What changed since 2025
| Date | Change | Effect | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2025 | BCI amends foreign-lawyer rules | Foreign lawyers and firms may practise foreign and international law in India in non-litigious matters after registration. | India Briefing, 21 May 2025 (secondary) |
| 25 July 2025 | Supreme Court rules in Hyatt International | Operational control by a foreign group can create a fixed place PE under the treaty. | EY on Hyatt, Jul 2025 (secondary) |
| 13 November 2025 | DPDP Rules notified | Phased start: Data Protection Board immediately, Consent Managers from 13 November 2026, core duties from 13 May 2027. | Invest India, Legal and Regulatory Framework, Dec 2025; MeitY |
| 22 December 2025 | New IFSCA GIC Regulations | IFSCA approved the Global In-House Centre Regulations, 2025 for GIFT IFSC. | IFSCA, 23 Dec 2025 |
| 1 February 2026 | Single IT safe harbour | Budget 2026-27 announced a 15.5% margin for IT services and raised the threshold to ₹2,000 crore. | Budget Speech 2026-27 |
| August 2026 | Maharashtra GCC guidelines notified | Operational guidelines and SOPs set rent support of 10–20% by zone, stamp duty exemptions and a 10-year minimum operating period. | IANS, 20 Aug 2026 (secondary) |
Other dated changes stated in the sources
These appear on other pages of the same sources rather than in the timeline above.
| Date | Change | Effect | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 2025 | ELI hiring window opens | Employers adding EPFO-registered jobs between 1 August 2025 and 31 July 2027 can receive up to ₹3,000 a month per additional job. | PIB on ELI, 2025 |
| 22 September 2025 | GST rates reset | Two main rates, 5% and 18%, plus 40% for a select few goods and services, approved by the 56th GST Council on 3 September 2025. | PIB, 56th GST Council, 3 Sep 2025 |
| 21 November 2025 | Labour Codes in force | Fixed-term employees get benefits equal to permanent staff and gratuity after one year. | PIB, 21 Nov 2025 |
| 31 December 2025 | Odisha GCC Policy-2025 takes effect | Valid for five years, with lease rental, ESI and EPF, interest and power support. | Khaitan & Co, 20 Feb 2026 (secondary) |
| January 2026 | National tier-2 GCC framework at draft stage | Guidance to states announced in Union Budget 2025-26 was still a draft. | Outlook Business, 21 Jan 2026 (secondary) |
| 1 April 2026 | Income-tax Act 2025 in force | Replaced the 1961 Act; MAT cut to 14%; buy-backs taxed as capital gains. | Finance Act 2026 |
| 2 May 2026 | Press Note 2 (2026) given legal effect | Land-border beneficial ownership tested as under PMLA; up to 10% non-controlling is automatic with prior reporting. | DPIIT Press Note 2 (2026 Series), 15 Mar 2026 |
| 29 June 2026 | EPF Scheme, 2026 notified | Notified under the Code on Social Security. | Gazette of India, G.S.R. 525(E), 29 Jun 2026 |
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