Infrastructure project transparency now centralised on an online dashboard to boost visibility, investor engagement and implementation monitoring.
The Online Dashboard consolidates the NIP project database on the India Investment Grid to centralise project-level information, enable search, tracking and direct communication with promoters, and act as a monitoring and evaluation tool for ministries and the Department of Economic Affairs to compare implementation progress against initial estimates. Departments and ministries are directed to update project statuses in real time and show concrete progress on projects and reforms to attract domestic and foreign investment and support financing and oversight of infrastructure delivery.

Extension of filing deadline for listed companies' quarterly results permits additional time to submit June-quarter financials.
Extension of filing deadline granted to listed companies for submission of financial results for the quarter, half year or financial year ended June 30, 2020, moving the due date to September 15, 2020. The relief responds to pandemic-related operational difficulties and a compressed interval between the extended March 31 filing deadline and the June 30 reporting period, and is effected by a regulatory circular with immediate effect.

Special Window for Stressed Residential Projects provides targeted financing and monitoring to expedite stalled housing completions and protect home buyers.
The Special Window for Affordable and Mid Income Housing (SWAMIH) functions as a targeted investment fund providing last mile funding to stressed residential projects, having approved a portfolio across major and tier 2 markets and reduced its cost of capital to expand eligibility; it deploys calibrated disbursements tied to construction progress and implements control mechanisms to prevent diversion of funds while seeking greater participation from banks, NBFCs and HFCs to expedite completion and provide relief to home buyers.

Capital expenditure monitoring requires CPSEs to accelerate spending and flag unresolved issues for immediate central action.
Directive requires seven CPSEs under Civil Aviation, Steel and the Railway Board to prioritise timely utilisation of allocated capital outlay, improve execution amid COVID 19 constraints, and coordinate intensified planning. Secretaries and the Railway Board will closely monitor performance, expect mid year spending progress, and immediately escalate unresolved impediments to central departments for action; the Finance Minister will conduct monthly CAPEX review meetings to ensure accelerated capital deployment and administrative oversight.

Insurance scheme for health workers: expedite claim settlements so nominees promptly receive benefits under PMGKP.
Review of the Insurance Scheme for Health workers fighting COVID 19 under PMGKP addressed implementation, claim processing, and expeditious benefit disbursal to nominees. Officials reported claim processing stages-submitted, paid, approved, and under examination-and identified ineligible claims either outside health worker coverage or where cause of death was not COVID 19. Coordination problems included contacting families and obtaining legal heir certificates. The Finance Minister stressed urgency in speeding settlements so nominees receive benefits promptly.

Premium subsidy timeliness urged to ensure farmers' crop insurance claims are settled promptly under the voluntary PMFBY.
Review emphasised timely release of Premium Subsidy by States and rigorous follow-up where subsidies and payments are pending to ensure prompt claims settlement under the now voluntary Scheme; awareness activities are required to secure informed farmer participation.

Data exchange framework enables automatic and on-request sharing of regulatory databases to support statutory functions and compliance.
Memorandum establishes a data exchange framework enabling automatic and regular sharing of information from each agency's databases, and permits additional exchanges on request or suo moto for performing statutory functions; the MoU comes into force on signature and a Data Exchange Steering Group is constituted to periodically review implementation and improve effectiveness of the mechanism.

Capital expenditure oversight to ensure timely CPSE spending and escalation of unresolved implementation issues for economic recovery.
The Minister directed assessment of CAPEX performance of 23 CPSEs, emphasising that CPSEs must utilise allocated capital outlay within the year and address pandemic-related impediments to project execution. Secretaries and CPSEs were instructed to monitor spending closely, plan to ensure 50% utilisation of capital outlay by Q2, and escalate unresolved implementation issues to DEA/DPE for prompt resolution to support economic recovery.

Insider trading: regulator orders disgorgement, interest and seven year market access restraint following UPSI based trading.
Sebi ordered disgorgement of Rs. 2.30 crore plus 12% interest within 45 days after finding that the managing director of Fourth Dimension Solutions traded in Ricoh India shares while in possession of unpublished price sensitive information (UPSI), manipulated buy and sell orders to realise wrongful gains and avoid losses, and was therefore restrained from accessing securities markets for seven years; an earlier interim order had impounded the same amount jointly and severally.

Segregation of advisory and distribution activities required to prevent conflicts of interest, reshaping investment adviser service standards.
Amendments require segregation of advisory and distribution activities at client level, permitting individuals to register only as advisers or distributors and requiring non individual advisers to maintain a separately identifiable advisory department operating at arm's length; implementation services may be provided without accepting consideration at adviser group or family level. A mandatory written agreement between adviser and client is required, adviser fees must follow SEBI specified modes, and enhanced eligibility and registration criteria apply with further operational guidance to be issued by circular.

Extension of filing deadlines for name reservations and resubmissions permits additional time for corporate filings and eVerification.
Extensions were granted for corporate name reservation periods and RSUB resubmission validity where original expiries fell within the affected window, with additional days allowed beyond the terminal cutoff; SRNs already marked NTBR receive case-by-case consideration. Forms will not be marked NTBR during the extended period; the relief includes IEPF non-STP eForms. Separately, IEPF-5 SRNs with eVerification deadlines in the affected window may file until a later cutoff, and SRNs will not be marked 'Pending for Rejection u/r 7(3)' or 'Pending for Rejection u/r 7(7)' during the extension, subject to case-by-case treatment if already so marked.

Extension of filing deadlines for name reservations and resubmissions allows additional time to file affected corporate forms.
Extension of filing timelines was announced for name reservations, RSUB resubmissions and specified IEPF e-Forms whose expiry or last dates fall between 15 March and 30 June 2020; additional days beyond 30 June 2020 are permitted for filing, automatic marking to NTBR or pending rejection statuses will not occur solely due to non-resubmission during the extension period, and SRNs already flagged will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Competition approval for a partial demerger-driven acquisition enabling formation of a combined minerals entity under share exchange.
CCI approved the acquisition of Metso's minerals business by Outotec under Section 31(1), effected by a partial demerger under the Finnish Companies Act; Metso shareholders receive newly issued Outotec shares and will hold the majority in the combined entity to be named Metso Outotec, while Metso's flow control business will continue independently as Neles. The approval is subject to modifications proposed by the parties under Regulation 25(1A), and the Commission noted the parties' respective Indian subsidiaries and business lines relevant to competition assessment.

NDB leadership change: new President and Vice President appointed, emphasis on lending performance, transparency and membership expansion.
Attendance at a Special Board of Governors meeting of the New Development Bank addressed governance and membership matters, including the election of the President, appointment of the Vice President and Chief Risk Officer, and membership expansion. The Finance Minister acknowledged the outgoing President's stewardship, congratulated the newly appointed leadership, and urged emphasis on lending performance, transparency, international credibility, and balancing preservation of BRICS values with growth into a global development institution.

Extension of filing deadlines granted for reserved names and resubmissions, with NTBR cases considered case-by-case.
Extension of filing and reservation periods grants additional time beyond the suspension end date for name reservations for company and LLP incorporation or name change, RSUB resubmissions for companies and LLPs, and certain IEPF non-STP eForms. SRNs whose resubmission or eVerification deadlines fell within the suspension window are eligible for specified extra filing time, while SRNs already marked NTBR or pending rejection will receive extensions only on a case-by-case basis.

Ease of doing business reforms expand insolvency thresholds and decriminalise minor corporate defaults to protect firms during the pandemic.
The package expands MGNREGS funding to boost employment and asset creation; upgrades public health infrastructure with district infectious disease blocks, laboratory networks, a National Digital Health Blueprint and a One Health research platform; launches multi mode digital education, foundational literacy missions and psychosocial support for students and teachers; raises insolvency initiation thresholds and establishes a special MSME insolvency framework with temporary suspension of fresh filings and COVID debt exclusions; decriminalises minor corporate procedural defaults and eases listing and penalty norms; and temporarily raises State borrowing limits linked to measurable reform tranches.

Migrant support measures: nationwide PDS portability, targeted food allocations, rental housing and concessional credit for vulnerable workers.
Short- and medium-term support measures combine in-kind provisioning, portability of PDS entitlements, subsidised credit, rental housing initiatives and employment creation. Free additional food grains and chana will be allocated to migrant labourers without local ration coverage, funded by the central government. The One Nation one Ration Card portability scheme will enable PDS access from any fair price shop nationwide by March 2021. Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHC) will be launched under PPP and incentivised public/private development. Credit measures include interest subvention for Shishu MUDRA borrowers, a credit facility for street vendors, NABARD refinance for cooperatives, and expanded Kisan Credit Card concessional lending.

Avoidance transactions obligations require RPs and liquidators to identify, analyse and apply to recover preferential transfers for the estate.
Resolution professionals and liquidators must identify and pursue avoidance transactions-preferential, undervalued, extortionate and fraudulent-by forming an opinion, making determinations, and filing applications with the Adjudicating Authority to claw back value for the estate. The Supreme Court prescribed a structured retrospective review of transactions up to two years before the insolvency commencement date, categorisation of counterparties, narrowing of review windows for unrelated parties, and distinct enquiries for preferential versus undervalued or fraudulent transfers.

INR-USD Futures and Options launched at GIFT-IFSC to enable extended-hours global trading and boost cross-border participation.
Launch of INR-USD Futures and Options on India INX and NSE-IFSC at GIFT-IFSC creates extended-hours offshore trading access for global participants, aiming to repatriate derivatives business, increase trading volumes, and enhance economic activity and employment through GIFT-IFSC's competitive business and tax environment.

Virtual AGMs permitted by VC/OAVM, with e-voting framework and electronic delivery of statutory reports enabled.
Companies are authorised to conduct Annual General Meetings by Video Conferencing or other audio visual means, with the existing extraordinary meeting framework applied mutatis mutandis and a distinction drawn between companies required to provide or opting for e-voting and those not required to do so. Statutory reports and financial statements may be sent exclusively by email, and companies must provide shareholders a mechanism to register mandates for electronic dividend transfer.