Policy

Moody’s Investors Service has cut India’s gross domestic product (GDP) forecast for 2021-22 to 9.3 per cent from the earlier projection of 13.7 per cent. The sharp decline in GDP estimates comes on the back […]

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced the emergency liquidity support of Rs 500 billion, with a three-year window, for health services. The window will be open till March 2022 and is classified under […]

The suspension of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) has been extended for another three months, till March 31, 2021. This will help businesses cope with the economic disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic and […]

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $231 million loan for setting up the 120 MW Lower Kopili hydroelectric project (HEP) in Assam. The project will double the hydropower generation capacity of Assam Power […]

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has relaxed fundraising norms for distressed companies to help them tide over a cash crunch and find investors in a bid to get back on their feet. […]

The centre has decided to offer tax benefits to global pension funds on their investments in the infrastructure sector as it seeks to attract investments in the road, port and airport sectors. The decision, which […]

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has slashed interest rates by 75 basis points in an emergency move to revive economic growth hit by the coronavirus pandemic and the nationwide lockdown. The central bank cut […]

The centre has unveiled Rs 102 trillion worth of infrastructure projects that will be implemented in the next five years as part of the government’s spending push in the infrastructure sector. The government has announced […]

The Securities and Exchange Board of India has prescribed wider disclosure and compliance norms to be followed by the issuers of listed municipal bonds. Such listed entities are required to prepare and submit half-yearly unaudited […]

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed lenders in its revised guidelines for stressed assets complete discretion to design and implement bankruptcy resolution plans, after the Supreme Court scrapped the previous norms. The central […]

The Reserve Bank of India has allowed foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) to invest in municipal bonds issued by various urban local bodies. This will broaden the access of non-resident investors to debt instruments in the […]

The Supreme Court of India has quashed the February 12, 2018, circular for the resolution of stressed assets issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) that had been challenged by various power companies. The […]

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has withdrawn the 20 per cent limit on investments by foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) in corporate bonds of an entity with a view to encouraging more foreign investments.The Securities […]

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed bidders of insolvent companies to raise external commercial borrowings (ECBs) and use the proceeds to repay the rupee loans of the insolvent companies they are keen on […]

RBI has drawn up a new ECB framework allowing all eligible borrowers to raise up to $750 million per financial year under the automatic route, replacing the existing sector-wise limits. The central bank has also […]

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has streamlined the process for listing real estate investment trusts (REITs) and infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs) by allowing alternative investment funds (AIFs) and other affiliates of merchant […]

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has come out with new norms that entail filing of fresh offer documents in those cases where there has been a change in the issue size by […]

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has eased disclosure norms for initial public offerings (IPOs) and tightened the definition of “promoter group” to prevent fraudulent transactions. As per the new guidelines, IPO issuers […]

The government is considering lowering the approval threshold for resolution plans under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code in a move aimed at preventing too many insolvent companies from going into liquidation. At present, more than […]

An ordinance amending the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code [IBC], 2016, has been passed to help prevent defaulters from bidding for their assets during resolution proceedings and regaining control. The ordinance aims to put safeguards in […]