Tax exemption for examination-related income applies subject to non-commercial activity, return filing, and unchanged operations and income.
Tax exemption is notified for the Odisha Joint Entrance Examination Committee in respect of examination fees, counselling and application-processing fees, and interest on bank deposits under Schedule III read with section 11 of the Income-tax Act, 2025. The exemption is conditional on the absence of commercial activity, prescribed income-tax return filing, and continuation of unchanged activities and specified income. Non-compliance results in withdrawal of the exemption and commencement of proceedings under the Act.

Tax exemption for entrance examination income applies subject to non-commercial activity, unchanged income sources, and return-filing compliance.
Tax exemption is granted to the Odisha Joint Entrance Examination Committee for examination fees, counselling and application-processing fees, and interest on bank deposits. The exemption is subject to the Committee not engaging in commercial activity, maintaining unchanged activities and specified income, and filing its income-tax return under the applicable provision of the 1961 Act. Failure to comply may result in penal action and withdrawal of the exemption.

Tax exemption for specified authority income applies subject to non-commercial activity, prescribed return filing, and unchanged income conditions.
Tax exemption is notified for the Noida Special Economic Zone Authority under Schedule III read with section 11 of the Income-tax Act, 2025, for specified receipts including lease rent, bank interest, fees, allotment and transfer charges, auction receipts, site-usage charges, and scrap-sale proceeds. Applicable for tax years 2026-27 and 2027-28, the exemption requires the Authority to avoid commercial activity, file its return in the prescribed manner, and maintain unchanged activities and specified income. Non-compliance leads to withdrawal of exemption and proceedings under the Act.

Specified income tax exemption for the Special Economic Zone Authority is conditional on non-commercial activity, unchanged income sources, and return filing.
Tax exemption is granted to the Noida Special Economic Zone Authority for specified income, including lease rent, bank interest, designated fees and charges, allotment and transfer receipts, site-usage charges, and scrap-sale proceeds. The exemption requires that the Authority undertake no commercial activity, retain the same activities and nature of specified income throughout the relevant financial years, and file its income-tax return as required. Breach of these conditions may result in penal action and withdrawal of exemption. The notification applies retrospectively to the stated relevant assessment years.

Specified income tax exemption for the special economic zone authority remains conditional on non-commercial activity and return filing.
Tax exemption for specified income of the Noida Special Economic Zone Authority is notified under section 10(46) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, preserved through the repeal and savings provisions of the Income-tax Act, 2025. Covered income includes lease rent, bank interest, allotment and transfer fees, plot or building auction receipts, building-plan related fees, site-usage charges, and scrap or waste sale proceeds. The exemption requires non-commercial activity, unchanged activities and income streams, and return filing; non-compliance may lead to penal action and withdrawal.

Central excise exemption amendment replaces the applicable entry for a specified table item, effective upon Official Gazette publication.
Central excise exemption notification amendment substitutes the entry in column (4) against serial number 2 of Notification No. 11/2026-Central Excise with "Rs. 1.5 per litre". The amendment, issued under the Central Excise Act, 1944 read with the Finance Act, 2018, takes effect from its publication in the Official Gazette on 3 August 2026.

Central excise exemption amendment substitutes the specified table entry for serial number one, effective upon Official Gazette publication.
Central excise exemption notification is amended under the Central Excise Act, 1944 read with the Finance Act, 2002. Against serial number 1 of the table in Notification No. 08/2026-Central Excise, the entry in column (4) is substituted with "Rs. 22 per litre". The amendment takes effect from its publication in the Official Gazette on 3 August 2026.

Central excise exemption rates are revised through substituted table entries, effective upon Official Gazette publication.
Central excise exemption notification No. 06/2026-Central Excise is amended under the Central Excise Act, 1944 read with the Finance Act, 2002. The substituted table entries prescribe rates of Rs. 3.5 per litre for serial number 1 and Rs. 24 per litre for serial number 2. The amendments take effect from publication in the Official Gazette on 3 August 2026.

Tax exemption for legal services authority applies to specified income, subject to non-commercial activity, return filing, and continuity conditions.
Tax exemption under Schedule III read with section 11 of the Income-tax Act, 2025 is notified for the District Legal Services Authority, Charkhi Dadri in respect of specified grants, government grants or donations, court-ordered amounts, recruitment application fees and bank-deposit interest. The exemption for tax year 2026-27 requires that the authority undertake no commercial activity, file its income-tax return as prescribed, and keep its activities and specified-income nature unchanged. Non-compliance results in withdrawal of exemption and proceedings under the Act.

Tax exemption for legal services authority covers specified grants, court receipts, recruitment fees and deposit interest, subject to compliance conditions.
Tax exemption is notified for the District Legal Services Authority, Charkhi Dadri, for specified grants, government donations, court-ordered amounts, recruitment application fees and bank-deposit interest. The exemption operates under the saving provisions preserving application of the Income-tax Act, 1961 following its repeal. It requires the Authority to refrain from commercial activity, maintain unchanged activities and specified income, and file its income-tax return as required. Non-compliance may result in penal action and withdrawal of exemption.

Tax exemption for technical education board covers specified income, subject to non-commercial operations, unchanged activities, and return-filing compliance.
Tax exemption under section 10(46) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 is notified for Haryana State Board of Technical Education, Panchkula, in respect of government receipts, prescribed fees, royalties and charges, donations, property and securities income, and bank-deposit interest. Exemption requires that the Board not undertake commercial activity, that its activities and specified income remain unchanged, and that it file the required income return. Non-compliance may result in penal action and withdrawal of exemption. The notification is deemed applicable from assessment year 2024-25.

Central Excise notification correction replaces specified month references in the miscellaneous exemptions framework.
The corrigendum corrects Notification No. 12/2026-Central Excise by replacing "March" with "July" in lines 29 and 30. It operates within the Central Excise miscellaneous exemptions framework and is limited to rectifying those specified references in the earlier notification.

Customs tariff values for edible oils, brass scrap, gold and silver are revised, while areca nut value remains unchanged.
Customs tariff values are revised for specified edible oils, brass scrap, gold and silver through substituted tariff-value tables. The gold and silver entries cover specified forms, concessional-entry goods and defined gold findings, while excluding particular silver forms and certain imports through post, courier or baggage. The tariff value for areca nuts remains unchanged. The substituted tables take effect from 1 August 2026.

Customs loading and unloading facilities are notified for Umarwada, Ankleshwar and Bharuch for imported and export goods operations.
Customs facilities for loading and unloading are extended to Umarwada, Ankleshwar and Bharuch in Gujarat. These notified locations may be used for unloading imported goods and loading export goods, or specified classes of such goods, under the Customs Act framework for appointing places for customs operations.

Anti-dumping duty on untreated fumed silica imports from China PR continues unless earlier revoked, superseded, or amended.
Anti-dumping duty on imports of untreated fumed silica originating in or exported from China PR is continued through an amendment to the existing customs notification. The duty remains effective up to and including 10 February 2027, unless earlier revoked, superseded or amended.

Tax exemption for regulatory authority income applies subject to non-commercial activity, return filing, and unchanged specified income.
Tax exemption is notified for the Kerala Real Estate Regulatory Authority under Schedule III read with section 11 of the Income-tax Act, 2025, covering registration fees, fees for compensation claims and complaints, and government grants. The exemption for the tax year 2026-27 requires that the Authority not undertake commercial activity, file its return of income as required, and maintain unchanged activities and specified income. Non-compliance results in withdrawal of exemption and initiation of proceedings under the Act.

Specified income tax exemption for a real estate regulator depends on non-commercial activity, unchanged income sources, and return compliance.
Tax exemption is notified for specified income of the Kerala Real Estate Regulatory Authority, comprising registration fees for projects, agents and plots, fees for compensation claims and complaints, and government grants. The Authority must not engage in commercial activity, must maintain unchanged activities and specified income, and must comply with the applicable income-tax return-filing requirement. Non-compliance may attract penal action and withdrawal of the exemption. The notification operates retrospectively for the stated assessment years under the transitional framework preserving application of the repealed Income-tax Act, 1961.

Customs notification corrigendum corrects the Gazette reference in the English version of the relevant exemption notification.
The corrigendum corrects the Gazette reference in the English version of Notification No. 28/2026-Customs dated 10 July 2026. The reference "G.S.R. 615(E)" is to be read as "G.S.R. 613(E)".

Tax exemption for regulatory authority income applies subject to non-commercial activity, unchanged income sources, and prescribed return filing compliance.
Tax exemption is notified for the specified income of the Fees Regulating Authority under the repealed Income-tax Act, 1961, preserved through transitional provisions of the Income-tax Act, 2025. Exempt income includes institutional processing fees, interest, penalties and charges, government reimbursements and grants, and interest from deposits and investments. The Authority must not engage in commercial activity, must keep its activities and income nature unchanged, and must file the prescribed income-tax return. Non-compliance may attract penal action and withdrawal of exemption.

Export classification harmonisation updates ITC tariff entries, preserving conditional controls, state trading treatment, restricted authorisation and prohibited exports.
Schedule-II (Export Policy) of ITC (HS) 2022 is amended with immediate effect to align export classifications, notes and policy entries with the Finance Act, 2026. Broad tariff entries are deleted or replaced with product-specific classifications across agricultural products, foods, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, minerals, leather, machinery, metals and transport equipment. Specified controlled chemicals remain freely exportable only subject to a No Objection Certificate from the Narcotics Commissioner. Deoxy nucleotide triphosphates require restricted export authorisation, zirconium ores remain subject to State Trading Enterprise treatment through Indian Rare Earths Limited, and dissolving-grade chemical wood pulp is prohibited for export.