Consolidated FDI Policy Circular updated: stakeholders invited to submit comments before the consultation deadline to inform next edition.
The Department will issue a new edition of the Consolidated FDI Policy Circular consolidating prior policy statements; stakeholders are invited to submit comments on the current edition by the prescribed consultation deadline to the designated departmental contact for consideration in preparing the next edition.

Falsified training records prompt suspension and vigilance inquiry, citing pilot training compliance and flight safety risks.
Air India suspended its General Manager (Operations) Incharge of Training after a vigilance investigation found prima facie that simulator training records were falsified and that the manager conducted substantially less simulator training than recorded, raising compliance and flight-safety concerns; suspension was ordered pending charge-sheet and further inquiry.

Competitive bidding for coal block allocation implemented, with strengthened GCV grading and mandatory fuel supply agreements enforcing performance.
The Ministry shifted thermal coal grading and pricing to Gross Calorific Value (GCV), required strengthened crushing, sizing and sampling infrastructure and mandatory Fuel Supply Agreements. It implemented allocation reforms under amended mining law to enable competitive bidding, initiated rules and auction modalities, and empowered an Inter Ministerial Group (IMG) to review coal block performance and recommend actions including deallocation and bank guarantee enforcement. Priority rail projects and measures for technology, MDO engagement and R&R policy revision were advanced to support production and evacuation.

Unified License terms: TRAI recommended conditions for interim Service Area Level licences for new spectrum auction entrants.
TRAI issued recommendations on the terms and conditions for Unified License (Access Services) after a DoT reference seeking guidance to grant Service Area Level Unified Licences as an interim measure to successful new entrants from a recent spectrum auction; TRAI examined the licence framework and published its operative recommendations on its website for administrative follow-up.