Safran's new MRO facility boosts domestic LEAP engine servicing, reduces overseas dependence, and creates skilled aviation jobs.
The government's regulatory reforms-decriminalisation of business provisions, National Single Window, GST and faceless tax reforms, new labour codes, and insolvency framework-are presented as simplifying compliance and improving transparency to attract foreign investment and OEMs. These measures underpin the creation of domestic MRO capacity, exemplified by the Safran Aircraft Engine Services India facility for LEAP engines, intended to reduce overseas MRO dependence, strengthen supply-chain resilience, create skilled jobs, and position the country as a global MRO hub.

MCA to simplify corporate compliance, harmonise forms, build live dashboard for transparency and ensure time bound processes for stakeholders.
Directives emphasise simplifying corporate regulatory processes by harmonising forms, standardising enforcement and 3Is manuals, compounding procedures, faster processing of incorporation/voluntary exit and fast track mergers, reducing compliance burden, providing electronic stakeholder guidance, and building a live dashboard to enhance transparency and ensure time bound delivery of MCA services.

IEPFA and SEBI organize a Jaipur Niveshak Shivir for direct recovery of unclaimed dividends and on-site KYC updates.
IEPFA and SEBI will jointly conduct a Niveshak Shivir in Jaipur on 6 December 2025 to enable direct recovery of unclaimed dividends held for six to seven years, immediate resolution of pending IEPFA claims, and on-the-spot KYC and nomination updates, using dedicated kiosks and direct engagement between investors, companies and RTAs for grievance redressal.

Pending IBC cases at NCLT require stricter admission and resolution timelines, with PSBs personally monitoring top cases.
The Secretary, DFS directed strict adherence to timelines for admission and resolution under the CIRP, urged PSBs to pursue early filing and coordinated decision-making on cases with pending Resolution Plans, and required Resolution Professionals to file undertakings before the Special PMLA Court for restitution of assets attached by the Enforcement Directorate in accordance with the IBBI circular dated 4 November 2025.

Six discarded Aadhaar cards found; police investigating and contacting listed individuals amid electoral roll revision concerns.
Six discarded Aadhaar cards bearing addresses in multiple states were seized after being found near a garbage bin; police have launched an investigation and are coordinating with respective state police to contact listed individuals and verify how the documents came to be discarded amid the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls.

Aadhaar cards found dumped on a footpath; police recovered multiple out of state cards and launched an investigation.
Several Aadhaar cards bearing addresses from other states were found dumped on a Salt Lake footpath near Kolkata; morning walkers informed Bidhannagar North Police Station, which recovered multiple cards and initiated an investigation into why the identity documents were discarded.

Civil nuclear sector bill to allow private participation alongside broader corporate, securities, education and infrastructure reforms.
A winter session legislative agenda includes an Atomic Energy Bill to permit private participation and govern atomic energy; a Higher Education Commission Bill to create an autonomous accreditation and governance framework for higher education; a Corporate Laws amendment for ease of doing business; a Securities Markets Code consolidating key securities statutes; amendments to arbitration law; and a National Highways amendment to expedite transparent land acquisition, alongside consideration of two earlier bills and a supplementary budget.

Defence officers trained in corporate governance and independent directorship, emphasizing fiduciary duties and regulatory compliance.
The two-week Directors' Certification program trained defence officers in corporate governance, board roles, financial stewardship, audit committee functions, enterprise risk management, CSR and ESG, addressed the regulatory framework under the Companies Act and SEBI LODR, emphasised fiduciary duties to stakeholders including protection of minority interests, and positioned participants to register with the Independent Directors' Databank managed by IICA.

IBC misuse in land sale: seized unexplained cash, alleged bid rigging, creditor nexus and RP negligence.
ED alleges misuse of the IBC through an under-valued sale of insolvent company land during the corporate insolvency resolution process; searches of intermediaries, including an NCLT advocate, recovered Rs 50 lakh in unexplained cash and digital evidence of illicit consideration arranged outside creditor or successful resolution applicant approval, and the probe alleges pre-determined bids, bid rigging, a nexus with a secured creditor official, and negligence by the Resolution Professional.

SFIO introduces digital summons with QR codes and DINs for instant online verification to prevent impersonation.
SFIO requires summons and notices to be digitally generated with a QR code and unique Document Identification Number (DIN), with officers mandated to issue digital communications except in rare exceptional cases; recipients can verify authenticity by scanning the QR code or using SFIO's online verification portal, and a multi-layer oversight mechanism governs issuance to prevent impersonation or misuse.

Puducherry Aadhaar implementation achieves 109.85% coverage; 97% seeding and Rs 1,022.21 crore DBT disbursed.
Puducherry reports 15.44 lakh Aadhaar numbers versus a projected 14.05 lakh population (109.85% coverage) with 97% Aadhaar seeding, integrated across 137 schemes including 60 centrally sponsored schemes, and disbursed Rs 1,022.21 crore in 2024-2025 via direct benefit transfer to enhance transparency and reduce leakages.

Aadhaar deactivations in West Bengal and UIDAI's state-wise data claims raise disputes over data accuracy and electoral verification.
A parliamentarian contends that UIDAI's reported sharing of state-specific lists of deactivated Aadhaar numbers for West Bengal contradicts prior written and parliamentary statements that UIDAI does not maintain state-wise or reason-wise deactivation data; the dispute concerns UIDAI figures provided to the Election Commission during the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and raises issues about data accuracy and the appropriateness of coordination between UIDAI and electoral authorities.

Mundhwa land deal: e-mutation 'skip' used to classify government land as movable and register sale.
The sub-registrar used the e-mutation "skip" option to reclassify Mahar Watan government land as movable property, permitting registration of a sale deed without the mandatory ownership verification under Section 18 of the Registration Act, 1908, enabling a below-market sale to Amadea Enterprises LLP and an exemption from stamp duty.

MGNREGS persondays fell in 2025-26; mandatory e-KYC coincided with large worker deletions and restricted access to work.
MGNREGS persondays declined substantially in 2025-26, with net additions of registered workers in 2024-25 and early 2025 but an overall drop in work and wages; mandatory Aadhaar-based e-KYC (from November 1) has become a precondition to access work and coincided with large deletions, while NMMS and APBS remain digital compliances that affect wage delivery post-work.

Supreme Court declines quota for promotee judges and orders agency coordination on high profile corporate probes.
The Supreme Court refused to recognise a reserved quota for promotee judges in the Higher Judicial Service, criticised agency reluctance to probe alleged dubious corporate transactions and directed coordination among securities and corporate investigation bodies; regulators mandated a '1600' numbering series for BFSI transactional calls and the central bank expanded its alert list of unauthorised forex platforms, while enforcement agencies reported large identified tainted funds in a money laundering probe and effected custodial and criminal arrests.

Regulatory cooperation: agencies urged to coordinate probes into alleged dubious transactions at a finance company.
The court criticised agency reluctance and ordered the CBI director to meet with SEBI, SFIO and ED to consider FIR registration and coordinated investigation, stating that prior MCA case closures shall not bar inquiry. It directed the Delhi Police to produce original ED complaint records and ensured a senior EOW official's physical presence at the next hearing, and required the CBI to file an affidavit on deliberations. The court noted SEBI's inconsistent jurisdictional stance and declined to decide on merits while mandating procedural cooperation.

Hydra TAVR valve shows sustained 5 year durability and safety; SMT has filed a draft red herring prospectus for IPO.
SMT has filed a draft red herring prospectus proposing an initial public offer, subject to approvals and market conditions, and directs potential investors to the DRHP and its Risk Factors; concurrently the Hydra CE Study long term cohort reported 5 year outcomes including all cause mortality (24.3%), cardiovascular mortality (6.0%), stroke (12.2%), permanent pacemaker implantation (16.7%), no moderate/severe paravalvular leak, no structural valve deterioration requiring reintervention, and sustained hemodynamic improvement.

StarConnectM LLP joint venture to deliver integrated manufacturing and software platforms for intelligent connected vehicle products.
StarConnectM LLP, a joint venture of Star Engineers India Pvt. Ltd. and ConnectM Technology Solutions Pvt. Ltd., will design, develop, manufacture, and scale intelligent connected vehicle products and platforms for Automotive OEMs, combining Star Engineers' large-scale manufacturing and quality systems with ConnectM's vehicle electronics, software-defined vehicle expertise, embedded systems, and cloud enablement to provide end-to-end capability from concept to production, initially in India with plans for select global expansion.

Aadhaar card to include photo and QR code to discourage offline verification and protect biometric data.
UIDAI proposes issuing an Aadhaar card containing only a photo and QR code to discourage offline collection and storage of Aadhaar copies, promote QR-code or Aadhaar-number authentication rather than using the card as a standalone identity document, and to implement a rule to deter offline verification in line with the Aadhaar Act prohibition on offline collection, use, or storage of Aadhaar numbers and biometric information.

MGNREGS worker deletions surged during e KYC roll out and ABPS enforcement, reducing net registered workers sharply.
A concentrated reduction of about 27 lakh MGNREGS job cards occurred between October 10 and November 14, 2025, coinciding with mandatory e KYC and ABPS enforcement; this produced a net loss of roughly 17 lakh registered workers and a fall in active workers, with state level variation and higher deletion counts in states with greater e KYC completion.