Central counterparty recognition enables cross-border clearing under an MoU, establishing cooperation and compliance monitoring mechanisms.
An MoU between SEBI and ESMA establishes cooperative arrangements and information sharing mechanisms to enable ESMA to recognise CCPs established in India and supervised by SEBI, permitting those CCPs to provide clearing services into the EU, and to give ESMA tools to monitor ongoing compliance with the Recognition Conditions.

International economic diplomacy advancing multilateral tax cooperation and fintech dialogue through OECD participation and bilateral meetings.
The Union Minister undertook a four day visit to Paris to participate in OECD forums and bilateral economic diplomacy, including a keynote, panel on globalisation, discussions on cashless society and fintech, a signing ceremony for the BEPS Convention, and multiple bilateral meetings with ministers and private sector representatives to advance tax cooperation, trade, investment and technology linkages.

Registered Valuers and Valuation rules: draft framework open for stakeholder comments to inform procedural and governance provisions.
Invitation for public comments on the draft Companies (Registered Valuers and Valuation) Rules, 2017, published on the Ministry website, requesting emailed submissions that include the sender's name, contact details and postal address, and follow a prescribed format listing serial number, rule number, suggestion and justification for each comment.

Prime Minister's call for stronger India-Africa cooperation at African Development Bank meeting emphasizes development partnerships and financing.
Prime Minister urged stronger cooperative ties between India and African countries at the African Development Bank annual meeting, emphasizing expanded development partnership and mutual economic opportunity. The Finance Minister referenced growth projections for India and improving African performance as rationale for enhanced financing and investment, while the African Development Bank President outlined the Bank's "High 5s" transformation agenda and the need for resources to implement priority programs.

Corporate Social Responsibility mainstreaming under Companies Act now integrated into board-level governance and corporate compliance.
Corporate Social Responsibility has been formalised as a board level governance requirement under the Companies Act 2013, making CSR an integral element of responsible corporate governance and corporate participation in national social development. The statutory mainstreaming requires corporate accountability and Board oversight, supported by capacity building, certified professional training, and institutional platforms to operationalise CSR compliance and practice.

IPO oversubscription drives unprecedented demand for HUDCO offering, with wide category oversubscriptions and strong retail participation.
HUDCO's IPO recorded exceptional investor demand with overwhelming oversubscription across Qualified Institutional Buyers, Foreign Institutional Investors, non-institutional and retail categories. The offering drew the largest number of individual ASBA applications since ASBA became mandatory. The issue operated with a fixed price band, retail and employee discount, a designated employee reservation and a substantial portion of the net offer reserved for Qualified Institutional Buyers within a limited subscription window.

Antitrust analysis for disruptive ICT must balance error costs to protect innovation and consumers in online platforms.
Disruptive ICT technologies require a distinct regulatory and antitrust approach because online markets feature low switching costs and multi homing; both the competitive process and innovation must be protected. Error cost analysis is a key tool to weigh chilling effects on investment from false prosecution against consumer harm from false acquittal. Platform and product design are central in nascent markets, and policy measures like boosting digital literacy and careful policy anchoring support consumer welfare in imperfect markets.

Parole condition: failure to make court mandated payments by the stipulated deadlines will result in re imprisonment.
Parole was extended subject to strict compliance with a court approved repayment roadmap: the principal must deposit funds into the SEBI Sahara account by the stipulated deadlines, may use electronic transfer (RTGS), and must appear personally at the next hearing; failure to comply will result in re imprisonment. The court also punished a third party for failing to deposit an ordered assurance amount and instructed the Official Liquidator to prepare auction terms for specified property.

Institutional collaboration on skills and CSR to establish an MoU and joint programmes advancing MSME, governance and entrepreneurship.
IICA and NSDC propose to formalise cooperation through a Memorandum of Understanding, coordinating teams to deliver joint programmes in skills development, CSR, entrepreneurship, innovation, MSME support, corporate governance, e governance and corporate communication, aligning IICA's capacity building and policy advisory role with NSDC's mandate to catalyse scalable vocational training, quality assurance and trainer academies through public-private delivery mechanisms.

Retirement Adviser registration moved online, allowing digital applications and document uploads with certification requirements and SEBI exemption.
PFRDA has shifted Retirement Adviser registration to an online platform allowing electronic submission and upload of required documents to expedite processing. Eligible registrants include individuals, partnership firms, bodies corporate, and registered trusts or societies advising on NPS or other PFRDA-regulated pension schemes. NISM or FPSB India certification is required for registration, except for SEBI-registered Investment Advisers who are exempt from the certification requirement and may apply directly to PFRDA.

Services sector as driver of a knowledge economy, with e visa facilitation and servicification advancing cross border services trade.
Promotion of the services sector as a facilitator of a knowledge based economy, emphasizing e visas to promote tourism and cross border services and the trend of servicification of manufacturing. The Government supported these priorities through the Global Exhibition on Services, a large trade event organized to showcase services, foster international cooperation, and facilitate business meetings and seminars.

Gender Parity Index announced to measure organisational gender diversity and produce comparable parity scores across the formal sector.
The Union Government announced release of a Gender Parity Index for India's formal sector as a framework to evaluate gender diversity and women's empowerment in organisations, producing an overall organisational score to measure and track parity; the Index, commissioned by FLO and FICCI, will be unveiled at the 33rd Annual FLO session alongside presentation of FLO Icon awards.

Listing of Public Sector Enterprises expands public ownership via share offers with employee reservation and retail discounts.
Approval was granted for the listing of eleven CPSEs through a public offer up to 25% of the Government's shareholding, possibly including fresh shares to raise resources; disinvestment quantum and mode for each CPSE are delegated to an Alternative Mechanism. The Cabinet also approved employee reservation under SEBI regulations and a price discount for retail investors and eligible employees to ensure wider small investor participation.

Establishment of Government e-Marketplace SPV to create a unified online procurement platform replacing legacy procurement agency.
Approval is granted to establish the Government e-Marketplace Special Purpose Vehicle as a Section 8 company to function as the National Public Procurement Portal, providing an end-to-end online marketplace for procurement of common-use goods and services by Central and State government entities, public sector undertakings, autonomous institutions and local bodies, prioritising transparency and efficiency; DGS&D is to be wound up and cease functions by the prescribed closure date, with a permitted extension on justified grounds.

Corporate social responsibility spending on health and education increased; Companies Act framework guides use of funds.
Corporate social responsibility spending was reported sector-wise under the Companies Act, 2013 framework, with companies allocating CSR funds across health, education, rural development, environment and other specified social sectors. The statement highlights use of CSR funds for health and education, provides consolidated sectoral expenditure totals for two successive financial years showing increased aggregate CSR outlays, and confirms the institutional framework governing CSR fund utilisation.

Self-sustainability of corporate institute pursued through revenue-driven capacity building and advisory services reducing dependence on government funding.
Central funding to the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs declined over three financial years as the Institute's increased revenue generation reduced its requirement for Government support. The Government aims to make the Institute self-sustainable through revenue-driven activities such as capacity-building programmes, research, and advisory services in company law, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, corporate governance, competition law, corporate data management, and CSR training.

Anti-competitive agreements exposed across multiple sectors, resulting in penalties under competition law enforcement.
The Competition Commission of India found contraventions of the Competition Act in 24 matters over three years and imposed penalties under the Act's enforcement provisions for entering into anti-competitive agreements. The cases comprised cartels, collective boycotts/refusals to deal and bid rigging across multiple sectors-pharmaceuticals, chemists' associations, film distribution and exhibition, sugar and jute associations, cement supply to state procurement, port and stevedoring services, airlines, transport bodies, ordnance suppliers and public sector insurance procurement. The Commission applies a relevant market analysis rather than state wise treatment and initiated several suo motu investigations.

Foreign company registration: statewise active counts and fee receipts disclosed for recent financial years under ministry response.
The press release provides administrative data on foreign companies operating in India, including the total and State/UT wise number of active foreign companies, State/UT wise counts of foreign company registrations across recent financial years, and amounts collected from foreign companies through registration and service fees, with current year figures reported to a specified cut off date.

Deposit insurance requirement: companies must procure insurance and meet compliance safeguards before soliciting public deposits.
Companies must secure deposit insurance before issuing circulars, advertisements, or renewing public deposits, with a transitional allowance where insurance products were unavailable. The statutory definition of deposits captures receipts by any name, and the regime limits public deposit-taking to companies meeting prescribed financial thresholds while imposing obligations on advertising, credit rating, security creation, trustee appointment and duties, and penalties for contraventions to protect investors.

Inspection of company books confirms regulatory oversight; non-compliance triggers administrative action under Companies Act provisions
Inspection of company books was ordered by the Central Government covering the three previous financial years and the current year to assess adherence to accounting and disclosure obligations under the Companies Act. Reported inspections were recorded by year while inspections in the current year were nil. During the inspected period no company was found guilty by a court under section 209A, and the Government stated that appropriate action is taken where non-compliance or violations of the Companies Act are identified.