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India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (“DPDP Act”), together with the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 (“DPDP Rules”) (collectively, the “DPDP Framework”), ushers in a comprehensive privacy regime with significant implications for banks, insurers, securities intermediaries, fintech companies, credit information companies, payment system participants and other financial services companies.

DWS is a Deutsche Bank controlled asset manager. DB Beteiligungs-Holding GmbH, itself a wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG, holds 79.49% of DWS, with the balance traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. NLIAIF manages AIFs in India and sits under Nippon Life India Asset Management Limited (‘NAMI’), of which Nippon Life Insurance Company, Japan holds 71.93%.

On 16 September 2025, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) released the draft Civil Drone (Promotion and Regulation) Bill, 2025 (hereafter the “Bill”) which is the most extensive legislative revision in the governance of the unmanned aircraft systems in India to date. The Bill proposes a dedicated statutory framework for civilian drones, replacing the Drone Rules, 2021 and introducing a more comprehensive regime for compliance and enforcement.