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BIS certification is the umbrella term for the licences and registrations issued by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) before certain goods can be manufactured, imported, sold or stored for sale in India. For an importer or a D2C brand sourcing electronics or appliances from overseas, this is rarely one…

A Non-Banking Financial Company-Microfinance Institution (NBFC-MFI) is a distinct RBI-regulated lending category built around collateral-free credit to low-income households. It sits under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 and the Master Direction (Regulatory Framework for Microfinance Loans) Directions, 2022, as amended. Getting the licence right means clearing four separate…

An Indian company or resident individual can register a UK private limited company in two to four weeks through Companies House, but incorporation is the easy part. The harder decisions sit on either side of it: how the Indian entity funds the UK company under the Reserve Bank of India’s…

If your SaaS platform bills an Indian credit card, UPI handle, or wallet directly, without routing the sale through an Indian reseller or app store, Indian GST law treats you as a supplier operating inside India, whether or not you have a rupee bank account, an office, or a single…

A medical device cannot be legally manufactured, sold, distributed or imported into India without the correct authorisation from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), the national regulatory authority under the Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The Medical Devices Rules 2017, framed under the…

A Non-Banking Financial Company-Microfinance Institution (NBFC-MFI) is a distinct RBI-regulated lending category built around collateral-free credit to low-income households. It sits under the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 and the Master Direction (Regulatory Framework for Microfinance Loans) Directions, 2022, as amended. Getting the licence right means clearing four separate…

An Indian company or resident individual can register a UK private limited company in two to four weeks through Companies House, but incorporation is the easy part. The harder decisions sit on either side of it: how the Indian entity funds the UK company under the Reserve Bank of India’s…

If your SaaS platform bills an Indian credit card, UPI handle, or wallet directly, without routing the sale through an Indian reseller or app store, Indian GST law treats you as a supplier operating inside India, whether or not you have a rupee bank account, an office, or a single…

A medical device cannot be legally manufactured, sold, distributed or imported into India without the correct authorisation from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), the national regulatory authority under the Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The Medical Devices Rules 2017, framed under the…

A manufacturing entity in India needs four things to run legally: a valid corporate structure, land with the right zoning, a factory licence, and environmental consent from the state pollution control board. What governs that factory licence changed materially on 21 November 2025, when the Occupational Safety, Health and Working…

SEBI issued its updated Master Circular for Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) on 03 June 2026, consolidating every circular, clarification, and regulatory change issued under the SEBI (Alternative Investment Funds) Regulations, 2012 up to 31 May 2026. The document runs 153 pages across 25 chapters and supersedes the previous Master Circular…

The Reserve Bank of India held its benchmark repo rate steady at 5.25% at the June 2026 Monetary Policy Committee meeting, unanimously, under Governor Sanjay Malhotra. This is the third meeting in a row that the rate has stayed put, following a run of 150 basis point cuts between February…

India’s Cabinet approved an amendment to Press Note 3 (PN3) of 2020 in March 2026, and it is generating significant attention across the investment and startup community. Headlines have rushed to label it a sweeping FDI liberalisation. The reality is considerably more targeted. This report breaks down exactly what changed,…

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) recently announced a major overhaul to the regulatory framework for Angel Funds under the Alternative Investment Funds (AIF) Regulations, 2012. This new framework, introduced in 2025, aims to enhance transparency, improve operational clarity, and encourage investor participation. In this article, we’ll explore…

In a significant move to invigorate India’s startup ecosystem, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), during its board meeting on June 19, 2025, approved substantial changes to the Angel Fund Framework. These revisions are designed to unlock more capital for early-stage companies while simultaneously ensuring enhanced investor suitability…