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Aadhaar enrolment access expands through a new service centre, with coordinated efforts focused on improving young children's coverage. Aadhaar enrolment in Manipur has reached approximately 87-88 per cent, with comparatively lower coverage among children aged 0-5 years. The first Aadhaar Seva Kendra in Imphal has been inaugurated to expand access to enrolment and Aadhaar-related services. The State Government is coordinating with welfare and health departments, hospitals and UIDAI to improve young children's enrolment, alongside services available through Deputy Commissioners' offices and authorised enrolment centres.
Secured retail lending growth accompanied enhanced credit controls, digital lending processes, and branch expansion by a middle-layer non-banking finance company. IndoStar Capital Finance Limited, a middle-layer non-banking finance company registered with the Reserve Bank of India, reported growth in secured used-vehicle finance and micro loans against property for the quarter ended June 30, 2026. It reported higher disbursements, assets under management and net interest income, alongside a lower weighted average cost of funds. The company also stated that it strengthened underwriting, customer-selection filters, scorecards and early-warning systems, while advancing electronic lending processes and expanding its branch and micro-loans-against-property network.
Gold demand trends show central bank buying and OTC investment offsetting weaker ETF and jewellery demand. Global gold demand remained broadly unchanged during the April-June quarter, with reduced gold exchange-traded fund, bar and coin investment offset in part by over-the-counter investment supported by Asian investors. Central banks and official institutions increased net additions to gold reserves, while high prices reduced jewellery volumes and encouraged demand for lighter products. Total supply was unchanged as increased mine production was offset by lower recycling. Investment is expected to drive future demand, while high prices may continue to constrain jewellery demand and recycling.
Sports infrastructure PPP framework enables private stadium operation while requiring free coaching, child protection compliance, and student performance tracking. The PPP framework permits private operators to modernise, operate and maintain school sports stadiums at their own cost, while providing free organised sports training to enrolled students. Operators may commercially offer paid coaching and facilities to external users outside school hours, subject to student-related obligations. Selection is based on technical eligibility and detailed evaluation of sports, PPP, operational and technology capabilities. Agreements have an initial five-year term, with possible extension based on performance, mutual consent and public interest. Child-protection compliance, bank-routed transactions and disqualification for insolvency or statutory and child-safety violations apply.
Quarterly financial reporting highlights operational growth, FDA inspection compliance, product integration, and prior insolvency proceeds in pharmaceutical operations. Quarterly financial reporting records revenue growth and improved EBITDA performance across CDMO, Complex Hospital Generics and Consumer Healthcare operations. CDMO growth was linked to order inflows, higher capacity utilisation, pricing discipline and commercial expansion, while quality compliance included an Establishment Inspection Report for the Sellersville facility and continued Zero Official Action Indicated status. The prior-year exceptional item related to one-time insolvency proceeds from a supplier claim filed before the NCLT. Consumer Healthcare growth was attributed to power brands, e-commerce, premiumisation, pricing and cost optimisation.
Proposed e-Way Bill enhancements remain on hold, with no production changes required pending further communication. Proposed e-Way Bill enhancements have been kept on hold until further notice. Stakeholders are not required to make production-environment changes pursuant to the earlier advisories concerning those enhancements. The related advisories and FAQs are to be withdrawn from the GST Portal pending further communication.
Innovation-led industrial growth promotes deep-tech investment, startup commercialisation, technology-enabled MSMEs, quality manufacturing and global market expansion. Innovation-led industrial growth is linked to deep technology, research and development, skilled manpower, startups, MSMEs and globally competitive manufacturing. Public initiatives include long-term risk capital for emerging technologies, affordable computing capacity and semiconductor investment support. Startups are encouraged to move from prototypes to commercialisation through industry adoption and early domestic investment. Manufacturing and MSME policy emphasise technology adoption, automation, productivity, branding and uncompromising quality. Free Trade Agreements are presented as supporting global market access and export expansion.
Fraudulent Aadhaar enrolment allegations involve forged supporting documents, misuse of operator credentials, remote access, and continuing investigation. Forgery of Indian identity and supporting documents is alleged in an interstate racket using false birth, domicile and school certificates to obtain Aadhaar cards for foreign nationals. The racket allegedly misused authorised Aadhaar enrolment operator login credentials and used virtual private networks and remote access to enrol applicants. The alleged mastermind was arrested, and investigation, including proposed custodial interrogation, remains ongoing.
Citizenship proof requires more than identity, tax, electoral or banking records when nationality remains unestablished. Voter identity cards, Aadhaar cards, PAN cards and bank-account records were treated as non-conclusive proof of Indian citizenship. The petitioner and detainee were required to establish citizenship under the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025, and an appeal against deletion from electoral rolls did not itself satisfy that burden. The inability to identify the burial locations of the detainee's parents prevented proposed DNA-based verification and supported an adverse inference concerning their citizenship.
Corporate Mitra Scheme builds local compliance professionals to strengthen MSME regulatory, financial, taxation, accounting and governance support. The Corporate Mitra Scheme develops qualified and accredited para-professionals to provide MSMEs with accessible, affordable compliance and business-support services. Corporate Mitras are intended to assist enterprises with regulatory compliance, finance, taxation, accounting and governance-related requirements, enabling MSMEs to focus on innovation, expansion and growth. IICA Shillong serves as the nodal agency for Northeast regional coordination, stakeholder liaison, promotion and awareness, with regional participation encouraged through reserved course seats and a fee concession.
Amalgamation of Go Digit Infoworks with Go Digit General Insurance approved, with the general insurer continuing as surviving entity. The Competition Commission of India approved the amalgamation of Go Digit Infoworks Services Private Limited, the holding company of Go Digit General Insurance Limited, with Go Digit General Insurance Limited as the surviving entity. Infoworks has no present market-facing business activities. Go Digit General provides general and health insurance products and services in India, with a specialised focus on general insurance.
Competition approval enables Brookfield's indirect acquisition of Oaktree entities, combining alternative investment management businesses. Competition approval was granted for Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. to indirectly acquire units in Oaktree Capital Group Holdings, L.P. and Oaktree Equity Plan, L.P., resulting in the acquisition of the Oaktree operating group of entities. Brookfield Asset Management is a global alternative asset manager, while the Oaktree group provides alternative investment management services.
Processed dairy exports to Bhutan expand through compliance support, market access facilitation, and planned diversification of longer-shelf-life products. Processed dairy exports from Assam to Bhutan commenced with a Purabi Ice Cream consignment exported by North East Dairy and Foods Limited and manufactured through Assam's cooperative dairy network. The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority supported export documentation, regulatory compliance, market access and stakeholder coordination. The initiative seeks to expand value-added dairy exports from the North Eastern Region, with plans to introduce longer-shelf-life products and increase exports according to market demand.
Financial-market depth requires reliable liquidity, risk transfer, transparent products and shared institutional responsibility for resilient long-term financing. Financial-market depth requires reliable liquidity and price discovery, efficient risk distribution, and diverse, meaningful participation across market conditions. Government and corporate bond markets, money markets, and foreign exchange and derivative markets should channel long-term savings into investment and enable management of interest-rate, currency and credit risks. Product innovation must serve genuine needs and be supported by suitability assessments, transparent disclosure, fair pricing, independent valuation and user risk-management capacity. Regulators, market institutions, issuers, investors and infrastructure providers share responsibility for resilient, transparent and trusted markets.
Securitisation Note amendments seek stronger issuance efficiency, liquidity and transparency, with stakeholder consultation invited on proposed directions. Draft amendments to securitisation transaction directions seek to improve the efficiency, liquidity and transparency of issuing and subsequently transferring Securitisation Notes. The proposals apply to commercial banks, small finance banks, non-banking financial companies and all India financial institutions. Public and stakeholder comments are invited through the designated regulatory consultation platform or alternatively by post or email.
Rupee appreciation reflected weaker dollar conditions, equity inflows, crude oil movements and positive domestic market sentiment. Foreign exchange market conditions supported an early appreciation of the rupee against the US dollar. A weaker US dollar, lower crude oil prices relative to earlier levels, positive domestic equity sentiment, and foreign institutional investors' net purchase of Indian equities were identified as key influences. The dollar index weakened ahead of a monetary policy announcement, while crude prices rose amid renewed geopolitical tensions. Domestic benchmark equity indices also advanced in early trade.
Input Tax Credit unblocking allegedly involved illegal gratification, prompting a trap operation and apprehension of the officer and consultant. Alleged bribery connected with unblocking Input Tax Credit arose after an electronics trader received a show-cause notice and had its ITC blocked. A private tax consultant allegedly conveyed that a State GST officer demanded illegal gratification for unblocking the credit and encouraged the trader to settle the demand. Following a complaint, a trap operation allegedly led to the apprehension of the officer and consultant, with further legal action in progress.
Defence production licensing and Russian energy sanctions shaped discussions on Ukraine's security capacity, missile supply and diplomatic engagement. Ukraine-US discussions addressed licences for domestic Patriot defence-system production, wider defence-production cooperation, technology exchange and missile supply funded through European resources. Ukraine also sought support for a sanctions bill designed to increase economic pressure on Russia by imposing tariffs on goods from major purchasers of Russian oil and gas and by sanctioning Russian leaders, financial institutions and energy projects. The proposed defence-production licence was identified as a longer-term measure, alongside calls for renewed diplomatic engagement.
Cooperative-sector modernisation strengthens rural finance through expanded credit societies, online audits, institutional connectivity and technology-enabled cooperative banking. Cooperative-sector modernisation is presented as a mechanism for strengthening rural institutions, farmer prosperity and the rural economy. The separate Ministry of Cooperation provides an administrative, legal and policy framework for the cooperative movement. Key initiatives include establishing new primary agricultural credit societies and dairy cooperative societies, expanding business activities for primary agricultural credit societies, online auditing, and connecting cooperative institutions. District cooperative banks are described as important institutions for meeting the financial requirements of expanding service and dairy cooperative societies.
Direct containerised rail freight movement enables seamless Kolkata Port-to-Biratnagar cargo transport without border transshipment under revised transit arrangements. Direct containerised rail freight movement between Kolkata Port and Biratnagar Customs Yard has commenced under the revised India-Nepal Rail Transit Protocol. The service enables end-to-end commercial rail carriage without border transshipment through the Jogbani-Biratnagar broad-gauge connection. Implementation of the revised Letter of Exchange operationalises direct commercial rail access, intended to reduce transit time, logistics costs and cargo handling while improving supply-chain efficiency, reliability and cross-border trade.
Shri A. N. Raman, a Central Council Member of The Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India (ICWAI), functioning under the aegis of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, has taken over as the President, South Asian Federation of Accountants (SAFA), with effect from January, 2011. He was elected yesterday in the 72nd meeting of the General Assembly of SAFA held at Chennai. The meeting was attended by the representatives of eight of the nine Accounting Institutions from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Shri Raman was the Vice President of SAFA during last year. Shri Muhammad Rafi of Pakistan has been nominated as Vice President of the Federation for the year 2011.
SAFA was established in 1984 by accounting institutions from the SAARC member countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka to cater to the region specific requirements as a facilitator for economic development. SAFA represents more than one fourth of the total accounting professionals in the World.
Shri Raman, a practicing Cost Accountant, is widely travelled all over the world for professional assignments and is a Fellow member of both ICWAI and ICAI besides being member of various international accounting bodies including a Committee of International Federation of Accountants (IFAC).
Accounting federation presidency: ICWAI's A. N. Raman appointed SAFA President enhancing regional accounting leadership representation.
Appointment of A. N. Raman as President of the South Asian Federation of Accountants took effect in January 2011 following his election at the 72nd General Assembly; Muhammad Rafi was nominated as Vice President for 2011. The change reflects a routine governance transition by Assembly election and nomination, with the President's professional credentials and international committee participation noted as relevant to his federation leadership role.
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