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Reserve Bank of India
MandatoryRBI Cyber Resilience Master Directions 2026 Non-Bank PSOs: 6-Hour Breach Reporting, 12-Hour Cooling-Off
RBI’s 5 Nov 2026 Master Directions consolidate cyber resilience rules for non-bank PSOs: 6-hour incident reporting, 12-hour cooling-off, annual audit; small PSOs until 1 Apr 2028.
Reserve Bank of India
6 November 2026Eff. 5 November 202614 min
MCA — Specified Companies (Furnishing of information about payment to micro and small enterprise suppliers) Order, 2019, S.O. 368(E), 22 January 2019, as amended by S.O. 2751(E), 15 July 2024
MSME Form I Half-Yearly Return: Due Dates, Applicability, Section 405(4) Penalty & MCA V3 Filing Steps
MSME Form I is the half-yearly return a company files on MCA V3 when payments to micro or small suppliers stay pending beyond 45 days. Due 31 October and 30 April; delay risks a Section 405(4) penalty up to ₹3 lakh. Who must file, steps and costs — in full.
MCA — Specified Companies (Furnishing of information about payment to micro and small enterprise suppliers) Order, 2019, S.O. 368(E), 22 January 2019, as amended by S.O. 2751(E), 15 July 2024
2 November 2026Eff. 15 July 202413 min
CBIC Instruction No. 02/2026-GST (official CBIC Tax Information Portal)
MandatoryNo GST arrests, fewer truck stops, no tiny tax notices — CBIC's big relief, explained
CBIC Instruction 02/2026-GST (30 Oct 2026) stops GST arrests, curbs e-way bill stops and bars notices below Rs 10,000 until the Act is amended.
CBIC Instruction No. 02/2026-GST (official CBIC Tax Information Portal)
30 October 2026Eff. 30 October 202616 min
CBIC Tax Information Portal — Notification No. 04/2026-Central Tax (Rate) (official portal PDF)
MandatoryScrap dealers, recyclers and retreaders: GST net tightens from 1 November — RCM, registration and TDS change together
From 1 Nov 2026, GST tightens on scrap: reverse charge on unregistered-supplier purchases, compulsory registration for scrap dealers, and TDS on registered-to-registered deals.
CBIC Tax Information Portal — Notification No. 04/2026-Central Tax (Rate) (official portal PDF)
29 October 2026Eff. 1 November 202612 min
IFSCA Circular — Review of SCC framework for trading on IIBX (official IFSCA PDF)
MandatoryDirect bullion trading on IIBX ends — banks and jewellers must route via members by 13 November
IFSCA ends direct IIBX access for Special Category Clients from 27 Oct 2026: every participant, including nominated banks, must now trade as a client of a Bullion Trading Member; existing SCCs get until 13 Nov 2026.
IFSCA Circular — Review of SCC framework for trading on IIBX (official IFSCA PDF)
28 October 2026Eff. 27 October 202611 min
CBIC Circular No. 264/10/2026-GST (official CBIC Tax Information Portal PDF)
CBIC Circular 264/2026: Rule 96(10) Omission Applies Retrospectively — Pending Export Refund Cases Covered
CBIC Circular 264/2026-GST says the omission of Rule 96(10) applies retrospectively from 23 Oct 2017, so pending export-refund proceedings must follow the Supreme Court's Goodluck India judgment.
CBIC Circular No. 264/10/2026-GST (official CBIC Tax Information Portal PDF)
27 October 20268 min
SEBI Circular No. HO/38/11/(9)2026-MIRSD-POD/I/24272/2026 (23 Oct 2026), sebi.gov.in (official)
SEBI Eases Call-Recording Rules for Research Analysts: No Mandatory Recordings for Institutional Clients from 8 November 2026
SEBI's 23-Oct circular ends mandatory call recordings for research analysts' institutional-investor clients from 8 Nov 2026 — other interaction records stay compulsory for all clients.
SEBI Circular No. HO/38/11/(9)2026-MIRSD-POD/I/24272/2026 (23 Oct 2026), sebi.gov.in (official)
24 October 20267 min
Amendment to the Circular titled "Master Circular for Distributors in the IFSC"
IFSCA Adds UAE, Singapore, Australia and EU to Specified Jurisdictions: IFSC Distributors Can Now Reach Retail Clients
IFSCA has amended its Master Circular for Distributors in the IFSC to name UAE, Singapore, Australia and the European Union as specified jurisdictions under regulation 32(1)(a) and (c) of the CMI Regulations, taking the list to eleven. Products domiciled in the four added jurisdictions move from sophisticated-investor-only distribution into distribution to any category of client, including retail. The circular also clarifies that "jurisdiction" means the domicile of the product, not the manager's location.
Amendment to the Circular titled "Master Circular for Distributors in the IFSC"
18 September 2026Eff. 18 September 202622 min
Consultation Paper on Measures to Strengthen Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and Disaster Recovery (DR) of Market Infrastructure Institutions (MIIs)
SEBI Consultation Paper on BCP-DR for MIIs: Shorter Drills, Stronger PDC Resilience Proposed
SEBI has floated a consultation paper proposing shorter, non-working-day DR drills for stock exchanges, clearing corporations and depositories, tighter operational resilience norms at the primary data centre, and a new SOP requiring stock exchanges to recover lost trade data from clearing corp.
Consultation Paper on Measures to Strengthen Business Continuity Plan (BCP) and Disaster Recovery (DR) of Market Infrastructure Institutions (MIIs)
15 September 202613 min
Review of Position Limits for Clients and Penalty Provisions for Violation / Breach of Position Limits for Commodity Derivatives Segment
MandatorySEBI Overhauls Penalty Formula and Position Limits for Commodity Derivatives, Effective Immediately
SEBI's September 9, 2026 circular revises three provisions of its Aug 2023 Master Circular for Commodity Derivatives — the penalty formula for position limit violations, the definition of "Broad Commodity," and client-level position limit percentages by commodity category — with immediate effect.
Review of Position Limits for Clients and Penalty Provisions for Violation / Breach of Position Limits for Commodity Derivatives Segment
9 September 2026Eff. 9 September 202614 min