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MeitY opens consent manager registration and clarifies the DPDP phase-in
Registration for consent managers opens with a ₹12 crore net worth requirement, and MeitY confirms that notice, consent and breach obligations become enforceable from 13 May 2027.
Nine more states notify rules under the Labour Codes — and they do not match
Karnataka, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu publish diverging registers, thresholds and return formats, confirming that Central consolidation has not produced ground-level uniformity.
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- NotificationHigh impactIndia — CentralMeitY
MeitY opens consent manager registration and clarifies the DPDP phase-in
Registration for consent managers opens with a ₹12 crore net worth requirement, and MeitY confirms that notice, consent and breach obligations become enforceable from 13 May 2027.
Published 19 Aug 2026Effective 13 May 2027G.S.R. 612(E) - NotificationHigh impactAll StatesState Labour Departments
Nine more states notify rules under the Labour Codes — and they do not match
Karnataka, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu publish diverging registers, thresholds and return formats, confirming that Central consolidation has not produced ground-level uniformity.
Published 18 Aug 2026Effective 31 Mar 2027State Gazette notifications - NotificationHigh impactIndia — CentralDPIIT / Bureau of Indian Standards
DPIIT notifies Quality Control Orders covering 34 further industrial chemicals
Mandatory BIS certification extends to a new chemical tranche with a nine-month transition, catching importers whose overseas suppliers are not yet licensed.
Published 17 Aug 2026Effective 20 May 2027S.O. 2914(E) - Circular / GuidanceMedium impactIndia — CentralSEBI
SEBI confirms BRSR Core value chain disclosure timeline for top 1000 entities
Assured value chain sustainability disclosure applies from FY 2027-28, covering upstream and downstream partners accounting for 75% of purchases and sales.
Published 14 Aug 2026Effective 1 Apr 2027SEBI/HO/CFD/CFD-PoD-1/CIR/2026/94 - NotificationMedium impactIndia — CentralCPCB
CPCB revises environmental compensation rates for EPR plastic shortfall
Compensation for unmet plastic packaging recycling targets rises, with a graded multiplier for repeat shortfall in consecutive years.
Published 13 Aug 2026Effective 1 Apr 2027CPCB/EPR/2026/17 - Circular / GuidanceHigh impactIndia — CentralCERT-In
CERT-In clarifies the six-hour reporting trigger for cloud and SaaS incidents
Advisory confirms the clock starts when an entity notices an incident, including where the affected infrastructure is operated by a third-party provider.
Published 12 Aug 2026CERT-In Advisory CIAD-2026-0031 - Circular / GuidanceMedium impactIndia — CentralCBDT
CBDT publishes the official 1961-to-2025 section mapping utility
A machine-readable correspondence table between the old and new Income-tax Acts is released, three months into the first assessment year under the new law.
Published 11 Aug 2026CBDT Circular 14/2026 - EnforcementMedium impactIndia — CentralCCPA
CCPA issues notices to 18 e-commerce and travel platforms over dark patterns
Enforcement focuses on drip pricing, false urgency and subscription traps, with the authority signalling that interface design is now an enforcement priority.
Published 8 Aug 2026CCPA Notices, August 2026 - Circular / GuidanceMedium impactAll StatesMoEFCC / State Pollution Control Boards
MoEFCC pushes states to harmonise consent validity periods to five years
An advisory to State Pollution Control Boards seeks uniform validity for consent to operate, though adoption remains at each board’s discretion.
Published 7 Aug 2026MoEFCC Advisory F.No. 19-12/2026-CPA - NotificationHigh impactIndia — CentralCDSCO
CDSCO declines further extension on revised Schedule M for small manufacturers
The December 2026 deadline stands, with CDSCO confirming that units without an approved upgrade plan face suspension of manufacturing licences.
Published 6 Aug 2026Effective 31 Dec 2026CDSCO Order No. X-11014/2026 - NotificationMedium impactIndia — CentralReserve Bank of India
RBI tightens IT outsourcing directions on concentration and exit testing
Regulated entities must test exit plans for material IT outsourcing arrangements rather than document them, and assess concentration at group level.
Published 5 Aug 2026Effective 1 Jan 2027RBI/2026-27/48 DoS.CO.CSITEG - JudgmentMedium impactIndia — CentralSupreme Court of India / EPFO
Supreme Court settles provident fund position for international workers
The Court resolves the conflict left by the Karnataka High Court ruling, restoring special provisions for international workers with prospective effect.
Published 4 Aug 2026Civil Appeal No. 4417 of 2025 - Circular / GuidanceMedium impactIndia — CentralCompetition Commission of India
CCI issues guidance on computing the deal value threshold
Clarification on what counts toward the ₹2,000 crore transaction value, including earn-outs, non-compete payments and interconnected transactions.
Published 31 Jul 2026CCI Guidance Note 2/2026 - NotificationHigh impactIndia — CentralBureau of Energy Efficiency
BEE notifies greenhouse gas intensity targets for the first CCTS compliance cycle
Obligated entities across aluminium, cement, chlor-alkali, fertiliser, iron and steel, paper, petrochemicals, petroleum refinery and textiles receive their targets.
Published 30 Jul 2026Effective 1 Apr 2026BEE/CCTS/Targets/2026 - NotificationHigh impactIndia — CentralFSSAI
FSSAI notifies front-of-pack nutrition labelling regulations
Star rating disclosure becomes mandatory on packaged food with a two-year implementation window and specified display requirements.
Published 28 Jul 2026Effective 1 Jul 2028F.No. Std/SP-05/A/FSSAI-2026 - Circular / GuidanceLow impactIndia — CentralMinistry of Corporate Affairs
MCA clarifies CSR impact assessment and unspent account treatment
General Circular addresses impact assessment thresholds, admissibility of assessment cost, and the transfer of unspent amounts for ongoing projects.
Published 24 Jul 2026MCA General Circular 06/2026
What is coming
Next deadlines on the compliance calendar
- 15 Sept 2026India — Central · Filing
Advance tax — second instalment
45% of estimated annual liability payable, first cycle under the re-sectioned Act.
- 30 Sept 2026India — Central · Filing
Tax audit report and transfer pricing filings
Form 3CD under revised clause numbering; internal mapping documents must be updated.
- 31 Oct 2026Maharashtra · Licence renewal
Factory licence renewal — Maharashtra cycle
Renewal windows and fee slabs differ by state; Gujarat and Karnataka run separate cycles.
- 14 Nov 2026India — Central · In force
DPDP Rules — consent manager registration window opens
First anniversary of the Rules; obligations phase in over the following eighteen months.
- 29 Nov 2026India — Central · Filing
Annual return MGT-7 filing
Within 60 days of AGM. Additional fees accrue daily and officer-in-default liability attaches.
- 31 Dec 2026All States · Filing
GSTR-9 and GSTR-9C annual reconciliation
Filed separately for every GSTIN. A 14-state manufacturer files 14 sets.
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