Policy & Regulation
17 - 10 - 2026
India’s gold fund freeze exposes the limits of ‘paper’ bullion
Restrictions on fresh investments highlight a tension between household demand for financial security and the country’s need to conserve foreign exchange.
08 - 10 - 2026
RBI’s Draft KYC Directions 2026 position banks as the cyber-crime’s first line of defence
The Draft follows a Supreme Court order dated August 4, 2026, directing the Reserve Bank to prescribe an SOP for banks placing temporary debit holds on amounts or accounts linked to money-mule activity
01 - 10 - 2026
Explainer: What India’s new CAFE-III norms mean for carmakers
Under this policy, an automaker’s target is determined not by individual car models but by the weighted average unladen mass of its total sales volume using the formula a×(W-b)+c
29 - 09 - 2026
Indian gov bans paraquat herbicide, revokes existing certificates
The ministry cited “serious risks to human beings and animals” requiring immediate state intervention
24 - 09 - 2026
India–Europe Partnerships Must Move from Cooperation to Co-Creation: TIA Summit
The discussions was in the backdrop of geopolitical uncertainty, disrupted transport routes, energy pressures and growing competition for critical technologies
22 - 09 - 2026
India Crosses 80 Lakh HPV Vaccine Doses in Six Months
Four states achieve 100% coverage of identified target groups as India expands its national HPV vaccination campaign against cervical cancer
19 - 09 - 2026
SFAL Signs Seven Strategic Partnerships to Deepen India’s Semiconductor Ecosystem
SEMICON India 2026 MoUs connect startups with research, manufacturing, EDA, talent, investment and market access as SFAL advances its “2.0” phase
18 - 09 - 2026
Tata Sons’ board judgment poor, remains unclear: IiAS
The board’s mutiny against the controlling shareholder is possibly a first, and not the right precedent for corporate India: proxy advisory firm
16 - 09 - 2026
UPI Payments Above ₹2,000 to Attract 0.4% MDR From October 15
New framework keeps consumer payments free while merchants face a capped charge on select high-value transactions; small P2PM vendors remain exempt
26 - 08 - 2026
India permits duty-free raw sugar imports to curb rising prices: Crisil
Dealers can hold upto 4,000 quintal of sugar for not more than 30 days, bulk consumers can maintain inventories of 15 days from Sept 1 to Nov 30, 2026.