SEZ area expansion: additional land notified for Visakhapatnam SEZ under Central Government powers, following Board approval.
The Central Government has notified inclusion of an additional 76.95 acres into the Visakhapatnam Special Economic Zone, expanding the previously notified 160 acre area. Acting under its statutory powers and pursuant to the SEZ Rules, the notification specifies the survey numbers and villages in Visakhapatnam District comprising the added land, following the SEZ's proposal and Board approval.

IDR issuance eligibility and SEBI approval required before fundraising, with compliance, fees and disclosure obligations.
Issuance of IDRs is conditioned on meeting specified eligibility thresholds for capital, market capitalization, trading history and profit track record, obtaining prior SEBI approval on an application filed with a draft prospectus at least ninety days before opening, payment of non refundable application and issue fees, submission of a due diligence report through a merchant banker, appointment of an overseas custodian, domestic depository and merchant banker, in principle listing permission, capped annual underlying equity issuance, expanded disclosure on promoters and listing history, prescribed reporting and extended filing timelines, and monetary penalties for contraventions.

Import policy amendment for marble products creates conditional free import entitlement with Nepal processing exception under FTP.
Amends import classification to permit Free import of specified marble products provided they meet a cif value threshold per cubic metre, with a carve-out for imports from Nepal: the free facility applies only where products are processed or manufactured from marble mined in Nepal and does not apply where Nepalese products are manufactured using imported marble; issued under powers of the Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act and paragraph 2.1 of the Foreign Trade Policy 2004-09.

Special Economic Zone designation for biotechnology at Sancoale Tal Mormugao notified, enabling development and operation approval.
A sector specific Special Economic Zone for biotechnology at Sancoale Tal Mormugao, Goa, proposed by Peninsula Pharma Research Center Private Limited, is formally notified following satisfaction of statutory prerequisites and grant of a letter of approval for development, operation and maintenance; the notification identifies the surveyed parcel and its area as the territory designated as the SEZ.

Special Economic Zone notified for IT and IT-enabled services, authorising development and operation under the SEZ Act.
Notification declares a Special Economic Zone for Information Technology and Information Technology Enabled Services at KPM Nagar, Rathinam Software Park, Kurichi Village, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, invoking powers under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and rule 8 of the SEZ Rules, 2006 to notify specified surveyed land parcels totaling 10.49 hectares for development and operation as a sector specific SEZ, with an annexed schedule listing the survey numbers and areas and a note referencing a de-notified area.

Sixth Schedule amendment adds specified foreign countries to the VAT schedule, changing retrospective applicability of VAT entries.
Amendment to the Sixth Schedule of the Delhi Value Added Tax Act inserts new sub-entries in Part A at Sl. No. 1 to include Botswana, Iceland, Papua New Guinea and USA, each provisionally given retrospective commencement in the notification issued under section 103, thereby expanding the Schedule's list of jurisdictions relevant to VAT application.

Import restriction on GM rice: imports permitted only with exporter's competent-government GM-free certification from exporting country authorities.
Adds Import Licensing Note No. (3) to Chapter 10: import of genetically modified rice is restricted and rice may be imported only if the exporter furnishes a GM-free certificate from the competent government authorities of the country of export.

Import policy: free entry for betel nuts restricted to designated seaport and specified land customs stations.
The notification amends Schedule I (Imports) to classify betel nuts (whole, split, ground, other) as Free for import, subject to the operative condition that imports be allowed only through a designated seaport and that consignments of Nepalese origin be permitted only via specified land customs stations.

Anti-dumping duty on partially oriented polyester yarn imposed, with country- and exporter-specific rates and five-year duration.
Definitive anti-dumping duty is imposed on partially oriented yarn of polyester (heading 5402) from Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Chinese Taipei based on findings of dumping, material injury and causal link; country- and exporter-specific duty rates are set in US dollars per metric tonne but payable in Indian currency, with the exchange rate for conversion determined by government notification and the relevant date being the bill of entry presentation; the duty remains effective for five years unless earlier revoked or amended.

Customs exemption for LR SAM imports requires authorised works centres and certified lists, subject to Ministry authorization and use restrictions.
Adds an exemption for specified machinery, equipment, components, software, raw materials and consumables imported for the Long Range Surface to Air Missile (LR SAM) Programme, conditional on import by authorised works centres designated by an officer not below Deputy Secretary and on production at import of a list certified by the Programme Director confirming that the goods are required for LR SAM, authorised by the Ministry of Defence and will be used solely for that programme.

Central excise exemption for defence programme supplies requires a Programme Director certificate before clearance, with a time limit.
Exemption added for machinery, equipment, instruments, components, spares, jigs, fixtures, dies, tools, accessories, computer software, raw materials and consumables supplied to the Long Range Surface to Air Missile Programme of the Ministry of Defence, conditional on production, before clearance, of a certificate from the Programme Director that the goods are intended for the Programme; the exemption is time limited and ceases to have effect on or after the stated expiry date.

Customs exemption amendments limit duty-free inputs where export units clear goods domestically and tighten compliance.
Amendments limit exemptions by excluding duty-free treatment where goods imported into a hundred per cent. export oriented unit are cleared into the Domestic Tariff Area or used to manufacture goods later cleared domestically; they define Domestic Tariff Area, align the definition of hundred per cent. export oriented unit with the Central Excise Act, require additional duty payment where duty-free inputs from nominated agencies were counted towards export obligations, enumerate nominated agencies, update the "status holder" definition, correct policy paragraph references, and modify SION-related usage, waste norms and re-import provisions.

SION-based usage norms revised, allowing self-declared/ad hoc inputs and clarifying deemed import treatment for EOUs and STP units.
The notification permits non-capital goods to be treated as used for export production or home-consumption clearance if proven to the officer within a prescribed period or extended for sufficient cause; where no SION exists, waste, scrap and remnants up to two percent are allowed, and units may use self-declared norms pending ad hoc fixation by the Development Commissioner and must align with Board of Approval norms within the prescribed adjustment period. It also clarifies that certain supplies from EOUs, STP and EHTP units and specified deemed exports are to be treated as imported goods.

Withdrawal of recognition of a stock exchange for systemic governance, risk and settlement failures, triggering asset and member consequences.
Withdrawal of recognition rests on pervasive non-compliance with regulatory obligations, governance failures and operational inactivity: failure to establish an approved Settlement Guarantee Fund, deficient appointment and empowerment of executive management for the exchange and its subsidiary, absence or untested status of T+2 rolling settlement and related trading software, inadequate supervision and half-yearly inspection of the subsidiary, insufficient recovery of member and listing dues, and material breaches of financial delegation and member discipline norms undermining settlement integrity and investor protection.

Tariff value fixation for specified edible oils and brass scrap amended under Customs Act procedural power.
The Board, under Section 14 of the Customs Act, substitutes the Table in Notification No.36/2001-Cus (N.T.) to fix tariff values in US dollars per metric tonne for specified goods: crude and RBD palm oil, palmolein variants, crude soyabean oil, and brass scrap, with most entries noted as no change, thereby updating the tariff-value schedule by formal substitution.

Education Cess exemption extended to goods under specified beverage tariff headings, broadening the exemption scope by amendment.
Amendment adds S.No.53 to Notification No.69/2004-Customs to extend an Education Cess exemption to "all goods falling under headings 2204 and 2205, and tariff item 2206 00 00," modifying the Table of goods exempted under the principal notification and operating as a textual insertion to the schedule of exempted goods.

Special Economic Zone notification designates land for Hi-tech Engineering Products and Related Services under the SEZ Act.
The Central Government, satisfied that conditions of the Special Economic Zones Act were fulfilled and following grant of a letter of approval, notifies specified survey numbers in Villages Alwa and Pipariya, Taluka Waghodia, District Vadodara, Gujarat, as a sector specific Special Economic Zone for Hi tech Engineering Products and Related Services, listing each parcel and its extent and stating the aggregate area in the schedule; a later notification de notified parts of the area.

Special Economic Zone expansion: remaining Mundra area notified for inclusion following fulfilment of approval and transfer conditions.
The central government, having satisfied itself that statutory approvals and rule requirements were met and after approval of a transfer of the original applicant's SEZ approval to a successor, notifies the remaining specified survey area at Mundra Village for inclusion within the existing multi product Special Economic Zone, exercising powers under the Act and SEZ Rules to expand the previously notified SEZ footprint.

Industrial park notification: Marigold Premises certified for tax benefits subject to infrastructure, unit and transfer conditions.
The Central Government notifies M/s. Marigold Premises Private Limited's undertaking as an industrial park for purposes of clause (iii) of sub section (4) of section 80-IA, subject to the annexed terms: specified location and area, activity profile, allocable area split, minimum number of units, investment commitments and commencement date. Eligibility for tax benefits requires meeting minimum infrastructure expenditure thresholds, provision of specified common facilities, cap on single unit occupation, necessary statutory approvals, continued operation by the developer, and adherence to notification and scheme conditions; non compliance, misinformation, unapproved amendments or delayed commencement may invalidate approval.

Import emissions compliance: Import of Power Tillers must conform to notified emission norms, imposing regulatory import condition.
Schedule I (Imports) of the ITC (HS) is amended to add an import-licensing provision under Chapter 84: Import of Power Tillers shall conform to the emission norms notified by the Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways (Department of Road Transport & Highways) Notification No. G.S.R. 589 (E).