Policy

The union cabinet has approved the Small Hydro Power Development Scheme for FY 2026-27 to FY 2030-31, with an outlay of over Rs 25.84 billion. The scheme aims to install around 1,500 MW of small-hydro […]

The Centre is working on a partial credit guarantee scheme to de-risk infrastructure financing, with plans to cover projects worth up to Rs 5 trillion over the next few years. The proposed mechanism would offer […]

The government’s asset monetisation initiative under the National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) 2.0, launched by the centre, is expected to increase India’s GDP by approximately Rs 40 trillion over the next 5-10 years.  The government plans […]

The Rajasthan government is set to provide Rs 17,000 additional subsidy to electricity consumers who have installed rooftop solar systems as part of its 150 units per month free electricity scheme. Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam […]

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has reduced the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.25 per cent. This has been the fourth rate cut post-February 2025. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has remained […]

The central government is planning to set up a Rs 200 billion risk guarantee fund for the infrastructure sector. The proposed fund will cover losses arising from policy uncertainty and other non-commercial risks. It is […]

The Goods and Services Tax Council has restructured rates to increase coal levy and reduce taxes on renewables. Coal, lignite and peat will now be taxed at 18 per cent, up from 5 per cent […]

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.5 per cent and adopted a neutral stance, citing tariff uncertainty. Retail inflation eased to 2.07 per cent in August 2025, aided […]

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has notified new rules reducing the minimum allotment lot in the primary market for privately placed infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs) to Rs 2.5 million. This brings the […]

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has revised the regulatory framework for converting privately listed infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs) into publicly listed InvITs. The new framework streamlines sponsor-holding norms and aligns disclosure requirements […]

The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MoHI) has announced an amendment to the Prime Minister Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement scheme (PM E-DRIVE scheme). The scheme with an outlay of Rs 109 billion has […]

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued the Non-Fund Based Credit Facilities Directions, 2025. Under the new guidelines regulated entities (REs), including banks, All India Financial Institutions (AIFIs), alternative investment funds (AIFs), non-banking financial […]

The Ministry of Heavy Industries has launched a dedicated incentive scheme under the PM E-DRIVE initiative to promote adoption of electric trucks in the country. The scheme offers upfront incentives of up to Rs 960,000 […]

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has released a consultation paper to review the framework for converting privately listed infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs) into public InvITs. The proposed changes aim to simplify existing […]

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued its final guidelines on project finance norms. Under new guidelines lenders have to maintain a general provision of 1.25 per cent (earlier 1 per cent) at the […]

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has slashed the repo rate by 50 basis points (bps) to 5.5 per cent, a reduction that exceeded industry expectations. Additionally, the cash reserve ratio has been cut by 100 […]

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in a consultation paper has proposed to raise the mutual fund (MF) investment limits in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs). In the […]

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has reduced the repo rate by 25 basis points, from 6.25 per cent to 6.0 per cent. Additionally, the Reserve Bank of India’s MPC also changed the policy stance from […]

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued a consultation paper proposing the extension of the expected loss (EL) – based rating scale to municipal bonds. The proposal comes under the reaisation that expected […]