SEBI through the circular HO/19/34/11(2)2026-AFD-POD1/I/13764/2026 dated 16 June 2026 (Circular) has issued guidelines for AIFs seeking ‘Inoperative Fund’ status.
There has been a significant shift in the foreign investment regime in the insurance sector with the announcement of the FDI cap in the insurance sector being raised to 100% (from the previous threshold of 74%).
CEPA signed on 18 December 2025, came into force on 1 June 2026, marking a major milestone in India–Oman economic relations
On 30 April 2026, the RBI issued the Foreign Exchange Management (Authorised Persons) Regulations, 2026, which came into effect from 6 May 2026.
On 13 May 2026 RBI issued the Circular on ‘Operating Framework for Facilitating Outward Remittance Services by Non-Bank Entities through Authorised Dealer (Category I) Banks in India’.
On 22 May 2026, the MoYAS notified two sets of rules under the NSG Act.
India’s digital payments landscape / ecosystem has grown exponentially and at a pace that regulators struggled to match.
SC in Punjab State Power Corporation Limited v Talwandi Sabo Power Limited & Ors., 2026 INSC 515 , set aside the order of the APTEL and restored the penalty order of the PSERC against TSPL, confirming a penalty of approximately INR 162 crores payable to PSPCL for failure to demonstrate declared capacity.
