Export-only e-commerce inventory operations require confirmed overseas orders, traceable stock, seller payments, benefit sharing, and controlled returns.
The Inventory-based Cross-border E-Commerce Facilitation Framework enables registered Exporters-on-Record to hold Indian-origin goods exclusively for e-commerce export against confirmed overseas orders. Exporters-on-Record must segregate and digitally track export inventory, pay Sellers-on-Record independently of buyer payment or returns, and distribute claimed export rebates and refunds among participating sellers in proportion to FOB value after any administrative charge. Exporters-on-Record must manage and bear reverse-logistics costs for returned consignments, which cannot be supplied in the domestic market.

Employees' Pension Scheme corrigenda correct terminology, cross-references, wording and numerical entries in the published Scheme.
Employees' Pension Scheme, 2026 corrigenda correct textual, terminological, numerical and cross-referencing errors in the Scheme. The amendments replace specified expressions, including "security agreement" with "social security agreement", "pay" with "wages", and "wage ceiling" with "wage ceiling period"; revise wording concerning aggregate sub-clauses; and correct internal references, singular usage and numerical entries. The changes operate as corrections to the Scheme as published.

Employees' Provident Funds Scheme corrigenda correct terminology, membership references, contribution provisions, exemptions, reporting language, cross-references and Form-II descriptions.
The corrigenda to the Employees' Provident Funds Scheme, 2026 corrects terminology, drafting, punctuation, numbering and cross-references throughout the published Scheme. It refines provisions concerning membership, international workers, exempted provident funds, investment-loss reporting, exemptions, contributions, charges and fee, interest accounts, family members or nominees, and specified campaigns. It also corrects Form-II security descriptions and other typographical errors.

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 specified entrance examination income applies subject to non-commercial activity, unchanged income sources, and return-filing compliance.
Tax exemption under section 10(46) of the repealed Income-tax Act, 1961 is notified for specified examination, counselling, application-processing and bank-deposit interest income of the Odisha Joint Entrance Examination Committee. The exemption requires absence of commercial activity, unchanged activities and income nature, and prescribed return filing. Non-compliance may lead to penal action and withdrawal of 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 a special economic zone authority depends on non-commercial activity, unchanged income sources, and return filing.
Specified-income exemption is granted to Noida Special Economic Zone Authority under section 10(46) of the Income-tax Act, 1961, as preserved by the Income-tax Act, 2025. Covered income includes lease rent, bank interest on fixed deposits, designated fees and charges, proceeds from vacant-property allotments, and scrap or waste sales. The Authority must not engage in commercial activity, must maintain unchanged activities and income nature, and must file returns under the 1961 Act. Non-compliance may result in penal action and withdrawal of exemption.

Tax exemption for specified non-commercial income applies subject to unchanged activities, return filing, and compliance conditions.
Tax exemption under section 10(46) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 is notified for specified income of the Noida Special Economic Zone Authority, including lease rent, bank interest, permit and allotment fees, transfer charges, building-plan fees, site-usage charges, and scrap-sale receipts. The exemption requires that the Authority not engage in commercial activity, that its activities and specified income remain unchanged, and that it file the prescribed income-tax return. Non-compliance may result in penal action and withdrawal of exemption.

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 income applies conditionally to grants, court receipts, recruitment fees and bank interest.
Tax exemption is granted to the District Legal Services Authority, Charkhi Dadri, for specified grants, government donations, court-ordered receipts, recruitment application fees and bank-deposit interest. The exemption operates under the saving and transitional framework preserving application of the repealed Income-tax Act, 1961. It is conditional on absence of commercial activity, continuity in the Authority's activities and specified income, and filing of income-tax returns as required. Non-compliance may result in penal action and withdrawal of exemption, with retrospective application to the stated assessment years.

Tax exemption for technical education board covers specified receipts, subject to non-commercial activity, unchanged income sources, and return filing.
Tax exemption is notified for the Haryana State Board of Technical Education, Panchkula, in respect of specified governmental receipts, educational fees, royalties and charges, donations, property-related income, securities sale proceeds, and bank-deposit interest. The exemption operates under section 10(46) of the repealed Income-tax Act, 1961, preserved through transitional provisions of the Income-tax Act, 2025. It requires absence of commercial activity, continuity in activities and specified income, and filing of the required income-tax return; non-compliance may result in penal action and withdrawal of exemption.

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.

Tax exemption for regulatory authority income covers registration fees, complaint fees and grants, subject to non-commercial activity and return compliance.
Tax exemption under section 10(46) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 applies to specified income of the Kerala Real Estate Regulatory Authority, including registration fees, fees for compensation claims and complaints, and government grants. The Authority must not engage in commercial activity, must maintain the same activities and nature of specified income, and must comply with applicable income-tax return filing requirements. Failure to meet these conditions may result in penal action and withdrawal of exemption. The notification operates retrospectively for the stated relevant assessment years.