February 24, 2021
Indians will soon know for sure if their favourite social media influencers actually like the products they vouch for or if they’re getting paid just to promote them.
On Feb. 22, the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) released draft guidelines stating that the onus is on influencers and brands to add prominent disclosure labels to all sponsored content.
The ASCI has been working on rules for social media influencers promoting brands since 2019. The latest draft is open to feedback until March 8 and the final guidelines will be issued by March 31. By April 15, the guidelines will be applicable to all promotional posts.
February 23, 2021
India was forced into a mass remote working experiment in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic which many said would kill the office space industry but that hasn’t really happened.
As business activities slowly restarted in India in the second half of 2020, “the office market witnessed green shoots of recovery,” UK-based commercial real estate services company JLL said in a report on Feb.22. In October-December, the news of vaccine deployment boosted sentiments further.
In the last quarter of 2020, net absorption space that was physically occupied minus that which became vacant increased by 52%. In 2021, net absorption is likely to hover around 30 million square feet, which will be at par with the levels seen during 2016-2018, JLL said.
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