CCI approves proposed combination inter alia involving share acquisition(s) and merger of certain entities e.g. AAPC India, Triguna, Caddie, SMPL, Tec...
Closing auction price discovery may affect benchmark levels differently based on constituent liquidity and concentrated institutional order flow. The Closing Auction Session in the equity cash segment uses an auction-based method to determine closing prices of eligible shares with futures and options contracts, aiming to strengthen transparent and robust price discovery. Its effect on benchmark closing levels may differ according to constituent liquidity and institutional order flow. The Reserve Bank of India retained the policy repo rate and neutral stance, indicating that future policy decisions will be data-dependent and influenced by assessment of energy-cost effects on inflation.
Public grievance redressal strengthens through monitoring, senior review, workshops, stakeholder coordination, and customer-centric service delivery improvements. Public grievance redressal is assessed through the Grievance Redressal Assessment and Index, which analyses grievance categories and disposal. The Department of Financial Services' Insurance and Banking Divisions received third and sixth ranks respectively in the June 2026 assessment. Its framework includes disposal of grievances, random reviews by senior officials, and workshops on effective grievance redressal, supporting best practices, stakeholder coordination, technology use, customer-centric service, and accountable public service delivery.
Distressed asset resolution integrates restructuring, insolvency advisory, funding facilitation and digital marketplaces for transparent financial recovery transactions. The platform provides integrated advisory, management and transaction-facilitation services for Non-Performing Assets, stressed assets and distressed assets. Its services include NPA resolution, debt restructuring, One-Time Settlements, funding assistance, insolvency and bankruptcy advisory, asset reconstruction, financial restructuring and capital raising. Digital and offline marketplaces facilitate transactions involving distressed assets, receivables and related movable or immovable properties, supported by collaborations with banks, Non-Banking Financial Companies, Asset Reconstruction Companies, corporates and investors.
Merchant discount rate framework may permit charges on notified UPI and digital payments through a government notification mechanism. The proposed amendment to Section 10A of the Payment and Settlement Systems Act, 2007 replaces the existing income-tax-linked reference with a Central Government notification-based mechanism for electronic payment modes. It removes the current statutory restriction preventing banks and payment service providers from charging Merchant Discount Rate on notified modes, enabling the Government to permit charges for UPI and other digital payments. The policy rationale is to support funding for payment infrastructure and a sustainable revenue model for service providers.
Neutral monetary policy stance continues as resilient growth and food-fuel inflation risks require close macroeconomic monitoring. The Monetary Policy Committee retained the policy repo rate and continued the neutral monetary policy stance, citing the need to assess evolving growth-inflation conditions. Domestic activity was assessed as resilient, supported by consumption, investment, credit, manufacturing, services and exports, although global uncertainty, energy prices, supply-chain pressures, geopolitical developments and monsoon conditions remain risks. CPI inflation increased mainly because of food and fuel pressures, while underlying inflation remained moderate. The Committee considered that price pressures were not yet generalised and reaffirmed its commitment to align inflation with the target.
Closing auction price discovery and a neutral monetary policy stance shaped equity market conditions amid lower crude prices. The Closing Auction Session in the equity cash segment introduced an auction-based mechanism for determining closing prices of eligible shares with futures and options contracts, intended to make price discovery more transparent and robust. The Reserve Bank of India retained its neutral stance and left the benchmark policy rate unchanged, pending greater clarity on the inflationary effects of higher energy costs. Future policy decisions were stated to be data dependent.
Monthly public accounts review records receipts, expenditure, tax devolution, interest payments, subsidies, and capital spending through June. Consolidated monthly accounts up to June 2026 report total receipts of Rs.10,49,243 crore, comprising net tax revenue, non-tax revenue and non-debt capital receipts. Tax devolution transfers to State Governments total Rs.2,63,336 crore. Total expenditure is Rs.13,57,076 crore, including revenue expenditure of Rs.10,16,818 crore and capital expenditure of Rs.3,40,258 crore. Revenue expenditure includes interest payments and major subsidies.
Illicit psychotropic drug manufacture triggered seizure, apprehensions, and investigation into planned trafficking under narcotics control law. Illicit manufacture and trafficking of Alprazolam and Diazepam, psychotropic substances regulated under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, were detected at a clandestine facility. Searches recovered finished and intermediary substances, together with raw materials and reaction mixtures used in manufacture, and the goods were seized under the Act. The manufacturer and an intended buyer were apprehended, with material indicating a proposed transaction for further illicit trafficking. Preliminary investigation indicated prior involvement in illegal drug production and trafficking.
Competition approval for hotel-sector consolidation covers share acquisitions and merger of Accor-branded hotel entities into InterGlobe Hotels. Competition approval was granted for related share acquisitions and the merger of AAPC India, Caddie, Triguna, Srilanand Mansions, Techpark and Accent into InterGlobe Hotels. The combination involves entities jointly controlled by the Bhatia Family Group and the Accor Group, including hotel-owning and developing entities, hotel management and franchising operations, leasing activities, and captive consultancy and support services relating to Accor-branded hotels in India.
Rupee appreciation followed unchanged monetary policy, lower crude prices, weaker dollar and expectations of orderly exchange-rate management. The rupee strengthened after the central bank maintained its policy rate and neutral monetary-policy stance. Lower crude oil prices, a weaker US dollar and declining US Treasury yields supported investor sentiment. Earlier measures to attract capital inflows remained part of the framework supporting the rupee, while the central bank stressed its endeavour to preserve an orderly currency trajectory. Future movement was linked to geopolitical de-escalation, global risk sentiment and US economic data.
Fiscal consolidation through revenue mobilisation and leakage control aims to reduce deficits while expanding capital expenditure capacity. Tamil Nadu's Revised Budget Estimates for 2026-27 project a revenue deficit and fiscal deficit, with outstanding liabilities comprising public debt and public-account liabilities. Revenue mobilisation is proposed through improved tax administration, collection efficiency, closure of leakages, liquor-manufacturer privilege fees, and eligible Union grants. The strategy projects gradual deficit reduction to create room for capital expenditure, supported by expenditure reforms aimed at eliminating leakages, optimising expenditure, and improving service delivery.
Political criticism of public office-holders raises debate over media accountability, personal remarks, and acceptable public discourse. Political criticism followed a social-media post describing Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar as "gungi gudiya" in connection with a press interaction on law-and-order issues in Beed district. Congress representatives stated that the post was not a personal insult, had been deleted after adverse reactions, and was followed by an expression of regret. NCP representatives termed the expression inappropriate and stressed that the principal dignitary should conduct media interactions. Shiv Sena (UBT) representatives described the phrase as not unparliamentary and linked it to criticism of a guardian minister's public responsibilities.
On-tap licensing for Urban Co-operative Banks enters public consultation through draft guidelines inviting stakeholder feedback. Draft guidelines for 'on tap' licensing of Urban Co-operative Banks have been issued for public and stakeholder consultation. Comments and feedback may be submitted until September 05, 2026, through the designated online consultation facility or by written or email submission to the specified regulatory department.
Prohibition on indirect Pakistan-origin imports targets alleged origin misdeclaration and UAE routing used to circumvent trade restrictions. Import prohibition on goods originating in Pakistan applies to direct and indirect imports under the Foreign Trade Policy, 2023. Pakistan-origin dry dates routed through the UAE were allegedly declared as UAE-origin goods for import, and were intercepted under the Customs Act, 1962. Investigation indicated that the goods were first sent from Pakistan to Dubai, re-containerised, and then exported to India. A separate interception involved Pakistan-origin guggul resin allegedly declared as Somali natural resin and routed through Dubai.
Neutral monetary policy stance keeps benchmark rates unchanged while inflation risks, liquidity management and consumer-protection reforms remain under review. Monetary policy maintains the benchmark policy rate unchanged and retains a neutral stance, with future decisions guided by incoming data. The central bank remains committed to aligning headline inflation with its medium-term target while monitoring food, fuel and other input-cost risks. Surplus liquidity will be managed through two-way operations, and the regulatory framework for interest rates on advances is proposed to be harmonised and standardised across regulated entities to improve transparency and consumer protection.
Export-only e-commerce inventory framework enables seller exports through registered exporters while requiring traceability, timely payments and domestic-diversion controls. The export-only inventory framework permits eligible e-commerce entities to export through a registered Exporter-on-Record, which procures goods from Indian Sellers-on-Record against confirmed overseas orders and assumes export and destination-country compliance responsibilities. Inventory must be segregated, digitally traceable and cannot be diverted to domestic sale. The framework requires timely seller payments, visibility of overseas sales and shipment information, proportional pass-through of export rebates and refunds, annual compliance certification and digital records.
Gold smuggling enforcement targets concealed foreign-origin gold, airport control evasion, and illicit railway transport under customs law. Gold smuggling enforcement operations under the Customs Act, 1962 involved alleged concealment and unlawful movement of foreign-origin gold. At an international airport, an alleged syndicate used an airline employee to transfer gold received from arriving passengers outside Customs and immigration controls, with gold disguised as silver-coloured bracelets. A separate railway operation concerned gold concealed in a specially made cloth waist belt and intended for delivery to a jeweller. The actions addressed concealment, evasion of Customs controls, and illicit transport of foreign-origin gold.
Digital bank-record evidence gains a technology-neutral framework through expanded admissibility, certified authentication, and regulated production of bankers' books. The Bankers' Books Evidence Bill, 2026, modernises the evidentiary treatment of banking records by extending "bankers' books" to physical, electronic, digital, virtual and cloud-based records. It recognises electronic bank records as admissible evidence, allows production in physical or electronic form, and provides for standardised certificates authenticated by manual, digital or electronic signatures. The Bill also defines "special cause" for compelling bank officers to produce records or testify where the bank is not a party, and permits extension to specified financial-sector entities subject to conditions.
Closing auction price discovery and unchanged policy rates shaped volatile equity trading amid inflation and geopolitical uncertainty. The Monetary Policy Committee retained the policy repo rate and neutral policy stance while seeking greater clarity on inflation risks from higher energy costs. Stock exchanges introduced the Closing Auction Session for eligible futures and options shares in the equity cash segment to determine closing prices through a more transparent and robust auction-based price-discovery mechanism. Equity markets showed volatile, limited gains amid geopolitical uncertainty, energy-price concerns, profit booking and the new mechanism's introduction.
Pakistan-origin import prohibition covers third-country routing, false origin declarations, forged documents, and trans-shipment arrangements used to evade restrictions. The prohibition on direct or indirect import or transit of goods originating in or exported from Pakistan extends to goods routed through third countries and falsely declared as having another origin. Misdeclaration of country of origin, false descriptions, forged documentation, and trans-shipment arrangements may contravene that prohibition and invite action under the Customs Act, 1962. Dry dates declared as UAE-origin and Guggul resin declared as Somalia-origin were investigated as goods of Pakistan origin routed through Dubai.
Union Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee held a meeting with noted economists to get their inputs for General Budget 2011-12, here today. This was the fifth meeting in the series of pre-Budget consultations held by Finance Minister with the stakeholders of different sectors. First meeting was held on 7th January with the stakeholders of agriculture sector followed by meetings with captains of Indian industry on 11th January, representatives of different trade unions on 12th January, 2011 and with different NGOs on last Friday i.e., 14th January, 2010.
While welcoming the economists, in his opening remarks, the Finance Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee said that he was keen to have this meeting with Economists as a part of his pre-budget consultation for the preparation of Union Budget 2011-12. He said that he greatly value thier knowledge, experience and exposure to diverse issues, some of which our economy is confronting at present. Shri Mukherjee said that he expects their inputs to help in Budget making and improving the policy management of the economy in the coming months.
Finance Minister, Shri Mukherjee said that we have been fortunate in surviving the global financial crisis without major disruptions and have recovered our growth momentum much faster than most others. In the first half of 2010-11 the Indian economy recorded an overall GDP growth of 8.9 per cent which takes us back on the high growth path that the economy was traversing on in the years prior to the crisis, he said. Shri Mukherjee said that the recovery has been broad based with agriculture, industry and services all contributing to the consolidation of the growth momentum.
Finance Minister, Shri Mukherjee said that the industry has driven the recovery process so far. Though industrial growth during the month of November 2010 has slipped to 2.7 per cent, cumulative growth during April-November 2010-11 is still high at 9.5 per cent compared to 7.4 per cent during the corresponding months of 2009-10, he said. Shri Mukherjee said that with normal monsoons, we are looking at a significant rebound in agriculture and allied sector growth at about 6 per cent. Exports have also done reasonably well with export growth in April-November 2010 at 26.7 percent, said the Minister.
Shri Mukherjee said that this resilience that India has demonstrated in recent times reflects a maturing of the economic management of the country and the growing competitiveness of our enterprise. He said that this has happened even as the economy has become more integrated with global markets.
Finance Minister, Shri Mukherjee said that economic recovery was driven by a deliberate fiscal expansion during and immediately after the global crisis and supported by monetary policy easing. With a broad-based recovery underway, a calibrated exit of stimulus is being implemented as a part of the Budget 2010-11, he said . The Minister further said that the progress in reduction in fiscal deficit for the year 2010-11 is in line with the commitment made in the medium-term fiscal policy statement.
Shri Mukherjee said that this rapid recovery of the growth momentum is comforting, but we cannot be complacent as there are several challenges that the Indian economy faces from its current external and domestic context. Global recovery remains fragile. He said that India's growth momentum, to some extent, is affected by developments in the western world. A faster recovery in the west is in the global interest, he said. The Minister further said that the creeping increase in international crude oil and other commodity prices is a reality that we are already confronting. High food prices, caused in part by severe drought conditions last year, and by rising incomes, have been driving inflation in India. Other countries are also experiencing rising food inflation, he said. Shri Mukherjee said that there has been significant increase in FII inflows even as there has been some moderation in FDI flows. He said that the challenge before the Government and the monetary authority has been to support the recovery process without compromising on price stability. The task has not been easy, the Minister said.
Shri Mukherjee said that our emphasis is on 'inclusive development' and we want the growth process to especially empower and enrich the poorer sections of society. The Government is keen to upgrade the delivery mechanisms in the health and education sectors so that the disadvantaged sections of society are well equipped to benefit from the growth process, he said. The Finance Minister said that we recognize that the demographic dividend will only work for India if our population is healthy, educated and appropriately skilled. Later Shri Mukherjee asked the economists to give their specific suggestions to address the short and medium term concerns of our economy.
Among the economists who attended the meeting include Dr. Partha Sen and Prof. Pulin Nayak both from Delhi School of Economics, Dr. Rajiv Kumar from FICCI, Dr. Ashima Goyal from IGIDR, Prof., Dr. Deshpande from Institute for Socio Economic Change, Shri Ajit Ranade from Aditya Birla Group, Shri Bharat Ramaswamy, ISI, Delhi and Shri Pulapare Balakrishnan from Centre for Development Studies.
Pre budget consultation seeks economist input to balance fiscal consolidation and inflation risks while promoting inclusive growth.
Pre Budget consultation sought economist inputs to shape Union Budget 2011 12, reporting broad based economic recovery and specifying a calibrated exit from stimulus in line with medium term fiscal consolidation. The Minister highlighted macroeconomic challenges-fragile global recovery, rising commodity and food prices, and volatile capital flows-and requested recommendations to balance support for growth with price stability while prioritising inclusive development through improved health, education and skills investment.
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