Sebi has long struggled with balancing the needs of small investors and those of the market.
Market regulator Sebi to support stert-ups raise funds.
The move will likely attract more retail investors.
Indian bond yields may not spike if the government opts to increase spending when it unveils its annual budget in late February.
India only has 3.5 million workers undergoing skills courses a year, compared with 90 million in China
The Reserve Bank of India kept interest rates unchanged at 8.0 percent on Tuesday as widely expected, staying focused on containing inflation while adopting a more dovish tone in response to the government's call for help to revive economic growth.
The policymaker said the RBI had not reached the point where specific actions were under consideration.
Sebi also approved new delisting rules.
Cleaning up India's grubby business climate is top of the agenda for both regulators and the government.
Sebi has asked clearing houses to establish separate funds for all segments of the market including equity, debt and currency.
The drive against insider trading comes after SEBI last year received enhanced investigation powers from parliament, including the ability to monitor call records.
Both companies can now complete the deal.
Industrial countries cannot at this point wash their hands off developing economises and say we will do what we need to, and you do the adjustment you need to, says RBI Governor.
India's consumer inflation should ease in the next two months, and will fall to 8 per cent by the end of the year, says RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan.
Policymakers have been grappling with high prices for food staples such as onions and potatoes even after the central bank raised interest rates by a quarter percentage point in each of its previous two reviews.
Data earlier on Thursday showed the annual consumer price inflation rose to a higher-than-expected 11.24 per cent in November from 10.17 per cent in October.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) unveiled new proposals, broadening the scope of who can be held liable for insider trading violations.
The market regulator is wielding an unprecedented level of control over how mutual funds operate, delaying new launches and dictating investment strategy, frustrated insiders in the embattled industry say.
It was put on hold in 2008 after the global financial crisis.