Tuesday, 27 October 2026

Policy & Regulation

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.