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What changed

Every change we record, newest first, with its date and official source. 35 changes recorded.

  1. RoDTEP export remission extended to 31 December 2026Incentives · DGFT Notification 41/2026-27, 30 Sep 2026
    low impact
  2. medium impact
  3. India–New Zealand FTA to enter into force on 20 October 2026Trade · News On AIR, 21 Sep 2026; PIB, 27 Apr 2026
    low impact
  4. Semicon 2.0 notified with 40% fab support; open for three yearsIncentives · PIB, 15 Jul 2026; ISM; ANI, 31 Aug 2026
    high impact
  5. medium impact
  6. Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Act 2026: fund, FII and electronics changesTax · Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Act 2026 (No. 21 of 2026)
    medium impact
  7. Press Note 3 of 2026 allows inventory e-commerce for exports of Indian goodsFDI policy · DPIIT Press Note 3 (2026); EY, 25 Sep 2026
    medium impact
  8. medium impact
  9. high impact
  10. EPF Scheme 2026 notified; foreign staff on payroll are international workersLabour and people · Ministry of Labour, EPF Scheme 2026, G.S.R. 525(E), 29 Jun 2026
    medium impact
  11. Non-resident individuals may buy listed shares without FPI registrationFDI policy · RBI Master Direction, Foreign Investment in India (updated to 15 Jun 2026)
    low impact
  12. India–Oman CEPA enters into forceTrade · PIB, 3 Jun 2026
    low impact
  13. DPIIT procedure sets a 12-week target for government-route FDI decisionsFDI policy · DPIIT/FIFP SOP for Processing FDI Proposals, 4 May 2026
    medium impact
  14. Income-tax Act 2025 replaces the 1961 Act; buy-backs taxed as capital gainsTax · Finance Act 2026; Budget 2026-27 memorandum
    high impact
  15. high impact
  16. Press Note 2 of 2026 eases the land-border rule and adds a 60-day routeFDI policy · DPIIT Press Note 2 (2026), 15 Mar 2026
    high impact
  17. E-commerce sellers of imported goods must offer a country-of-origin filterSector rules · Legal Metrology rules, G.S.R. 128(E), 13 Feb 2026
    low impact
  18. ECB limits raised and cost ceiling removed for three-year-plus loansFDI policy · RBI Notification FEMA 3(R)(5)/2026-RB, 9 Feb 2026
    medium impact
  19. Press Note 1 of 2026 puts 100% FDI in insurers on the automatic routeFDI policy · DPIIT Press Note 1 (2026), 9 Feb 2026
    high impact
  20. US–India interim trade framework announced with an 18% US tariffTrade · PIB, US–India Joint Statement, 7 Feb 2026
    medium impact
  21. high impact
  22. medium impact
  23. India–EU FTA announced at the 16th India–EU Summit; not yet signedTrade · ANI, 20 Aug 2026; Autocar India, 27 Jan 2026
    high impact
  24. medium impact
  25. Odisha GCC Policy-2025 takes effect for five yearsStates · Khaitan & Co, 20 Feb 2026
    low impact
  26. medium impact
  27. SHANTI Act opens nuclear power to licensed Indian companies; FDI still barredSector rules · PIB (DAE), 1 Apr 2026; RBI Master Direction, Jun 2026
    low impact
  28. high impact
  29. e-B-4 production investment visa sponsorship moves onlineLabour and people · India Briefing, 18 Dec 2025; KPMG, 8 Jan 2026
    medium impact
  30. Four Labour Codes take effect, replacing 29 labour lawsLabour and people · PIB, 21 Nov 2025
    high impact
  31. DPDP Rules notified; core data-protection duties apply from 13 May 2027Sector rules · MeitY, DPDP Rules 2025 (G.S.R. 846(E))
    high impact
  32. medium impact
  33. medium impact
  34. high impact
  35. RBI issues payment aggregator directions with ₹15 crore entry net worthSector rules · RBI payment aggregator directions, 15 Sep 2025
    medium impact