Tariff value fixation updates valuation rules for edible oils, brass scrap, areca nut, gold and silver under customs.
Fixation of tariff values updates Customs tariff valuations by substituting new Tables in the existing non-tariff notification under the Customs Act, prescribing specific tariff values for listed edible oils, brass scrap and areca nut, and establishing separate valuation entries and per-unit bases for distinct forms and eligibility categories of gold and silver imports.

Export duty exemption for cane molasses and imposition of import duty on crude olive pomace oil under customs amendments.
Under powers of section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962, the notification amends tariff tables to (i) insert an entry for cane molasses (HS 1703 10 00) in the exemption schedule with nil export duty, and (ii) substitute certain classification entries and insert a new entry for crude olive pomace oil (HS 1510 10 00) in the import duty table prescribing a fifteen percent customs duty on that product.

GST provisional refunds denied for persons without Aadhaar authentication and suppliers of specified goods from Oct 1, 2025.
Notification designates registered persons ineligible for provisional refunds under section 54(6) of the Jammu and Kashmir GST Act: (a) those who have not completed Aadhaar authentication under rule 10B; and (b) suppliers of specified goods-areca nuts, pan masala, tobacco and substitutes, and essential oils-using the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act for tariff interpretation; effective 1 October 2025.

Personal data protection requires informed consent, security safeguards, breach reporting, retention controls, and additional duties for significant data fiduciaries.
Data Fiduciaries must protect personal data through encryption or comparable controls, access restrictions, logs, monitoring, backups, processor-contract obligations, and technical and organisational safeguards. They must retain relevant personal data and logs for at least one year, subject to applicable law. On becoming aware of a personal data breach, they must promptly give affected Data Principals clear information on the breach, likely consequences, mitigation, protective steps, and contact details, and notify the Board without delay, followed by detailed information within seventy-two hours unless the Board allows more time.

Data Protection Board composition is prescribed under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act through statutory exercise of membership-setting powers.
The Data Protection Board of India's composition is specified under section 19(1) of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023. In exercise of the statutory power to determine the Board's membership, the Central Government fixes the Board at four members. The Board's membership strength is therefore set for its constitution and functioning under the statutory framework governing digital personal data protection.

Data Protection Board Establishment enables statutory powers and functions for personal data protection governance nationwide.
The Data Protection Board of India is established under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, effective from publication in the Official Gazette. It is constituted to exercise powers conferred on it and perform functions assigned under that Act, with its head office situated in the National Capital Region of India.

Staggered commencement of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act activates specified provisions immediately, with remaining provisions phased in.
Commencement of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 is phased in three stages. Specified provisions, including sections 1(2), 2, 18-26, 35, 38-43, and section 44(1) and (3), operate immediately upon publication in the Official Gazette. Section 6(9) and section 27(1)(d) commence after one year. The remaining specified provisions, including sections 3-5, 7-17, 28-34, 36 and 37, commence after eighteen months.

Foreign exchange export regulations extend filing and validity timelines to fifteen months and three years respectively.
The Reserve Bank of India amends the Foreign Exchange Management (Export of Goods & Services) Regulations, 2015 to extend specified timelines: Regulation 9's referenced period is increased from nine months to fifteen months, and Regulation 15's referenced periods are increased from one year to three years in the listed sub regulations and proviso, with the amendment taking effect upon publication in the Official Gazette.

Electronic GST registration rules expand portal-based registration, Aadhaar authentication, and threshold-linked withdrawal procedures for eligible taxpayers.
Electronic registration is expanded under the Odisha Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017 by providing portal-based grant of registration on data analysis and risk parameters, and by introducing a separate option for persons whose monthly output tax liability remains below the prescribed threshold. The new framework links registration to Aadhaar authentication, restricts multiple registrations against the same Permanent Account Number in the same State or Union territory, and prescribes portal-based verification, acknowledgement and rejection procedures. It also creates a withdrawal mechanism through FORM GST REG-32 and FORM GST REG-33, subject to filing of returns, absence of cancellation proceedings, and compliance with the amended forms and instructions.

GST amendment revises 'Nominated Agency' definition to reference Customs Lists 13-15, effective 1 November 2025.
Substitutes clause (c) in the Explanation of the Odisha GST notification to define "Nominated Agency" as entities mentioned in Lists 13, 14 and 15 appended to Table I of a specified Customs notification, and declares the amendment effective from 1 November 2025.

Hot rolled flat steel imports from Vietnam subject to anti-dumping duties up to USD121.55/MT, reduced by safeguard duty.
Anti-dumping duty imposed on hot rolled flat alloy and non-alloy steel (excluding stainless steel) from or exported from Vietnam: zero duty for Hoa Phat Dung Quat Steel JSC; USD 121.55/MT for other Vietnam-origin producers and for goods of other origin exported from Vietnam. Duty applies for five years, payable in Indian currency, and is reduced by any applicable safeguard duty. Exchange rate for conversion is determined by government notification and is based on the bill of entry date.

GST exemption notification amended to redefine nominated agency by reference to customs notification lists.
The Uttar Pradesh GST exemption notification is amended by substituting the definition of "Nominated Agency" in the Explanation. The revised definition covers entities listed in Lists 13, 14 and 15 appended to Table I of Customs notification No. 45/2025-Customs dated 24 October 2025. The amendment is made under Section 11 of the Uttar Pradesh Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, and takes effect from 1 November 2025.

Definition of Nominated Agency updated to reference specified customs notification lists, altering GST rate notification effective November first.
The notification substitutes clause (c) of the Explanation in Notification No.26/2018 State Tax (Rate) to define "Nominated Agency" as the entities specified in Lists 13, 14 and 15 appended to Table I of Notification No.45/2025 Customs (24 October, 2025). The amendment is made under sub section (1) of section 11 of the Goods and Services Tax Act, on GST Council recommendation, and comes into force on 1 November, 2025.

GST amendment: specified provisions of the 2025 Act deemed to have come into force from 1 October 2025.
The State Government appoints 1 October 2025 as the date on which clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 2, sections 3 to 5 and sections 7 to 14 of the Chhattisgarh Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Act, 2025 shall be deemed to have come into force, by notification issued under the Act's commencement provision and promulgated in the name of the Governor.

Scientific research approval under section 35(1)(iia) recognises Hari Shankar Singhania Elastomer Institute for specified assessment years.
Approval is accorded to M/s Hari Shankar Singhania Elastomer & Tyre Research Institute for Scientific Research under clause (iia) of sub section (1) of section 35 of the Income tax Act, 1961 read with Rule 5F of the Income tax Rules, 1962, and is applicable for five assessment years from A.Y. 2022 23 to A.Y. 2026 27.

Puducherry GST amendment commencement set for 1 October 2025 for specified sections of the Act.
Designates 1 October 2025 as the commencement date for clauses (ii) and (iii) of section 2, sections 3-5 and sections 7-15 of the Puducherry Goods and Services Tax (Second Amendment) Act, 2025, under the authority of sub-section (2) of section 1, by notification issued by the Commercial Taxes Secretariat and signed by the Secretary-cum-Commissioner (ST).

GST rate notification amended to redefine Nominated Agency by reference to customs notification lists, effective 1 November 2025.
The notification substitutes clause (c) in the Explanation to Notification No. 26/2018-Puducherry GST (Rate) with a new definition: "Nominated Agency" means the entities listed in Lists 13, 14 and 15 appended to Table I of Notification No. 45/2025-Customs (24 October 2025), and the amendment comes into force on 1 November 2025.

Tamil Nadu GST: electronic registration within three days and an Aadhaar linked opt in for low monthly output tax liability.
The amendment mandates electronic registration within three working days via the common portal where identification is established by data analysis and risk parameters (Rule 9A). It creates Rule 14A allowing applicants with monthly output tax liability to registered persons not exceeding two lakh fifty thousand rupees to opt for electronic registration, subject to mandatory Aadhaar authentication, prohibition of duplicate registrations under the same PAN, and specified withdrawal procedures through FORM GST REG-32 with return-filing and verification conditions.

GST electronic registration option for low monthly output tax payers enabled, subject to Aadhaar authentication and portal verification.
The amendment establishes an electronic registration route granting registration within three working days via common portal identification using data analysis and risk parameters, and introduces a threshold-based option for persons whose monthly output tax liability to registered persons does not exceed the specified limit, conditioned on mandatory Aadhaar authentication, prohibition of duplicate registrations under the same PAN in the same jurisdiction, and prescribed verification, withdrawal (FORM GST REG-32) and order procedures (FORM GST REG-33/REG-05).

India-Belgium tax treaty protocol expands information exchange and mutual assistance in tax collection, including criminal tax matters and bank information.
The Amending Protocol revises definitions (including competent authority and criminal tax matters), replaces the Exchange of Information article to mandate broad, confidential information exchange and compulsory information gathering measures (including bank and fiduciary-held information) subject to specified exceptions, and replaces Aid and Assistance in Recovery with an Assistance in the Collection of Taxes article obliging mutual acceptance and enforcement or conservancy of "revenue claims" under domestic law subject to proportionality and public policy limits. The Protocol enters into force on the later notification date and is to be given effect in India.