Asia

Karnataka seeks to digitize land-record updates from High Court and civil court orders

Karnataka’s Revenue Department has formally proposed that the Karnataka High Court enable designated court officers to directly log into the RTC system to auto-enter High Court and civil court orders, mirroring the real-time digital workflow used by revenue courts.

Karnataka orders anti-drug committees across RGUHS-affiliated colleges

Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara directed Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences to require all its 1,500+ affiliated colleges to constitute Anti-Drug Committees, with state action indicated for non-compliance.

India lifts FY26 funding for rural housing and road builds

India’s government has increased FY26 allocations to ₹54,917 crore for PMAY-G rural housing and ₹19,000 crore for PMGSY rural roads, with execution expected to pick up from April after beneficiary and habitation lists are finalized.

IDFC First Bank gets a new large institutional shareholder

The RBI approved ICICI Prudential Asset Management Company’s acquisition of up to a 9.95% stake in IDFC First Bank.

India Supreme Court keeps Zydus nivolumab biosimilar on market pending patent dispute

The Supreme Court declined to block Zydus Lifesciences from manufacturing and selling its nivolumab biosimilar and instructed Bristol Myers Squibb to complete a product-to-patent mapping and seek any interim relief from the Delhi High Court based on that mapping.

Parli thermal plant forced to idle units after emissions breach

India’s Central Pollution Control Board directed Maharashtra authorities to immediately stop operations of Parli Thermal Power Station’s units 6 and 8 for operating without valid consent and exceeding particulate-matter emission limits.

La Caisse pauses port-project partnerships with DP World

Quebec pension manager La Caisse said it will suspend any new co-investments with UAE logistics group DP World until the company clarifies CEO Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem’s reported links to Jeffrey Epstein and takes corrective action.

IndiGo returns to standard crew duty-time rules

India’s aviation regulator confirmed IndiGo’s one-time exemption from Flight Duty Time Limitations expired on February 10, requiring full compliance with normal crew duty norms from February 11.

Vedanta’s Sterlite site faces fresh regulatory block in Thoothukudi

Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board rejected Vedanta’s Jan. 9 application for a Consent to Operate a ‘Green Copper’ facility at the non-operational Sterlite premises on Jan. 27, prompting the company to file in Madras High Court to quash the order.

India sets protocol for playing the national song and anthem together

India’s Union Home Ministry ordered that when “Vande Mataram” and “Jan Gana Man” are played or sung together, all six stanzas of “Vande Mataram” (3 minutes 10 seconds) must be performed first.

India–US interim trade pact moves toward a signed legal text

India’s Commerce Secretary said the joint statement on the India–U.S. interim trade pact is being converted into a legal agreement targeted to be finalised and signed by end-March.

IHH and Fortis set up a hospital-backed pathway for health-tech adoption in India

IHH Healthcare and its subsidiary Fortis Healthcare formally launched the 'IHH Catalyst' program in India to move health-tech and med-tech startups from pilots into clinical validation, hospital adoption, and scaled deployment across hospital systems.

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