Compulsory industrial licensing removed for drugs and pharmaceuticals, changing licensing obligations under the Industries Development and Regulation Act.
The Central Government, exercising powers under Sub section (1) of Section 29B of the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, amends S.O. 477(E) by omitting Item 16 from Schedule II so that Drugs and Pharmaceuticals (According to Drug Policy) are no longer listed among industries subject to compulsory industrial licensing.

Right to Information fees regulated: application charges and specified rates for copying, inspection and electronic supply.
These rules fix the fee structure for requests and disclosures under the Right to Information Act, requiring an application fee payable to the Accounts Officer and prescribing disclosure charges: per-page charges for standard copies, actual cost for larger copies and samples/models, time-based inspection charges after a free first hour, fees for information on removable media, and publication or per-page rates for printed extracts.

Import of aquatic products, including eggs and seeds, now allowed through Visakhapatnam and Kochi ports and airports for entry.
The amendment inserts a proviso in the Schedule to the principal notification under the Live-stock Importation Act, 1898, expressly permitting import of aquatic products, including eggs and seeds of fish, crustaceans and mollusks, to be allowed through the sea ports or airports located at Visakhapatnam and Kochi.

Perishable fish for human consumption may land at Petrapole via land route; breeding seed excluded.
The amendment permits landing by land at Petrapole of perishable fish items exclusively meant for human consumption, while expressly excluding seed material for breeding or rearing purposes, thereby creating a conditional entry point for such imports under the Live-stock Importation Act framework.