Government stock reissue by auction with a reserved non competitive bidding facility enabling retail participation and SGL settlement.
Re-issue of ten year Government Stock will be sold by price based multiple price auction through the Reserve Bank of India on the announced date, with payment on the date of re issue and interest accruing from the original issue date payable semi annually; up to 5% of the notified amount is reserved for a Non competitive Bidding Facility through banks or primary dealers, with single-bid limits, allotment at the weighted average auction yield, SGL/CSGL issuance, pro rata allocation if oversubscribed, transfer obligations by intermediaries, and record keeping and reporting requirements to the Reserve Bank.

Investor Education and Protection Fund committee constituted to administer the Fund with specified members and fixed two-year tenure.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Companies Act, has constituted a Committee to administer the Investor Education and Protection Fund, specifying members drawn from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (Chairman and Convenor), financial regulators, market representatives and nominated professionals; the notification lists each member and fixes their term of office at two years from publication.

Multiple copy requirement reduced to single copy for certain company filings under Companies Act amendments.
Amendments replace requirements for multiple copies and the phrase "in duplicate" in specified company filing provisions with a single-copy obligation and omit language directing transmission of copies, streamlining procedural filing mechanics without altering substantive obligations.

Market Stabilization Scheme repurchase of government stock establishes premature redemption and payment of accrued interest to accepted bidders.
Repurchase under the Market Stabilization Scheme will be carried out via an RBI conducted repurchase auction in which banks and financial institutions whose offers are accepted will have their Government Stock prematurely redeemed; the Government will pay the accepted price(s) and accrued interest up to the day before redemption, interest ceases from the date of premature redemption, and unredeemed stock continues to bear the stated coupon payable half yearly until original redemption. Matters not provided are governed by the Government Securities Act and Regulations.

Issue of Indian Depository Receipts: new definition, disclosure duties and RBI approval route for nonresident transfers.
The amendments introduce the definition of Overseas Custodian Bank, delete and renumber several clauses to remove references to draft or final letters of offer, and update cross references in rules 5, 6, 7 and 9. Rule 9 permits non resident persons to purchase, possess and transfer IDRs subject to specific Reserve Bank of India approval or applicable RBI policy. Rule 10 replaces residency terminology with "holder of IDRs," and rule 11 requires issuing companies to comply with SEBI specified continuous disclosure requirements. Schedule para 6 tightens audit and reporting obligations for issuing companies, including a 120 day recency limit for reports.

Non-competitive bidding in government securities auctions enables retail participation under reserved allocation and specified operational rules.
Notification offers 30 year Government stock via a yield based, multiple price auction conducted through the Reserve Bank of India; coupon set at the auction cut off yield with semi annual interest and repayment at par on maturity. An annexed Scheme permits non competitive bids within a reserved portion of the notified amount, prescribes eligibility and single bid limits, submission via banks or primary dealers (with limited direct submission exceptions), allotment at the weighted average yield from competitive bidding and pro rata allocation if oversubscribed, issuance in SGL form, and operational responsibilities and record keeping obligations for banks and PDs.

Non-competitive bidding facility expands retail access in government securities auctions, with reserved allocation and weighted-average allotment.
Notification reissues 8.24 per cent Government Stock, 2018 by a price based multiple price auction conducted by RBI, Mumbai, for a fixed nominal aggregate amount. The ten year stock pays semi annual interest and repays at par; successful bidders remit issue price plus accrued interest. A reserved portion of the issue is available under a non competitive bidding facility allotted at the weighted average yield of competitive bids, with pro rata treatment if oversubscribed and transfer of shortfall to the competitive portion; allotments are issued in SGL form and banks/PDs must manage client allocation, transfer and fee recovery.

Non-competitive bidding facility expands retail participation in government securities auctions, enabling reserved allotment under set operational rules.
The notification reissues 7.56% Government Stock, 2014 by a price-based multiple-price auction with defined allotment and payment dates, eligibility for when-issued trading, six-year tenure from original issue, semiannual interest at 7.56% and repayment at par. Up to five percent of the notified amount is reserved for a Non-competitive Bidding Facility permitting eligible investors without current or SGL accounts to submit a single bid through an intermediary, with allotment at the weighted average auction yield, pro rata distribution if oversubscribed, and operational requirements for intermediaries on aggregation, SGL crediting, transfer timelines, service charges and reporting.

Newsprint Control Order amendment adds a new indigenous manufacturer to the regulated supply schedule, updating the producer list.
The Newsprint Control (Amendment) Order, 2009 inserts a new Schedule entry adding M/s. Shri Sakthi Papers India (P) Limited with its Tamil Nadu location to the list of indigenous newsprint manufacturers, amending item 4 of the principal Order and taking effect on publication in the Official Gazette under powers of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act.

Newsprint control amendment adds an indigenous mill to the authorized Schedule, effective on Gazette publication.
Central Government amends the Newsprint Control Order, 2004 to insert M/s. Rama Pulp and Papers Limited, G.I.D.C. Industrial Estate, Vapi, Valsad, Gujarat, into the Schedule of registered indigenous newsprint mills; the Newsprint Control (Amendment) Order, 2009 takes effect on publication in the Official Gazette and references the principal order and prior amendment.

Newsprint Control amendment adds indigenous manufacturer registration entry and brings a new mill under the regulatory schedule.
Amendment to the Newsprint Control Order, 2004, under Section 18G of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951, adds a new item to the Order's Schedule identifying an additional indigenous newsprint mill; the Newsprint Control (Amendment) Order, 2009, takes effect on publication in the Official Gazette.

Cess exemption on sugar manufactured from taxed inputs prevents double levy under Sugar Cess Act
Exemption from levy of cess is provided where sugar is manufactured from other sugar on which cess under the Sugar Cess Act, 1982 has already been paid, so that cess charged as a duty of excise under the Act shall not be levied again on sugar produced from such previously taxed sugar.

Newsprint control amendment adds an indigenous mill to approved manufacturers list, expanding the regulated production roster.
Amendment inserts a new Schedule entry to the Newsprint Control Order, 2004, formally adding M/s. Srisri Nivas Paper Mills Private Limited as an indigenous newsprint manufacturer and specifying its location in Jagannathpuram Village, Ponneri, Thiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu, under the powers of Section 18G of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951; the Order takes effect on publication in the Official Gazette.

Newsprint Control Order amendment replaces a mill's Schedule entry, substituting the prior name with the new mill operator.
The Central Government amends the Schedule to the Newsprint Control Order, 2004 by substituting, against serial number 14, the entry "M/s. Amrit Paper, Hoshiarpur, Punjab" with "M/s. ABC Paper Limited, Saila Khurd, Hoshiarpur, Punjab," under powers conferred by the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, as notified in S.O. 114(E) dated 6 January 2009.