Bilateral cooperation in infrastructure and logistics to boost investment and sectoral partnerships between India and Vietnam.
A government facilitated delegation visit aimed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in infrastructure and logistics by combining G2B and B2B sessions with site visits to showcase investment opportunities in industrial parks, smart city projects, multimodal logistics hubs, air cargo and warehousing, and to explore direct shipping routes and PPP modernization projects for cross border investment and technical collaboration.

Production linked incentive schemes to boost manufacturing competitiveness and scale supply chains, with targeted MSME participation.
Production Linked Incentive schemes for fourteen manufacturing sectors create targeted incentives to attract investment and advanced technology, drive economies of scale, and boost manufacturing competitiveness and exports; the schemes have been notified by implementing Ministries/Departments and are at varied stages of implementation. The framework anticipates cascading supply chain benefits with anchor units promoting a new vendor base largely among MSMEs, and sector selection followed criteria focused on technologies that can expand employment and exports; no new sectors have been approved for inclusion.

Government procurement transparency: GeM reports record GMV and significant procurement cost savings through competition and price discovery mechanisms.
Government e-Marketplace (GeM) reports record Gross Merchandise Value for FY 2022-23 and cumulative GMV through July 2023, and estimates substantial procurement savings since inception. The platform's savings are attributed to higher seller participation, real-time price comparison, bulk discounts, and price-discovery mechanisms such as competitive bidding, reverse auction and demand aggregation. GeM is presented as promoting transparency, efficiency, and fairness in government procurement by enabling broader and equitable participation and competitive outcomes.

Quality Control Orders mandate compulsory certification for smart meters and welding rods; noncompliant manufacture and import prohibited.
DPIIT has issued Quality Control Orders requiring compulsory certification under specified Indian Standards for smart meters and welding rods and electrodes, applicable to domestically manufactured and imported products and coming into force six months after notification; non-BIS certified manufacture, storage and sale will be prohibited under the BIS Act with prescribed criminal and monetary penalties, while timeline relaxations have been provided for small and micro industries to aid implementation.

Gross Fixed Capital Formation rises while special assistance loans support State capital projects through long-term interest-free financing.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation has increased between 2014-15 and 2022-23, shown in year-wise constant (2011-12) price estimates with 2022-23 provisional. The Government has provided targeted support to State capital programmes via two schemes delivering long-term interest-free loans for capital projects across sectors including health, education, irrigation and power, with year-wise and State-wise approved and released amounts for 2020-21 to 2023-24 set out in an annexure.

Digital access to pensions: revamped NPS Trust website improves online services, holdings view and user-focused navigation securely.
The redesigned NPS Trust website centralises key subscriber actions via landing-page tabs for account opening, retirement planning and holdings view, and displays scheme returns graphically. Navigation is standardised into six categories and online services allow authenticated viewing of holdings using PRAN, date of birth and OTP. The site consolidates intermediary details for one-click access, is optimised for desktop and mobile, includes improved search and is available in Hindi, reflecting ongoing digital service enhancements.

Free Trade Agreements can boost chemicals and petrochemicals trade, investment and sustainability, enhancing competitiveness and job creation.
The GCPMH 2023 Summit highlights how Free Trade Agreements can facilitate trade, investment and collaboration in the chemical and petrochemical sector by enhancing exports, attracting foreign investment, and supporting infrastructure development and job creation, while urging stakeholders to adopt and share sustainable practices and cooperate to ensure long term stewardship for future generations.

Loan financing for state highways upgrades enables climate-resilient design and strengthened road agency capacity and promotes inclusive employment.
A multilateral development bank and the national government executed a loan agreement to upgrade state highways with climate- and disaster-resilient design and road safety measures, standardising lanes to improve rural connectivity. The project conditions require strengthening the state road agency through a road asset management system incorporating climate risk, research laboratories for sustainable materials, congestion and climate adaptation studies, gender-inclusive road safety guidelines, and measures to increase women's employment and provide related trainings.

Sustainable growth consensus mobilized through a policy workshop to shape energy, finance and multilateral policy inputs ahead of leaders' deliberations.
A two day policy workshop convened by NITI Aayog with international partners will gather around forty experts to develop cross regional policy consensus for high quality sustainable growth. Day one addresses energy, climate, technology and jobs, trade fragmentation, and reshaping global finance for sustainability; day two addresses multilateralism, adjustment, resilience and inclusion. Senior officials frame the process and NITI Aayog and partners will pursue key takeaways across policy fora to inform the host presidency agenda.

Relief to MSMEs under Vivad Se Vishwas I scheme reported; disbursements limited and numerous claims remain pending.
Relief under the Vivad Se Vishwas I - Relief to MSMEs scheme has been provided to 137 MSMEs; the scheme was launched on 17 April 2023, no funds were provided in the previous year, and a substantial backlog of claims remained with many MSME claims pending as of 1 June 2023.

Accident insurance eligibility under PMSBY confirmed; scheme access and claims acceptance versus rejection reported.
The announcement reports administrative outcomes and access parameters for the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY), stating eligibility by bank/post office account holding and age 18-70, and presenting the number of claims accepted and rejected by participating general insurance companies, with state wise enrolment figures maintained separately.

Direct Benefit Transfer reforms improve subsidy targeting and program integrity, reducing duplicate beneficiaries and fiscal leakages.
Implementation of Direct Benefit Transfer and related governance reforms removed duplicate and fake beneficiaries and plugged leakages, improving targeting of benefits to genuine recipients through beneficiary verification and payment-directing processes; Ministries reported aggregate annual estimated fiscal savings across major Central Sector and Centrally Sponsored Schemes for successive financial years from 2017-18 to 2021-22 as evidence of reduced leakage and strengthened subsidy delivery.

Intellectual property framework consolidates eight IP categories and mandates facilitation, expedited processing, and commercialization support.
Consolidating eight IP categories under a unified framework, the policy sets out statutory bases and protection terms for patents, trademarks, designs, copyrights, geographical indications, semiconductor layout designs, trade secrets and plant varieties, and prescribes measures-procedural amendments, office digitisation, fee reductions, facilitation schemes, expedited examination, awareness programs, academic chairs and innovation centres-to accelerate filings, strengthen protection, and promote commercialization of intellectual property.

Interoperability of e commerce platforms enables seamless cross platform trade, lowering entry barriers and expanding inclusive digital commerce.
ONDC, a Section 8 company under DPIIT, maintains the ONDC Protocol and a Registry that together enable certified buyer and seller platforms to interoperate without bespoke integrations. This interoperability lets buyers discover and purchase from sellers across participating applications, unbundling e commerce stages, lowering entry barriers, promoting a level playing field, and supporting offline businesses' transition online, while embedding transparency, decentralisation, privacy by design and auditability to protect participant rights.

Audit quality: clarify auditor duties and fraud reporting to strengthen financial reporting and governance.
The document stresses strengthening audit quality through clarified auditor duties, improved audit documentation and archival, proper application of fraud-related standards including mandatory reporting of detected frauds, reduced inappropriate reliance on experts, and enhanced governance via experienced audit committees and suitably remunerated auditors.

Promotion of indigenous crafts boosts market access through product tagging, story cards and GeM onboarding for artisans.
Launch of the One District One Product (ODOP) Wall at Garvi Gujarat Bhawan establishes a collaboration between DPIIT and the Government of Gujarat to brand and promote district-identified products, integrate ODOP items into public display spaces, and use product tagging and story cards to drive consumers to emporia. Operational steps include Government e Marketplace onboarding drives for targeted crafts and design support from the National Institute of Design, all directed to enhance market visibility and regional development through coordinated promotion of indigenous crafts and agricultural products.

Appointment of Managing Director & CEO strengthens Invest India's leadership to advance government investment and industrial initiatives.
Ms. Nivruti Rai assumed charge as Managing Director & CEO of Invest India on July 12, 2023, succeeding the interim incumbent. Her appointment places a senior technology and industry executive at the head of the national investment promotion agency, which executes flagship initiatives such as Make in India, Startup India and the National Single Window System, and operates under governance combining senior government officials and private-sector board members to advance investment facilitation with transparency and corporate governance.

Mandatory product certification under QCOs requires BIS compliance for specified domestic and imported goods, prohibiting non certified manufacturing.
Notification mandates compulsory BIS certification under newly issued Quality Control Orders for resin treated compressed wood laminates and for insulated flasks, bottles and containers for domestic use, applicable to products manufactured domestically or imported, coming into force six months after notification and prohibiting manufacture, storage and sale of non BIS certified items under the BIS Act.

Free Trade Agreement focus to integrate India into global value chains, backed by incentives and regulatory reforms.
Negotiations for Free Trade Agreements are positioned as tools to integrate India into global value chains, supported by Production Linked Incentive schemes, measures to decriminalize corporate offences, reduced compliances, logistics and last mile connectivity improvements, and a governance focus on land, labour, liquidity and laws. Government-industry partnerships and private sector involvement, including in the space sector, are promoted to enhance supply chain resilience, while extensive welfare provisioning is presented as foundational to sustaining domestic demand amid global economic challenges.

Conservation of Aravalli ecosystem: native species plantation strengthens habitat restoration and biodiversity protection through institutional collaboration.
DGGI conducted a targeted plantation drive in Aravalli Biodiversity Park, planting around two hundred local and endemic plant strains coordinated with academic and development partners; species included Albizia lebbeck, Bauhinia acuminata, Kydia calycina, Murraya paniculata, Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, Sapindus species, multiple Senegalia species, Stereospermum chelonoides, Terminalia species, and Wrightia species to enrich local flora and support fauna and conservation goals including field gene banks, habitat restoration, and wetland mosaics to improve water quality and monitor ecological change.