Public procurement digital marketplace growth signals expanded government e-procurement adoption, including women-led and startup participation.
GeM reports milestone cumulative GMV and transaction growth driven by increased participation of micro and small enterprises, notably women-led MSEs and startups, evidencing wider adoption of digital public procurement. To support onboarding and effective participation, GeM has launched the GeM SAHAYAK initiative to certify trainers and provide end-to-end facilitation and capacity-building services for buyers and sellers on the portal.

UNNATI scheme implementation guidance promotes Northeast industrialisation following a multi state officer workshop with roadmap and inter ministerial collaboration to support execution.
The workshop advanced operational guidance for the UNNATI, 2024 Scheme by setting an implementation roadmap, clarifying execution responsibilities, and fostering inter ministerial coordination; states presented regional incentives and officers offered suggestions to refine scheme design and delivery, consolidating operational clarity and strengthening collaboration among central ministries, implementing units, and northeastern state administrations.

Use of Data for Decision Making-strengthening state statistical systems to improve coordination, capacity and data-driven policy outcomes.
A national conference convened by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation brings Central and State statistical agencies together to promote use of data for decision making, strengthen state statistical systems, and enhance intergovernmental coordination. The event focuses on data dissemination, capacity building, survey operations, national accounts, price statistics, and SDG-related statistical work, and includes the release of the publication 'Women and Men in India, 2023'.

Quality Control Orders curb substandard footwear imports while liberalising compliance timelines and exempting small-batch producers.
Quality Control Orders are being implemented to curb substandard footwear imports and protect domestic industry by raising manufacturing standards. The government has liberalised compliance: retailers receive a two-year period to clear existing stock and small-batch fashion footwear manufacturing is exempted. QCOs do not apply to exports, but exporters must satisfy client quality requirements. The measures aim to boost sectoral employment, expand market share, advance export growth objectives, and leverage Free Trade Agreements to globalise Indian brands.

Decriminalisation of boiler offences shifts non serious breaches to administrative penalties and streamlined adjudication mechanisms.
The Bill repeals the Boilers Act, 1923 and re-enacts a modern statutory framework consolidating provisions, clarifying Central, State and Board powers, and improving drafting. It converts fines for non criminal breaches into administrative penalties with adjudication and appeal mechanisms, retains criminal penalties for serious safety offences, omits obsolete provisions, adds definitions and enabling clauses for rules and regulations, and includes transitional provisions to preserve existing subordinate instruments until new rules are notified.

Competition approval: complete acquisition of ATC India by Data Infrastructure Trust cleared, with detailed order to follow.
The Competition Commission of India has approved the proposed acquisition of the entire share capital of ATC Telecom Infrastructure Private Limited by Data Infrastructure Trust, together with certain inter connected transactions. Data Infrastructure Trust is an infrastructure investment trust operating through special purpose vehicles to provide passive telecom infrastructure services in India. ATC Telecom Infrastructure Private Limited is an indirect subsidiary of American Tower International and also provides passive telecom infrastructure services. The CCI's detailed order will follow.

Merger control approval: private equity fund to acquire equity stake in housing finance company following regulatory clearance.
CCI approved the acquisition of equity shares in Vastu Housing Finance Corporation Limited by 360 ONE Private Equity Fund through a proposed secondary purchase, constituting merger control clearance. The acquirer comprises the Category II Alternative Investment Fund and its investment manager, 360 ONE Alternates Asset Management Limited, ultimately controlled by 360 ONE WAM Limited, acting through various schemes and affiliates. The target provides retail lending products and has a wholly owned subsidiary engaged in a range of lending services. A detailed CCI order will follow.

Data Quality Assurance strengthened through scientific sampling, CAPI validation and multilayer training improving survey timeliness.
Strengthening of NSSO data collection focuses on enhancing data quality assurance by adopting scientific sampling, standardised instructions for field staff, and Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI) technology with built-in validation checks; concurrent multi-level review and multi-layered training, combined with regular field inspection and supervisory scrutiny, improve data consistency and reduce the time lag in publishing survey results.

Urbanisation projection signals population shift to cities; migration stream data underline rural to rural and rural to urban mobility patterns.
Projected urbanisation in the Economic Survey 2023-24 forecasts that by 2030 over forty percent of the population will be urban, informing urban planning needs. PLFS migration data (July 2020-June 2021) quantifies internal movement across four streams, showing a majority in rural to rural flows with significant rural to urban and urban to urban shares; these proportions, provided in a parliamentary reply, supply the statistical basis for assessing rural-urban transition and policy calibration.

Decriminalisation of boiler offences shifts non-criminal breaches to executive penalties while retaining criminal sanctions for safety risks.
Boilers Bill, 2024 repeals the Boilers Act, 1923 and modernises the regulatory regime by reorganising provisions into six chapters, enumerating powers of the Central Government, State Governments and Central Boilers Board, and redrafting definitions and enabling provisions. The Bill implements decriminalisation: four offences that may threaten life or property retain criminal penalties while other offences are converted from 'fine' to an executive 'penalty' with newly added adjudication and appeal clauses, facilitating administrative resolution and enhancing ease of doing business. The Bill also prescribes safety and competency requirements for boiler repair and operation.

DPIIT recognition for startups links administrative eligibility to reported direct job creation by recognized entities.
Recognition under the Startup India initiative follows eligibility in G.S.R. notification 127(E) dated 19 February 2019; as of 30 June 2024, 1,40,803 entities are recognized. DPIIT-recognized startups have self-reported cumulative direct employment of 15,53,288 jobs through year-wise reporting from 2016 to 2024, reflecting reported job creation within the recognized cohort.

FDI policy openness enables majority of sectors for full foreign investment under automatic route, expanding investor access.
Government policy enlarges foreign investment access by permitting most sectors 100% FDI under the automatic route, liberalising limits and removing regulatory barriers, supported by incentive schemes and Project Development Cells to fast track investments. Regulatory simplification through digitisation and decriminalisation aims to reduce compliance burdens and improve Ease of Doing Business. The National Single Window System provides a one stop integrated portal for central and state approvals, PAN based verification and a Know Your Approval module to enhance transparency and streamline G2B services.

Quality recognition framework launched to rank and incentivise state performance through accreditation and certification standards.
Introduction of a national Quality Recognition and Ranking Framework to promote quality-driven governance across four pillars-Shiksha, Swasthya, Samriddhi and Sushasan-using accreditation, certification and assessments as the operative mechanisms. Initial rankings focus on Shiksha, Swasthya and Samriddhi, using monthly and cumulative figures to evaluate state and organisational performance and to recognise excellence, while Sushasan will be included in future editions.

Credit guarantee for MSME loans expands collateral free access and diversified receivables financing options.
A suite of Government measures expands MSME credit access through a Credit Guarantee Scheme that enables collateral free lending with significant guarantee coverage to Member Lending Institutions; targeted credit linked subsidy and concessional interest programmes support micro enterprises and artisans; tiered micro loan categories broaden retail outreach; a dedicated scheme promotes inclusive bank lending to disadvantaged borrowers; and authorized digital TReDS platforms facilitate receivables discounting and factoring to diversify financing channels.

Data management and sharing system launched to centralize official statistics and provide searchable macro indicators with security measures.
The e-Sankhyiki portal establishes a centralized data management and sharing system with two modules: a Data Catalogue enabling search and download of ministry data assets, and a Macro Indicators module providing time-series macro data with filtering, visualization and metadata. Deployment is supported by data safety measures-cloud hosting with the National Informatics Centre, security audits, SSL implementation, vulnerability assessments and compliance with cybersecurity agency guidance-alongside advisory, training and cyber threat exchange activities to protect statistical data services.

Economic policy to strengthen the rupee by boosting manufacturing, reducing imports and expanding semiconductor and shipping capacity.
The Centre's economic policy pursues structural measures-promotion of semiconductor manufacturing, expansion of domestic shipping, import substitution in key commodities, defence self-sufficiency and quality-focused manufacturing-to reduce import dependence, improve the trade balance and strengthen macroeconomic fundamentals aimed at currency appreciation and advancement toward developed-nation status.

Index of Eight Core Industries growth indicates sectoral expansion led by coal and electricity, with refinery and crude oil contraction.
The Index of Eight Core Industries rose provisionally by 4.0% in June 2024 year on year and by 5.7% cumulatively for April-June 2024-25; coal and electricity were the main positive contributors while crude oil and refinery products declined in June 2024. Data for April-June 2024 are provisional and subject to revision; industry weights are derived from IIP and scaled to an ICI total of 100; renewables are included in electricity data and a new steel product (HRPO) is included from March 2019.

Supply Chain Resilience: India elected Vice Chair of the Supply Chain Council to advance regional cooperation and workforce strengthening.
Fourteen IPEF partners established a Supply Chain Council, Crisis Response Network, and Labor Rights Advisory Board under the IPEF Supply Chain Resilience Agreement to strengthen critical supply chains, coordinate collective emergency responses, and advance labor rights and workforce development. Governance arrangements include two year Chairs and Vice Chairs (Supply Chain Council: Chair USA, Vice Chair India) and adoption of Terms of Reference and initial work priorities, with planned in person meetings to progress action oriented workstreams on resilience, contingency planning, and labour provisions.

Merger approval: competition regulator clears amalgamation of two fertilizer companies and related share acquisition transaction.
The Competition Commission of India approved a corporate combination comprising the amalgamation of Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited into Paradeep Phosphates Limited on a going concern basis, together with the acquisition by Zuari Maroc Phosphates Private Limited of a block of equity shares in Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited from Zuari Agro Chemicals Ltd; the parties are group-related and ZMPPL is a fifty-fifty joint venture between Zuari Agro Chemicals Ltd and OCP S.A.

Merger approval: acquisition of Viterra by Bunge proceeds; sellers receive stock and retain minority stakes.
Approval of Bunge's acquisition of 100% of Viterra is noted, with consideration delivered as Bunge stock to Viterra's three main shareholders, who will thereby hold minority stakes in Bunge. The summary emphasizes the operative transaction mechanism-share acquisition through stock exchange preserving seller minority ownership-and characterises the parties' commercial activities: Bunge's marketing of refined and crude vegetable oils, oilseed meals and related products, and Viterra's focus on unprocessed grains, oilseeds, milled products and limited origination in domestic commodities.