and above are eligible for registering a Singapore company. It does not matter whether the business entrepreneur is a local person or a foreigner.

A private limited company based in Singapore, which is quite properly structured is a corporate body that is quite tax efficient as well and thus, this form is considered to be amongst the most common kind of business entity, which is registered in the place of Singapore.

However, for Singapore business formation, one needs to have a detailed overview about the different requirements of registering a company. Apart from this, the concerned person even needs to know the procedure as well as the timeline, which it necessitates. Just like the majority of jurisdictions, Singapore has got a set of ongoing as well as the initial requirements for regulatory compliance so as to start and operate a company in Singapore. Hence, both foreign as well as local entrepreneurs are suggested to engage the various services of any and every professional firm to serve the purpose.

Now, before going for a Singapore business formation, following are some of the key facts, which one needs to know:

• Company Name: It is very crucial to get an approval for the name of the company before incorporating the company in Singapore.

• Directors: It is mandatory to have at least one residential director in the company, which one is trying to set up in Singapore. The number of extra local and foreign directors that a company in Singapore can appoint does not have any upper limit. And one of the most important things is that the director needs to be within the age group of 18 years and above and neither is bankrupt nor convicted for any kind of malpractice. It is not at all necessary for a director to be a shareholder of the company though. So, non-shareholders can even be appointed as directors of the company in concern.

• Shareholders: Any and every private limited company in Singapore can have minimum 1 and maximum 50 shareholders. However, a shareholder and a director can both be the same as well as different people. A shareholder can be an individual or a different legal entity like a different trust or company as well. Singapore allows 100 % foreign as well as local shareholding. In fact, be it issuing new shares or transferring the existing ones to a different person anytime post the entire process of Singapore business formation has been completed.

This article provides some important information about Singapore business formation.

Author Bio:

Lorrie Catherine is a freelance copywriter specializing in the business start-up industry, currently writing on Singapore business formation from Contactoneps.com.sg. Contactoneps is a Singapore based company that provides company incorporation, corporate secretarial, human resource management for start-ups and small to medium enterprises.

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International Digital Tech: Tuesday Round-up

Ultra-cheap Android Tablet Aakash 2 in India

UK company Datawind has launched the new cheapest Android tablet Aakash 2 in India. The tablet will be costing around Rs. 3,500 in the market although it will cost Rs. 2,263 to the Indian Ministry of Human Resource Development. With government subsidies Indian students can buy this new tablet at Rs. 1,130 and now considered to be the cheapest android tablet available. The tablet runs on Android Icecream Sandwich and contains 1GHz Cortex A8 processor, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of memory (expandable to 32GB) and a 7-inch display with 800×480 pixel resolution.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Il passes away

World News: The leader of North Korea,  Kim Jong Il passed away on December 17 following heart ailment on a train. He was one of the most influential leader in North Korea, and South Korea sounded alert in its country following death of  Kim. His son Kim Jong Un, will be his successor.

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