Corporate

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has notified significant amendments to the Companies Merger Rules, which are effective from 8 September 2025 (Amendment).

The National Sports Policy 2025 (NSP 2025) was recently approved by the Union Government with aptly reflects India’s socio-economic context. The NSP 2025 has been introduced in the backdrop of India bidding to host 2036 Olympic Games and 2030 Commonwealth Games.

In light of increasing interest in Artificial Intelligence (AI) usage in myriad industries, including the financial sector, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently released its report on the ‘Framework for Responsible and Ethical Enablement of AI’ (FREE-AI).

The government recently notified the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act 2025, which imposes a complete ban on 'online money games'.

In a notable development, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued a circular dated 31 July 2025 (Circular) to mandate certain digital accessibility standards for regulated entities (REs).

The National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL), through its circular no. NSDL/POLICY/2025/0071 dated 3 June 2025 (Circular), has introduced an additional compliance requirement for transfers of shares held in private companies.

Following states such as Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh in the race to entice multi-national corporations to establish Global Capability Centres (GCCs) in their states, the Government of Uttar Pradesh through a notification dated 7 May 2025, has given effect to the ‘Uttar Pradesh Global Capability Centres Policy 2024’ (Policy), a copy of which has now been published on the official website of Invest UP, Government of Uttar Pradesh, India.

In a significant move, the government of India has enacted the Immigration and Foreigners Act 2025 after three years of deep deliberation and repealing the existing immigration laws of India.