Corporate fraud arrests under Companies Act: promoters and auditor detained for alleged falsification of financial statements and bank inducement.
SFIO arrested a promoter-shareholder, a promoter's relative, and the statutory auditor under Section 212(8) of the Companies Act, 2013, after material suggested they committed serious corporate fraud under Section 447 by falsifying financial statements, inflating stock positions, inducing public banks to lend, and diverting borrowed funds; the accused were produced before a competent court and remanded to SFIO custody while the investigation continues.

Market transparency urged to reinforce investor confidence and efficiency across KYC, mutual funds, corporate bonds and market infrastructure
The Finance Minister urged enhanced market transparency, efficiency and trust to channel resources into productive investment, stressing investor confidence and institution building. She identified priorities including KYC norms, investor awareness, mutual fund penetration, corporate bond market deepening, commodity derivatives development and strengthening clearing, depository and exchange infrastructures.

National Single Window System integration expands investor approvals and land discovery, streamlining clearances for businesses in the Union Territory.
Jammu & Kashmir has been integrated with the National Single Window System (NSWS), linking its Single Window Clearance System with the India Industrial Land Bank to make 45 industrial parks discoverable. NSWS serves as a centralized digital platform to identify and apply for required approvals, reducing the need to consult multiple platforms or offices. Twenty central ministries/departments are integrated, multiple States/UTs onboarded, and the Know Your Approval module guides investors through required approvals across Centre and States.

MSMEs regulatory challenges prompt focus on Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code reforms to ease financial distress.
Focus on legislative and regulatory challenges confronting MSMEs, emphasizing how the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code and pandemic-era measures affect MSME financial distress and the need for procedural and policy adjustments to improve restructuring, debt resolution, and access to relief for small enterprises.