Governance &amp; Admin

Environment & Climate Notified

Operative compliance order

NCR industrial monitoring: CAQM’s PTZ order requires operational feeds by 30 November

The 15 October order extends camera-based monitoring to specified categories of air-polluting industries in NCR. Compliance includes appropriate coverage, continuous regulator access, power backup and restoration arrangements—not merely the purchase and installation of cameras.

Industry, model and participation details

Environment & Climate Manufacturing, MSME & Industrial Policy Digital, Telecom & Electronics Governance & Admin

Order dated 15 October · installation and operationalisation by 30 November

20 October 2026BP-20261018-09

Trade, Customs & Strategic Supply Chains

Trade-administration platform launch

Strategic trade administration: NSTCC strengthens monitoring, not automatic licensing rights

The new command centre brings a data-driven view to trade processes, applications and performance. Exporters and technology businesses should focus on consistent records and lawful application handling; the launch does not itself change SCOMET controls or individual approval conditions.

Industry, model and participation details

Trade, Customs & Strategic Supply Chains Manufacturing, MSME & Industrial Policy Digital, Telecom & Electronics Governance & Admin

Command centre launched 15 October · substantive licensing rules remain separate

20 October 2026BP-20261018-11

Infrastructure & Urban Development

Announced design-assurance framework

Independent highway-design checking: scope, timing and professional responsibility

NHAI’s announced checking framework adds an independent review layer for major bridges and critical structures from 1 December. Contractors and consultants need to align eligibility, design evidence and review milestones with the actual contract rather than assume a new open advisory appointment.

Industry, model and participation details

Infrastructure & Urban Development Transport, Logistics & Mobility Governance & Admin

Announced commencement: 1 December 2026 · project application under governing instructions

20 October 2026BP-20261018-07

Financial Services, Capital Markets & Insurance

Strategic-disinvestment approval

IDBI’s strategic sale: the decision now shifts from buyer selection to completion

The approved 60.72% strategic stake sale places transaction completion, ownership governance and integration at the centre of the next work programme. The consideration is a share-acquisition value, not a new infrastructure investment or completed transfer.

Industry, model and participation details

Financial Services, Capital Markets & Insurance Trade, Customs & Strategic Supply Chains Governance & Admin

Strategic buyer approved · regulatory and contractual completion remain distinct

20 October 2026BP-20261015-08

Financial Services, Capital Markets & Insurance Draft Consultation

Regulatory consultation

SME IPO consultation: valuation-based platform choice and financial-reporting readiness

SEBI’s consultation proposes market-capitalisation-based platform thresholds and enhanced financial reporting for a larger-issuer band. It creates a policy-response and capital-raising planning exercise, not a new operative listing entitlement.

Industry, model and participation details

Financial Services, Capital Markets & Insurance Manufacturing, MSME & Industrial Policy Governance & Admin

Consultation published 14 October · comments by 4 November 2026

20 October 2026BP-20261015-11

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Bharat Pulse · TLGS Research

Research for this sector

Asset development, implementation milestones and policy context for industry.

Procurement conditions are governed by the issuing authority’s notice and amendments.

TLGS insight

India’s PPP pipeline: turn a project list into a bid strategy

Origination framework

The Department of Economic Affairs maintains an official PPP project-pipeline resource. It is an origination source, distinct from an issuer’s current tender and award registers.

Infrastructure & Urban Development · Transport, Logistics & Mobility · Power, Energy & Renewables · Financial Services, Capital Markets & Insurance · Governance & Admin

Policy update

Indian Ports Rules 2026: notification watch for coastal businesses

Notification listed · detailed impact review pending

MoPSW lists Indian Ports Rules 2026 notified on 21 July 2026 under the Indian Ports Act 2025.

Transport, Logistics & Mobility · Environment & Climate · Trade, Customs & Strategic Supply Chains · Governance & Admin

Policy update

SHANTI nuclear framework: consultation closed, final-rule watch

Consultation closed · final-rule status to verify

DAE maintains the SHANTI Act 2025 in its Acts/Rules resources and published draft SHANTI Rules and Regulations for consultation. The stated consultation deadline was 4 September 2026 at 20:00.

Power, Energy & Renewables · Manufacturing, MSME & Industrial Policy · Governance & Admin

TLGS insight

Civil nuclear opportunities: licensing before commercial claims

Business-readiness framework

DAE’s Acts/Rules register and SHANTI consultation materials are primary reference points for the evolving civil-nuclear framework.

Power, Energy & Renewables · Manufacturing, MSME & Industrial Policy · Trade, Customs & Strategic Supply Chains · Governance & Admin

Policy update

Critical minerals eighth tranche: auction-stage verification watch

Launch recorded · current bid stage unverified

The Ministry of Mines release index records an eighth critical-mineral auction tranche launched on 15 July 2026, covering 20 blocks.

Mining, Metals & Critical Minerals · Manufacturing, MSME & Industrial Policy · Trade, Customs & Strategic Supply Chains · Governance & Admin

Bharat Pulse brief

CDSCO September enforcement notice: compliance systems matter

Regulatory notice

CDSCO’s public-notice list carries a 5 September 2026 item on coordinated action against illegal manufacture and distribution of misbranded drugs.

Healthcare, Pharma & Life Sciences · Manufacturing, MSME & Industrial Policy · Governance & Admin

Explore the policy engagement →Our GST policy capabilities →

Selected mandate · National policy

GST, digital mobility & the platform economy

A major TLGS policy mandate addressing the GST treatment of electronic commerce operators in passenger mobility: statutory research, a conduct-based clarification proposal, fiscal safeguards and coordinated Union–State policy engagement.

Ongoing policy engagement — clarification sought

Completed mandate · SBL / EMWA

A port-policy correction, documented.

Completed policy and regulatory advisory for Special Blasts Limited, SBL Energy Limited and affected EMWA members, now documented alongside MoPSW’s 17 March 2026 removal of paragraph 2(v) of its ammonium nitrate port advisory. The engagement addressed an overnight-berthing constraint affecting industrial supply chains.

TLGS scope completed

Official outcome & case study →Industrial-policy capabilities →

Sector experience · TLGS Our Work

From sector knowledge to practical action.

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Land assets & development rights

Complex land interests: constitutional strategy & development rights

Multidisciplinary advisory for land interests affected by a complex statutory and litigation history, combining rights analysis, successor authority and the structuring of potential development-rights pathways.

Rights reconstruction & strategic structuringChallenge, solution & delivery →

Trusts, fiduciary governance & asset stewardship

Private trusts: governance continuity & coordinated dispute strategy

Governance and litigation-strategy support concerning trust continuity, trustee authority and the separation of issues across civil, company-law and appellate proceedings.

Governance analysis & counsel coordinationChallenge, solution & delivery →

Religious institutions & public-interest governance

Religious & charitable institutions: constitutional governance safeguards

Constitutional and institutional analysis of religious administration, distinguishing protected religious affairs from financial stewardship, secular management and the safeguards governing public oversight.

Constitutional analysis & institutional case preparationChallenge, solution & delivery →

From expertise to engagement

TLGS services for this sector

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A1 · Legal Advisory

Supreme Court & High Court Strategy Advisory

Research-led litigation preparation, case reconstruction and senior-counsel briefing for complex appellate, constitutional and commercial matters.

A3 · Legal Advisory

High-Profile Criminal Risk Defence

Strategic defence preparation for economic and financial offences, including coordinated responses to parallel investigations and proceedings.

A4 · Legal Advisory

Release of Attached Properties — ED, Income Tax & SFIO

Legal strategy, title analysis and procedural preparation for seeking lawful release or modification of restrictions affecting substantial assets.

B1 · Real Estate & Land Strategy

Evacuee Land Regularisation & Title Clearance

Structured title and legal-pathway analysis for high-value land affected by evacuee-property or custodian issues.

B5 · Real Estate & Land Strategy

Land Consolidation, Mutation & Government Interface

Selective, mandate-specific support for large estates or multi-acre transactions requiring consolidated land-record and administrative work.

E1 · Policy & Regulatory Advisory

GST Policy Clarification & Representations

Technical policy analysis and evidence-led representations for systemic GST and indirect-tax issues, separate from dispute-specific litigation.

TLGS expertise

Our people in this sector

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Air Marshal Naresh Verma, AVSM, VSM (Retd.)

Former Director General (Administration), Indian Air Force; former Member, Armed Forces Tribunal

Non-Executive Director & Group Principal

Institutional Relations & Public Engagement

Non-Executive Director & Group Principal at TLGS Group, with a remit in Institutional Relations & Public Engagement. Decorated Indian Air Force leader with experience across defence administration, military justice, aviation and institutional governance.

Shri Parag Gupta, IAS (Retd.)

Former Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Odisha; former Adviser, NITI Aayog

Distinguished Policy Principal

Public Policy, Infrastructure, Institutional Governance & Regulatory Strategy

Former Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Odisha, and former Adviser, NITI Aayog, with a public-policy and infrastructure background.

Shri Navneet Goel, IRS (C&IT) (Retd.)

Former Principal Chief Commissioner, Customs & CGSTIRS (C&IT), 1989 batch · Former Technical Member, National Anti-Profiteering Authority

Principal GST Technical Advisor

GST, Indirect Tax & Fiscal Policy

Former Principal Chief Commissioner, Customs & CGST; IRS (C&IT), 1989 batch. His experience spans tax administration, GST intelligence, anti-profiteering and capacity building.

Shri Manohar Kumar Garg

Former Deputy Advocate General, State of Punjab

Director & Group Principal

Dispute Resolution

Former Deputy Advocate General, State of Punjab, with wide-ranging litigation and mediation experience across constitutional, civil, criminal, revenue, election and tax matters.

Capt. G. S. Rathee

Adviser & Member of the Board, BCKICBhubaneswar City Knowledge Innovation Cluster Foundation · S&T Clusters initiative, Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India

Policy Principal

Governance, Public Policy & Strategic Initiatives

Governance, aviation and institutional-strategy professional with experience in autonomous councils, public policy and innovation ecosystems.

Ms. Parveen Kumari Garg

Director & Group Principal

Policy Research

New Delhi-based TLGS director focused on policy research, sector analysis and the preparation of evidence-led inputs for regulatory and institutional mandates.

Shri G. Girish

Advocate

Regional Principal

South India Legal & Regulatory Affairs, Client Relations & Business Development

Advocate and Regional Principal, associated with TLGS since 2021, connecting South India’s legal-regulatory work, client relationships and business development with the New Delhi headquarters.

Shri Rajesh P. Chaudhari

Former Assistant Commissioner, Food and Drugs Administration, Maharashtra State

Regional Principal Advisor

Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs, Licensing & Compliance (Maharashtra)

Former Assistant Commissioner, FDA Maharashtra, with more than three decades of experience in pharmaceutical regulation, licensing, inspections, quality systems and regulatory administration.

Shri Chandra Kishore Sharma

Principal

Strategic Relations, Institutional Outreach & Business Development

Senior journalist and editor with a pan-India strategic-relations remit, working from Lucknow and with TLGS’s New Delhi headquarters on institutional outreach and business development.

Shri Desh Bandhu Joshi

Former CO, SSB, Ministry of Home AffairsInstitutional relationships · Pan-India outreach

Relationship Lead

Institutional Outreach & Business Development

Former SSB officer with a background in security, human resources and logistics-sector leadership, supporting institutional relationships, client engagement and business development across India.

CA Rajat Banga

Principal

Finance, Accounts & Engagement Coordination

Chartered Accountant supporting finance, accounts, compliance documentation and engagement coordination at TLGS.

CA Vinod Godara

Practice Principal

Tax, Finance, Regulatory & Strategic Advisory

New Delhi-based Chartered Accountant and Practice Principal, connecting tax and financial review with regulatory analysis, policy coordination and practical support for client mandates.

CS Sonal Jain

Fellow Company Secretary (FCS), Law Graduate & Independent DirectorCorporate governance, secretarial audit & POSH compliance

Board Affairs & Strategic Communication Lead

MD Office

Fellow Company Secretary and law graduate with over a decade of experience in corporate governance, secretarial audit, MCA/SEBI/FEMA compliance and POSH advisory, combining board-level perspective with professional training and strategic communication.