PM MITRA Parks stakeholder consultation focused on PPP/DBFOT structuring, master developer engagement, and utilities and procurement design.
Consultation by NICDC and the Ministry of Textiles focused on structuring PM MITRA Parks under the PPP/DBFOT model, engaging prospective Master Developers for three Greenfield sites, and refining procurement and project-preparation measures. Completed Detailed Project Reports and significant investor interest inform bid packaging and viability assumptions. NICDC, as Project Management Agency, will lead DPR review, PPP structuring, bid-process management, and coordination with States, developers and investors, while stakeholders addressed utilities integration, modular plots for MSMEs and anchors, logistics, and environmental compliance mechanisms.

Periodic Labour Force Survey 2025 expands sample and provides monthly LFPR, WPR and UR estimates nationwide.
The PLFS was restructured from January 2025 to generate monthly CWS estimates of LFPR, WPR and UR nationwide, with Monthly and Quarterly Bulletins released and dissemination aligned to the Advance Release Calendar. The sampling design now uses districts as primary strata in most areas, expands FSUs and increases households per FSU to improve representativeness and precision for rural and urban estimates. The survey adopts NIC 2025's six digit coding to better capture emerging economic activities and enhance comparability and policy relevance of labour statistics.

e-Sankhyiki portal provides open-access statistical datasets via APIs with security audits and multi ministry data integration.
e-Sankhyiki is an operational national statistical platform providing API-based access and metadata for extensive multi department datasets, built on open-source software and subject to periodic Vulnerability Assessment audits to ensure cybersecurity compliance, while remaining in an evolving phase without a formal usage assessment.

National Sample Survey published state-level MSME establishment estimates from ASUSE 2023-24 covering manufacturing, trade and services.
National Sample Survey conducted ASUSE 2023-24 covering unincorporated non agricultural enterprises in manufacturing, trade and services and published state/UT and activity category estimates of establishments classified as Micro, Small and Medium in the ASUSE 2023-24 report on the MoSPI website.

Domestic Tourism Expenditure Survey collects household overnight trip expenditure data across all States/UTs for policy and planning.
The Domestic Tourism Expenditure Survey (DTES) 2025-26 is a nationwide household survey collecting disaggregated expenditure data for domestic overnight trips of up to 180 days completed in the previous 365 days, including expenditure heads such as accommodation, food, transport, shopping, recreation and religious activities; it covers all States/UTs and records origin and destination State/UT for each trip during July 2025-June 2026.

Japan Post to acquire 19.9% stake (14.9% voting rights) in Logisteed Holdings from HTSK Investment L.P.; involves logistics business.
The Competition Commission approved Japan Post Co., Ltd.'s acquisition of a 19.9% equity stake with 14.9% voting rights in Logisteed Holdings, Ltd. from HTSK Investment L.P.; the Acquirer is a diversified postal and logistics group and the Target is an investment holding company with affiliates engaged in third-party logistics, heavy machinery transport and freight forwarding, with a detailed order to follow.

Coinbase to acquire minority stake in DCX Global; regulatory approval granted for the proposed combination affecting crypto-exchange operations.
The Commission approved the Proposed Combination in which Coinbase Global Inc. will acquire a minority shareholding in DCX Global Limited; the transaction concerns acquisition of equity in the Mauritius entity that owns the technology, brand and intellectual property for the CoinDCX crypto-exchange (operated by Neblio Technologies Pvt. Ltd.), and a detailed order from the Commission will follow regarding its competition review.

Acquisition of paper and pulp business by ITC approved; sale of Aditya Birla Real Estate's business as going concern.
Approval is granted for the transfer of the paper and pulp manufacturing operations of Aditya Birla Real Estate Limited to ITC Limited under a Business Transfer Agreement, effecting the sale of the Target Business as a going concern and encompassing manufacturing, distribution and sale of various paper and paperboard products including uncoated writing and printing grades, kraft paper, virgin multi layer board, tissue paper and cup stock.

Bank credit growth 11.5% year-on-year, driven by retail, MSME, corporate demand and GST rate rationalisation.
Bank credit reached Rs.195.3 lakh crore as of 28 November 2025, registering 11.5% year on year growth, with sustained monthly growth above 10%. The increase is driven mainly by retail and MSME lending, aided by improved consumption, rural activity and GST rate rationalisation, alongside revival in industrial credit and higher corporate borrowing.

District Business Reform Action Plan localises ease of doing business with digital approvals, inspections, investor facilitation and startup support.
The District Business Reform Action Plan (DBRAP) localises Ease of Doing Business reforms at the district level through the D-BRAP 2025 Implementation Guidebook, covering six reform areas and 154 reforms with assessment checklists. It mandates online approvals via Single Window systems, digitisation of property records, time-bound inspection dashboards, strengthened District Industry Centres for investor facilitation, and Startup Cells in DICs to provide handholding, portal onboarding, credit coordination, incubation support and mentoring, with districts required to perform evidence-based assessments and monitoring.

ONDC creates an open, interoperable marketplace ensuring non-discriminatory discoverability and support for small sellers.
ONDC establishes an open, non-discriminatory digital marketplace through interoperable buyer- and seller-side applications that ensure uniform discoverability, require disclosure of key sorting parameters, and adopt common open specifications to prevent biased listing practices and promote price transparency and wider consumer choice. The MSME TEAM scheme leverages ONDC to provide digital literacy, cataloguing and onboarding support to SMEs, SHGs, FPOs, artisans and local retailers with a 50% women-led beneficiary target, and ONDC reports 1.16 lakh+ retail sellers live across 630+ cities and towns as of 9 December 2025.

Investment facilitation workshop highlights India's reforms, WTO frameworks and international cooperation options to attract investment and stakeholders.
Investment facilitation and alignment of domestic reforms with international frameworks were the central focus, emphasising licence rationalisation, decriminalisation of minor offences, digital compliance, and calibrated IP and AI regulation as steps to enhance investment attractiveness; the workshop also examined the WTO-related interaction among investment protection, cooperation and facilitation investment agreements, and trade agreements with investment provisions, and highlighted comparative reforms and grievance redressal mechanisms.

Development loans support skilling, rooftop solar, health, metro expansion, and ecotourism projects across the country.
Five loan agreements exceeding $2.2 billion finance projects: $846 million to modernise 650 ITIs and five national trainer centres to improve employability for 1.3 million youth; $650 million subprogramme to scale rooftop solar adoption and provide collateral free lower interest loans to reach 10 million households by 2027; $398.8 million to upgrade tertiary health and medical education facilities in Assam; $240 million for Chennai metro expansion covering 20 km and 18 accessible, climate resilient stations; and $77 million to integrate ecotourism with climate smart agriculture to benefit over 8,000 local stakeholders.

Atal Pension Yojana retains current pension slabs and subscriptions, with most enrollments in the Rs.1000 slab.
APY continues on existing terms with no increase to pension amounts or subscription rates; it offers five guaranteed pension slabs of Rs. 1,000, 2,000, 3,000, 4,000 and 5,000 per month, with subscription varying by age and chosen pension. As of 30.11.2025 total enrolments are 8,45,17,419, with 86.91% in the Rs. 1,000 slab, indicating substantial uptake among the poorest. The government concluded that increasing pensions would significantly raise subscriber contributions and has therefore retained current scheme parameters.

India's energy strategy advances pipeline expansion, SHANTI Bill nuclear participation and fiscal incentives to scale renewables.
The statement presents a regulatory and investment agenda to achieve universal access, affordability, availability, financial viability and sustainability in India's energy sector, citing authorised gas pipeline expansion, plans to increase refining capacity, the proposed SHANTI Bill to permit private participation in nuclear energy, fiscal incentives for clean energy equipment, waiver of inter state transmission charges for renewables, distribution sector reforms under PM UDAY, and mission targets such as the National Green Hydrogen Mission to reduce fossil fuel imports.

India showcases rural development leadership and deepens IFAD partnership to scale community led, climate resilient agricultural models.
India reaffirmed leadership in community led rural development and climate resilient agriculture through its IFAD partnership, reporting joint support for 36 projects worth US$4.4 billion (including US$1.5 billion from IFAD), six ongoing projects totalling US$459 million, and a co financing ratio of 2.65. The collaboration highlights scalable models-market access for rural enterprises, women's employability initiatives, climate resilience for smallholders and livelihood strengthening-and prioritises community led development, institutional strengthening, value chain and climate smart agriculture to be scaled via South South and triangular cooperation.

Copra MSP for 2026 fixed higher: milling Rs.12,027/qtl, ball Rs.12,500/qtl; procurement via central nodal agencies.
MSP for the 2026 copra marketing season is set at Rs.12,027/quintal for Fair Average Quality milling copra and Rs.12,500/quintal for ball copra, pursuant to the Budget policy of fixing MSPs at least 1.5 times the all India weighted average cost of production. These rates increase by Rs.445 and Rs.400 per quintal respectively over the prior season. Procurement to support the MSPs will continue under the Price Support Scheme through designated Central Nodal Agencies.

India employment prospects: boosting skilling, small enterprise productivity, credit and digital adoption could generate millions of jobs.
Improving productivity of small enterprises, expanding formal skilling, and increasing digital adoption and credit access can shift employment from subsistence self-employment to hired work; modest increases in skilled workforce share and credit access are simulated to generate multi-million job gains in labour-intensive manufacturing and services, and reorienting incentives toward labour-intensive sub-sectors can amplify employment multipliers.

India Italy economic partnership advances trade, technology collaboration, supply chain resilience and MoUs across key industrial sectors.
The Business Forum mobilised government and industry to advance bilateral trade, technology partnerships and supply chain resilience across Automotive, Renewables, Sports Technologies, Agri food and Connectivity; it facilitated sectoral roundtables, B2B matchmaking and the negotiation of commercial MoUs. The operative government action was the formal signing of the Agreed Minutes of the 22nd session of the India Italy Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation (JCEC), establishing a roadmap to operationalize discussions and coordinate future economic cooperation.

Liquor trade associations coordinated pricing, margins and mandatory pre-launch clearances, violating competition law prohibiting horizontal restraints.
Associations collectively prescribed retail margins, discounts, payment and credit terms, transportation charges, launch fees, mandatory donations and other commercial conditions, and required mandatory pre-launch clearances for manufacturers; such coordinated prescription of commercial terms and mandatory NOCs was found to contravene the statutory prohibition on horizontal restraints and representative office-bearer liability was recorded under the statute's enforcement framework.