Digital NSWS module lets Indian firms generate sponsorship letters for e-B-4 production investment visas, streamlining e-visa applications.
DPIIT launched a National Single Window System module allowing Indian companies and LLPs to generate sponsorship letters for the e-Production Investment Visa (e-B-4); the module auto-populates and authenticates data from existing databases, issues a unique sponsorship-letter ID for the e-visa application, removes the line ministry recommendation requirement, and integrates via API with the e-visa portal to streamline the application process.

Mutual fund expense metrics restructured and IPO disclosures streamlined to ease compliance and boost retail debt participation.
Regulator introduces a base expense ratio excluding statutory levies while retaining TER as BER plus brokerage, regulatory and statutory levies; lowers brokerage caps and removes an additional exit load. It streamlines IPO disclosures by replacing the abridged prospectus with a concise standardised summary available earlier in the process, abolishes Letters of Confirmation in favor of direct demat credits after due diligence, and eases debt-market rules by allowing targeted incentives, raising the HVDLE threshold, permitting broader ratings by CRAs, and consolidating transfer of unclaimed amounts after seven years.

Govt streamlines e-B-4 visas for foreign technical professionals, enabling digital sponsorship letters and faster approvals.
The government created an e-Production Investment Business (e-B-4) Visa and launched an NSWS module allowing Indian companies and LLPs to generate digital sponsorship letters, integrated via API with the e-Visa portal. The process auto-populates and authenticates data from MCA and GSTN, removes the line ministry recommendation requirement, applies to PLI and non-PLI firms, and covers installation, commissioning, quality checks, production, training, supply chain development and senior management visits.

Corporate compliance reforms expand small company thresholds, decriminalize technical offences, and digitize filing and enforcement systems.
The reforms expand the definition of small company (paid up capital to Rs. 10 crore; turnover to Rs. 100 crore) effective 1 December 2025, broaden staged decriminalization of technical and procedural company and LLP offences into civil defaults, and introduce administrative facilitations including expanded fast track mergers with deemed approval, direct foreign listings, centralized processing centres (C PACE and CPC), and MCA21 V3 digital filing with risk based enforcement modules and stakeholder support mechanisms.

Haryana to register 1.38 crore farmers under AgriStack using Aadhaar OTP to create Farm IDs for targeted benefit delivery.
Haryana will register 1.38 crore farmers in a statewide Farmer Registry (AgriStack) using Aadhaar OTP-based authentication to create unique Farm IDs, with authorities directing village-level camps and coordination between revenue and agriculture departments. The registration launches in Ambala, Panchkula and Faridabad and officials ordered completion of the Farmer Registry and the Digital Crop Survey by February 2026 to strengthen digital land and crop records and enable targeted, transparent benefit delivery.

Mundhwa land deal: Custody of a power-of-attorney holder in alleged fraudulent sale of government land.
Allegations concern a fraudulent sale and illegal transfer of a 40-acre government plot sold at a steep undervalue to a firm in which a politician's son is a partner; accused individuals, including a power-of-attorney holder, a firm partner and a sub-registrar, face FIR-based criminal investigation while Pune city police EOW pursues a related probe; the power-of-attorney holder was taken into custody from judicial remand and produced before a local court, and one partner linked to the purchaser was not named in the Bavdhan FIR.

E-KYC drive for ration cards: 85.6% complete; near-universal Aadhaar linkage enables portable authentication at fair price shops.
The e-KYC drive for ration cards launched in May 2023 reports 85.6% completion, with 99.9% of ration cards and 99.2% of beneficiaries linked to Aadhaar; beneficiaries may complete e-KYC in any state or Union Territory at any fair price shop to enable Aadhaar-based authentication and portability of Public Distribution System entitlements.

Fusion CX Limited IPO cleared by SEBI; Rs1000cr issue with fresh issue and promoter offer for sale.
SEBI approved Fusion CX Limited's Rs 1,000 crore IPO composed of a fresh issue up to Rs 600 crore and an offer for sale up to Rs 400 crore by promoters, with proposed dual listing on BSE and NSE. Net proceeds from the fresh issue are allocated primarily to repayment or prepayment of borrowings (Rs 291.8 crore), investment in step-down subsidiaries for IT upgrades (Rs 74.7 crore), and remaining amounts for acquisitions, strategic initiatives, and general corporate purposes.

Vedanta demerger plan approved to split into sector-specific entities amid government disclosure objections.
The tribunal sanctioned Vedanta's demerger scheme to create separate sector-specific entities for aluminium, oil and gas, power, and iron and steel, following a revised scheme after regulatory engagement; the company says it secured securities regulator approval and will implement the scheme. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas had objected on grounds of alleged misrepresentation of hydrocarbon assets and insufficient disclosure of related liabilities and loans tied to a disputed oil and gas block, while the company asserts compliance with required disclosures.

Vedanta demerger approved despite ministry concerns about asset disclosure and alleged misrepresentation, company says it complied.
The tribunal sanctioned Vedanta's demerger into sector-specific entities for aluminium, oil and gas, power, and iron and steel, authorising implementation of the company scheme. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas objected on grounds of potential financial risk, alleged misrepresentation of hydrocarbon assets, and insufficient disclosure of liabilities and related loans; Vedanta maintained it complied with applicable norms.

Apple challenges an order to produce audited statements and a law allowing penalties based on aggregated global turnover.
Apple Inc challenges a directive to furnish audited financial statements and an amendment allowing the Competition Commission of India to compute penalties using an enterprise's aggregated global turnover rather than turnover attributable to the affected relevant product or services or the relevant geographic market, arguing this permits inclusion of turnover from territories outside CCI jurisdiction and greatly increases potential penalty exposure; government and CCI have filed a response and the court allowed time for Apple's rejoinder and invited objections to an impleadment application.

Ease of Doing Business reforms decriminalize provisions, streamline corporate compliance and digitalize processes to boost company formation.
Legislative and procedural reforms since 2014 focus on decriminalizing technical and procedural violations, creating reduced compliance categories (Small LLP), granting exemptions to selected company types, enabling direct foreign listings, expanding fast track merger eligibility, operationalising centralised incorporation and exit processing (CRC, C PACE, CPC) with linked e forms (SPICe+, AGILE PRO S, FiLLiP), and implementing e adjudication and analytics (MCA21 V3) to streamline compliance; these measures reduced over 47,000 compliances and coincided with active companies rising from 952,433 to 1,850,932.

Pune land deal under investigation after alleged sale of government land and stamp duty exemption prompts arrests.
Investigations focus on an alleged unlawful sale of a 40-acre government land parcel in Mundhwa to Amadea Enterprises LLP, scrutiny of a Rs 300-crore transaction and an alleged Rs 21 crore stamp duty exemption, with FIRs and EOW inquiries targeting those who executed the sale deed, a power of attorney holder, and a sub-registrar alleged to have facilitated the transfer despite the land's governmental status.

Giridhar Pai Associates LLP distributes sustainable, non toxic pest management products across India and Asia, supporting IPM and reseller revenue.
Giridhar Pai Associates LLP is a self funded micro enterprise and distributor of non toxic pest management products across India and Asia, operating through direct sales and a reseller network of Pest Control Operators, supported by a working capital loan and outsourced logistics. GPA's partnerships supply energy efficient UV LED FLYght traps, custom rodent proofing solutions, and pheromone-based stored product insect monitoring tools that reduce pesticide use and meet food industry hygiene and glass free requirements, while also distributing IPM educational materials.

Adani Green Energy insider trading probe: regulator found no evidence of unpublished price-sensitive information sharing.
The regulator investigated allegations that a director communicated unpublished price-sensitive information about a proposed acquisition and that relatives traded on that UPSI. It found contemporaneous news reports had placed the information in the public domain before the contested call, that the market had already reacted, and that the trades occurred after public dissemination. On that basis the regulator concluded there was no evidence of UPSI communication or trading on non-public information and disposed of the show-cause proceedings without imposing penalties.

Sandesara brothers deposit Rs 5,100 crore to court registry, raising total recoveries to Rs 9,799 crore.
The Sandesara brothers deposited Rs 5,100 crore with the court registry pursuant to a court order and deadline, fulfilling a condition linked to withdrawal of criminal charges; combined with prior voluntary payments and insolvency liquidation recoveries, total recoveries now amount to Rs 9,799 crore against an FIR alleging defalcation of Rs 5,383 crore.

Citius TransNet InvIT files Draft Offer Document for Rs. 1,340 crore public issuance with strategic investor allocation.
Citius TransNet Investment Trust filed a Draft Offer Document for a public issuance of units up to Rs. 1,340 crore, including a strategic investor allocation of up to 25%, with Rs. 1,235 crore of fresh proceeds intended to acquire securities of SRPL and select project SPVs and to support operational and innovation initiatives. The Trust, registered as an InvIT, will comprise ten mature road assets across toll and annuity concessions, features a ROFO on 11 HAM assets, and highlights diversified, inflation-indexed revenue streams, established governance and management, and appointed bookrunners and a registrar for proposed exchange listings.

RSM US appoints Ashokkumar Prabhakar to lead India growth, scaling India as an innovation, talent and digital hub.
RSM US appointed Ashokkumar Prabhakar as RSM US India Leader and executive leadership team member to scale India into an innovation, talent and digital hub, expand service capabilities, advance a future ready operating model, and deepen leadership and talent development. RSM US India is RSM US Integrated Services India Private Limited, a subsidiary providing services to RSM US LLP.

Pune land deal raises questions about omission of a majority partner from FIR and alleged duplicative prosecution.
The dispute centers on a contested sale of government hereditary watan land, alleged stamp duty exemption, and whether omission of a majority partner from an FIR-because his name did not appear on transactional documents-reflects investigative protection; the power-of-attorney holder sought pre-arrest relief arguing absence of mens rea, bona fide registered sale status, and that a second FIR is duplicative and oppressive given an ongoing economic offences inquiry.

SME fundraising surges post COVID; governance, profitability and operational depth now drive investor decisions in SME markets.
The study identifies a post COVID shift in India's SME capital markets toward larger Rs. 25-35 crore+ deals, with post listing performance increasingly tied to corporate governance, track record, profitability and operational depth rather than high growth, loss making narratives. Energy and Financials lead revenue expansion; Industrials lead issuance volumes. Rising retail participation and intensified regulatory scrutiny reinforce a market preference for governance and sustainable value creation as central to capital formation and investor decision making.