On 23 March 2026, SEBI convened its 213th board meeting in Mumbai, announcing a series of key reforms aimed at addressing longstanding challenges faced by the Indian hybrid securities market.
On 30 March 2026 MeitY released a draft amendment (Draft Amendment) to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 (IT Rules), initiating a public consultation process that is open until 16 April 2026.
On 28 February 2026, the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz following joint military operations in West Asia and the subsequent blockade by the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has placed approximately 20% of global oil trade and nearly one-third of global Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) supplies at risk.
In Nagaraj V. Mylandla v PI Opportunities Fund-I and others, 2026 INSC 298, the Supreme Court of India applied the doctrine of transnational issue estoppel to dismiss objections to the enforcement of a Singapore Award in enforcement proceedings before Indian Courts.
SEBI, at its 213th board meeting held on 23 March 2026, approved amendments to the “fit and proper person” criteria prescribed under Schedule II of The SEBI (Intermediaries) Regulations, 2008 (Intermediaries Regulations).
SC of India in Hamsaanandini Nanduri v Union of India and Others, 2026 INSC 246, has held Section 60(4) of the Code on Social Security, 2020 (SS Code) as unconstitutional and violative of Article 14 and Article 21 of the Constitution of India (Constitution) insofar as it restricts maternity benefit to an adoptive mother who adopts a child below the age of three months.
A carbon credit is a tradeable certificate representing the reduction, removal, or avoidance of one tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO₂e) of greenhouse gas emissions.
The Ministry of Power has notified the Electricity (Amendment) Rules, 2026 (2026 Amendment) on 13 March 2026, amending Rule 3 of the Electricity Rules, 2005 (Electricity Rules).
In a notable development, the Government of Gujarat has brought into force, the Gujarat Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) (Amendment) Act, 2026 (Gujarat S&E Amendment Act 2026) through a notification in the Official Gazette on 27 February 2026.
(CERT-In), under MeitY, in collaboration with SIA-India released the Cyber Security Framework and Guidelines for Space including Satellite Communication (Framework) on 26 February 2026.
