Repayment of government security: outstanding balance payable at par on maturity; provide bank details or tender discharged securities early.
Outstanding principal on the government security is repayable at par on maturity and stops accruing interest thereafter; if a State holiday falls on repayment day, payment will be made on the preceding working day. Payment must be made by pay order with bank particulars or by electronic credit under the Government Securities Regulations, 2007, and holders should submit bank account particulars in advance. Absent such particulars, holders may present duly discharged securities at designated paying offices twenty days before the due date to receive repayment.

Repayment of government security: maturity paid at par with no interest; holders must provide bank details or present discharged security.
Repayment of the government security is payable at par on maturity with no interest thereafter; if a State Government holiday falls on repayment day, repayment in that State will be made on the previous working day. Maturity proceeds to registered holders shall be paid by a pay order including bank account particulars or by credit to an account capable of receiving electronic funds, and holders must submit bank particulars in advance. Absent such particulars, holders may tender duly discharged securities at Public Debt Offices, Treasuries/Sub Treasuries or designated bank branches twenty days before the due date; paying offices provide procedural details.

Household consumption momentum: rural gains narrow the urban rural consumption gap and reduce measured inequality in the latest survey.
The Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES:2023-24), based on 261,953 households, provides two sets of MPCE estimates-excluding and including imputed values of items received free through social welfare programmes. Headline MPCE (excluding imputed values) rose nominally from 2022-23 with the largest proportional increases for the bottom fractiles. Non-food items account for the majority share of MPCE, with specific expenditure concentration in beverages and processed foods, conveyance, clothing and durables; urban rent is a notable non-food component. Consumption inequality declined in 2023-24, with lower Gini coefficients in both rural and urban areas.

Public-private partnership to support recognised startups with mentoring, resources, product development and international expansion pathways to scale.
Public Private Partnership established by memorandum of understanding to support DPIIT recognised startups, including D2C and manufacturing ventures, through targeted mentoring programs, provision of resources and guidance for prototype development, and facilitation of connections and insights for potential international expansion to enhance product development and global competitiveness.

Accreditation leadership: appointment of a new NABL chairperson to strengthen laboratory accreditation and quality assurance.
Dr. Sandip Shah has been appointed Chairperson of NABL, the QCI constituent board that administers laboratory accreditation programs to ensure reliable testing and calibration, promote consumer and regulatory confidence, and support industry competitiveness. He succeeds the previous chair and brings extensive experience in pathology, molecular biology, transplant immunology, and prior NABL committee and mentorship roles.

Payroll reporting shows mixed monthly changes in subscriber counts across major social security schemes for EPF, ESI and NPS.
Release announces a Payroll Reporting publication using subscriber counts under EPF, ESI and NPS to present formal sector employment statistics. The October 2024 snapshot reports that new EPF subscriptions declined month on month; ESI newly registered contributing employees declined month on month; and new contributing NPS subscribers increased month on month, with the release providing the absolute monthly subscriber figures for each scheme.

Growth in unincorporated sector signals rising establishments, employment and productivity in ASUSE 2023-24 survey results.
ASUSE 2023-24 reports substantive expansion in the unincorporated non agricultural sector for October 2023-September 2024: establishments rose by 12.84%, employment by 10.01%, and GVA by 16.52% at current prices. Productivity and wages improved-GVA per worker and GVO per establishment increased and average emoluments per hired worker rose-while Other Services led sectoral growth. The survey, covering rural and urban India for manufacturing, trade and other services, used a multi stage stratified sample and CAPI to collect data from 498,024 establishments.

Rooftop solar policy supports solar installation at NCB, advancing decarbonization and energy savings and carbon footprint assessment via startup collaboration.
NCB inaugurated an advanced calibration laboratory providing force, mass, volume and pressure calibration services to support quality assurance for the cement and construction industry, PSUs and government laboratories, and installed a rooftop solar system under DPIIT aligned with the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana to reduce CO2 emissions, assess campus carbon footprint with an incubated startup, and advance Net Zero aims while pursuing a proposed Centre of Excellence for Building Materials.

Institutionalisation of Statistical Advisers to enforce data quality standards and enable legal data sharing frameworks for decision making.
MoSPI is institutionalising Statistical Advisers to define roles, enforce data quality standards and metadata reporting, address administrative data gaps via unique identifiers and API integration, and implement the Collection of Statistics Act, 2008 to improve data collection and sharing, while advancing readiness for AI/ML/Big Data and expanding the e-Sankhyiki portal and dataset registries.

Merger approval: Acquisition of stake in rival cement maker cleared, including promoter share purchase and open offer.
Combination approval was granted for UltraTech Cement Limited's acquisition of a significant equity stake in The India Cements Limited through a promoter-block purchase and an associated open offer; both parties operate in the manufacture and sale of grey cement and ready-mix concrete and a detailed order will follow.

Integration of industry with government digital platforms to modernize logistics, driving sustainability, AI deployment and skills-led innovation.
Call for integration of industry stakeholders onto Government digital platforms to modernize the logistics sector, prioritizing sustainability and technology adoption; use AI and data analytics to prevent time and cost overruns; and scale workforce training through Government-private sector-academia collaboration. The ULIP Logistics Hackathon 2.0 scaled nationwide to solicit data-driven and tech-driven prototypes across categories including operations optimization, unified documentation, digital transformation and sustainable logistics, producing prototypes addressing accident mapping, decarbonization, risk management, route optimization and real-time driver/vehicle monitoring.

Collection of Statistics Act focuses meeting on strengthening statistical coordination, metadata reporting and readiness for emerging technologies.
The meeting consolidates roles of Statistical Advisers to institutionalize coordination between MoSPI and Central Ministries, and will address operational and regulatory matters including AI Curation Units, institutional readiness for emerging technologies, application of the Collection of Statistics Act, metadata reporting, data quality review, infrastructure project monitoring, coordination on global indices, and effective use of surveys.

Integrated multimodal infrastructure review ensures projects align with connectivity and synchronized implementation objectives.
The Network Planning Group evaluated five transport projects for conformity with PM GatiShakti NMP principles-integrated multimodal infrastructure, last mile connectivity, intermodal connectivity, and synchronized implementation-covering two railway capacity augmentation lines and three highway upgrades/Greenfield highways. The projects aim to expedite bulk commodity movements, improve passenger and freight throughput, integrate airports and rail stations, reduce travel times, and strengthen regional trade and economic connectivity through coordinated multimodal implementation.

Memorandum of Understanding empowers manufacturing startups through training, software access and mentoring support for sustainable growth.
A Memorandum of Understanding between DPIIT and Tally Solutions creates a module-based workshop series for manufacturing startups, providing targeted instruction in accounting, tax compliance, marketing, digitization and investor readiness, plus hands-on training and expert sessions. Participants receive Free One-Year Rental Licenses of Tally Prime, networking with industry mentors and peers, and post-workshop support to implement scalable business practices and prepare for investment engagement.

Competition approval granted for acquisition of stake in visa outsourcing provider, following review of investor's passive holding status.
Competition approval was granted for Ramon Investments Pte. Ltd.'s acquisition of a stake in Speed JVco S.a r.l.; the Acquirer is a passive investment holding company and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Temasek, while the Target provides visa outsourcing and related travel services. A detailed order will follow.

Digital public procurement expansion: outreach camp to onboard and upskill local sellers for greater participation in government procurement.
GeM held a Dehradun outreach and capacity-building camp to promote adoption of the Government eMarketplace, delivering targeted training, on-site helpdesk support and a registration drive to onboard local sellers, MSEs and women-led enterprises and to remove barriers to participation in business-to-government procurement on the unified digital procurement platform.

Fuel station and pricing visibility enables real-time route-specific fuel cost and location data to optimize logistics planning.
Integration of HPCL API with ULIP provides real-time Fuel Station & Pricing Visibility, delivering location and price data for HPCL fuel stations to logistics stakeholders. The API enables route-specific fuel-cost analysis and station-location visibility, permitting fleet operators and logistics providers to plan routes, avoid unplanned stops, reduce downtime, and incorporate fuel-cost considerations into operational planning through ULIP's API ecosystem.

Health survey data collection to inform policy, emphasizing out of pocket costs and government insurance access nationwide.
The NSS 80th Round implements a year long household health survey, jointly conducted by the National Statistics Office and State Directorates of Economics & Statistics, and a separate CMS T windowled by the National Statistics Office. The programme stresses rigorous data collection standards, trainer cascades to field officials, and coordination with State authorities. The health survey targets indicators such as morbidity, hospitalization, health care utilization, institutional childbirth and specifically measures out of pocket expense and access to government health insurance; CMS T will provide telecom and ICT skills metrics for global reporting.

Abuse of dominance: cease-and-desist order against federation for exclusionary practices, with no monetary penalties imposed.
The Commission determined the federation and its state affiliates held a dominant position in markets for organising table tennis events and player services, and found they engaged in refusal to deal and abuse of dominance by issuing advisories, public notices and maintaining restrictive bye law clauses that impeded tournament organisation and player participation; after the bodies implemented corrective compliance measures, the Commission issued a cease-and-desist order and did not impose monetary penalties.

Time-bound timelines mandate expedited progression and limited adjournments, prioritizing investigations of offences against women and children.
The New Nyaya Sanhita mandates time bound management of criminal proceedings by fixing stages for enquiry, investigation, supply of documents to victim and accused, commitment for trial, discharge applications, framing of charges, pronouncement of judgment, and filing of mercy petitions; it further requires fast track investigations for offences against women and children and limits courts to granting no more than two adjournments to prevent delay.