Nippon Steel's acquisition of Krosaki Harima raises its stake to 100% via tender offer and potential squeeze-out.
The Commission approved Nippon Steel's proposed combination to acquire an additional 53.4% of Krosaki Harima via a tender offer and potential squeeze out, raising its holding from 46.6% to 100%. Nippon Steel's Indian activities include manufacturing tubes, pipes and processed automotive steel products; Krosaki's affiliates supply refractory products and services to heavy industries in India. A detailed order will follow.

Malnutrition: link CSR spending with targeted nutrition programmes, a whole-of-government push for last-mile delivery and early-childhood interventions.
The government urges linking the statutory 2% Corporate Social Responsibility spending with targeted nutrition programmes via institutional platforms such as the NDDB Foundation for Nutrition, using a whole-of-government approach and inter-ministerial coordination to ensure affordability, local participation, transparency and last-mile delivery, with priority interventions focused on pregnancy and early childhood to prevent stunting and underweight conditions.

Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises guide explains methodology, quality assurance, confidentiality, and respondent guidance for data users.
The NSO's user guide for the Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises explains ASUSE conceptual coverage, sampling and estimation, data collection, processing, validation, and the quality assurance framework, and includes confidentiality safeguards and respondent guidance to improve data reliability and informed use by policymakers, researchers, stakeholders, and the public.

NPS reforms permit banks to sponsor pension funds, revise fees, and mandate a small outreach levy for intermediaries.
PFRDA has approved a framework permitting Scheduled Commercial Banks to sponsor Pension Funds subject to eligibility criteria aligned with prudential banking norms; it revised the slab-based Investment Management Fee for Government and Non-Government subscribers effective 1 April 2026, kept the Annual Regulatory Fee at 0.015% of AUM, and earmarked 0.0025% of AUM to the Association of NPS Intermediaries for outreach.

NLDSL operates standards-based digital platforms providing API-based data exchange and end-to-end visibility across multimodal logistics nodes.
NLDSL, a government-industry joint venture, operates standards-based digital public infrastructure platforms-notably the Logistics Data Bank and the Unified Logistics Interface Platform-to provide single-window container tracking, API-based interoperability and end-to-end visibility across multimodal logistics nodes. The LDB covers 100% of EXIM container volume and has tracked over 91 million containers. ULIP, developed under the National Logistics Policy, integrates 44 systems across 11 ministries, exposes 136 APIs and institutionalises secure, standardised data exchange between government systems and industry participants.

Government monthly accounts show receipts at 55.7% of BE and expenditure at 57.8% through November.
Receipts to November 2025 totaled Rs.19,49,239 crore (55.7% of BE) comprising Rs.13,93,946 crore tax revenue, Rs.5,16,366 crore non-tax revenue and Rs.38,927 crore non-debt capital receipts, with Rs.9,36,561 crore devolved to states. Total expenditure was Rs.29,25,910 crore (57.8% of BE), split into Rs.22,67,700 crore revenue and Rs.6,58,210 crore capital expenditure; revenue spending includes Rs.7,45,765 crore interest payments and Rs.2,88,333 crore major subsidies.

DPE: CPSEs achieved 49.1% of 2025-26 CAPEX; two CPSEs granted Navratna status and MSE procurement hit 47.21%.
The Department of Public Enterprises monitored CAPEX for select CPSEs and related agencies, recording Rs.3.85 lakh crore (49.1% of the Rs.7.85 lakh crore BE) for April-September 2025; organised workshops to promote Industry 4.0 adoption across CPSEs; granted Navratna status to IRCTC and IRFC; and reported CPSE procurement from Micro and Small Enterprises at 47.21%, exceeding the 25% mandate.

DIPAM reports higher CPSE dividends, an OFS sale in Mazagon Dock realizing Rs 3,673.42 crore, and targeted executive training.
DIPAM increased CPSE dividend receipts through efficient capital management and inter-Ministerial oversight via CMCDC, with actual dividends exceeding Revised Estimates across five years. DIPAM conducted a market-based disinvestment by an Offer for Sale of 3.61% in Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited in April 2025, exercised the Green Shoe Option in the Non-Retail category, and realized Rs 3,673.42 crore. DIPAM also implemented capacity-building workshops for CPSE executives to strengthen investor engagement and financial-market understanding.

Tribunal recovery processes: push for mandatory e filing, Lok Adalat use, high value case focus and capacity building.
The Department of Financial Services urged procedural modernisation of DRTs via mandatory e filing, video conferencing and hybrid hearings, stronger bank monitoring to boost recoveries, focused handling of high value cases, expanded use of Lok Adalats as an alternative dispute resolution mechanism, and structured capacity building for tribunal and bank officers, together with consideration of targeted amendments to the Recovery of Debts and Bankruptcy Act and the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act to improve statutory effectiveness.

Treasury bill auction calendar sets dates and notified amounts; amounts and timing may be modified with due notice.
Quarterly treasury bill auction calendar for January-March 2026 sets specific auction and issue dates with notified amounts by tenor and quarterly aggregates; the Government retains flexibility to modify amounts and timing based on requirements and market conditions after giving due notice, and all auctions are subject to the terms and conditions in the applicable General Notification as amended.

Carbon uptake by concrete report seeks inclusion of carbonation as a carbon sink in national climate reporting.
The collaborative GCCA India-NCB report assesses CO2 uptake through carbonation in concrete using a Tier I methodology, identifies limitations in current data and estimation methods, proposes actions to improve robustness and methodology, and will be submitted to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for consideration of inclusion of carbonation as a carbon sink in National Communications to the UNFCCC.

India to chair the Kimberley Process, focusing on digital certification, traceability, and strengthened compliance for conflict-free diamonds.
India will assume the chairpersonship of the Kimberley Process, the tripartite certification scheme to prevent trade in conflict diamonds, and will prioritise strengthening governance and compliance, advancing digital certification and traceability, and enhancing transparency through data-driven monitoring to reinforce confidence and credibility in the scheme and promote responsible sourcing.

QCI quality reforms introduce a QR-coded Q Mark, streamlined paperless accreditation, faster lab and hospital approvals.
The reforms introduce the Q Mark QR-coded verification, a single paperless modular accreditation platform, and Quality Setu for time-bound grievance redressal; expand assessor pools and reduce inspections through shorter timelines and AI-assisted desktop surveillance. NABL changes create a model scope for medical testing, allow 48-hour signatory approvals and scope extensions, and remove duplicate product-based fees. NABH and NABCB reforms relax hospital eligibility, move to graded penalties with guidance, provide role-based skilling, enable accredited pathways for indigenous products, and fast-track accreditation for new technology areas.

Indian Statistical Institute Bill converts ISI to a statutory body, enhancing autonomy, governance, and accountability for expanded research and teaching.
The draft Bill converts the Indian Statistical Institute into a statutory body corporate, replacing the 1959 Act, and creates a modern governance framework to enhance academic excellence, autonomy, and accountability. It expands the coverage of "statistical sciences," permits related disciplines by regulation, and grants Centres governance and academic flexibility to expand teaching and research. The Bill was developed through multi-layered pre-legislative consultation and public comment, and the Ministry has published FAQs to clarify provisions and address misinformation.

Acquisition of Federal Bank warrants by Asia II Topco XIII grants potential 9.99% stake and board nomination rights.
Approval concerns the acquisition of certain warrants of Federal Bank Limited by Asia II Topco XIII Pte. Ltd., each warrant carrying a right to subscribe to one fully paid equity share; upon full exercise the Acquirer would hold 9.99% on a fully diluted basis and would have the right to nominate a director while holding at least 5% of paid-up capital.

Tata Steel acquisition of Tata BlueScope Steel approved, acquiring remaining 50% to gain sole control.
The Competition Commission approved Tata Steel Limited's acquisition of sole control of Tata BlueScope Steel Private Limited by purchasing the remaining 50% equity stake from BlueScope Steel Asia Holdings Pty Ltd, converting the existing 50:50 joint venture into a wholly owned subsidiary; the Target operates in the coated steel segment offering metallic coated and pre-painted steel products for roofing, walling and cladding.

Base revision of GDP, CPI and IIP: MoSPI to present methodology changes, seek feedback and set revised series release schedule.
MoSPI is convening a pre-release consultative workshop to present proposed methodological and structural changes for the base revision of GDP, CPI and IIP, solicit feedback from economists, experts and officials, and distribute concept notes; the announcement also sets release schedules for the revised CPI (base 2024=100), National Accounts (base FY 2022-23) and IIP (base 2022-23).

GeM Forward Auction enables transparent online competitive disposal of government assets through reserve pricing and public bidding.
GeM's Forward Auction module provides a digital competitive bidding process for disposal of government assets where departments list items, set reserve prices and participation conditions, require bidder registration and applicable Earnest Money Deposit, and conduct time bound online auctions with secure real time monitoring; auctions are publicly listed except where pre qualification is necessary.

GeM platform expands MSE, women and SC/ST business access to government procurement, exceeding mandated purchase targets.
GeM enables MSEs, women entrepreneurs, SC/ST businesses and startups to access government procurement through platform features that identify eligible sellers, provide purchase preference and relaxations in Earnest Money Deposit and prior turnover/experience criteria, and ensure transaction traceability. As of 30 November 2025, over 11.25 lakh MSE sellers secured Rs.7.44 lakh crore (44.8% of GeM orders), with women-led MSEs obtaining over Rs.78,000 crore, collectively exceeding the mandated procurement target and advancing regional inclusion and digital procurement objectives.

PFRDA NPS exit amendments increase lump-sum limits, relax vesting and extend entry/exit ages to 85.
Amendments to the PFRDA NPS exit regulations remove the non government premature exit lock in, set normal exit vesting at 15 years or till 60, raise normal exit lump sum entitlement up to 80% with at least 20% annuity and define corpus based options including 100% lump sum, SLW or SUR. Individuals joining after 60 may exit without vesting. Other changes extend entry/exit ages to 85, enable automatic continuation, permit liens up to 25% of subscriber contribution under guidelines, introduce specific purpose schemes, and revise partial withdrawal frequency and allowable purposes.