Our Company was incorporated as `National Stock Exchange of India Limited' as a public limited company under the Companies Act, 1956, pursuant to a certificate of incorporation dated November 27, 1992, issued by the Assistant Registrar of Companies, Maharashtra at Bombay and commenced its operations pursuant to a certificate of commencement of business dated March 2, 1993, issued by the Additional Registrar of Companies, Maharashtra at Bombay.Our Company was granted recognition as a stock exchange by the Ministry of Finance, Government of India by way of a notification dated April 26, 1993, which was subsequently renewed for a period of five years each by way of notifications dated April 6, 1998, and April 10, 2003, issued by SEBI. Subsequently, renewal of recognition as a stock exchange was granted to our Company on a permanent basis by way of a notification dated April 17, 2008, issued by SEBI, with effect from April 26, 2008.Major Events and Milestones:1992- Incorporated as a public limited company under the name of `National Stock Exchange of India Limited' under the Companies Act, 19561993- Recognised as a stock exchange by the Ministry of Finance, Government of India1994- Commenced screen-based trading of securities- Launched the wholesale debt market segment- Launched the equity cash market segment1995- Established the investor protection fund trust1996- Created and administered a settlement fund- Launched Nifty 50 Index, which remains our flagship index today- Commenced trading and settlement in dematerialised securities2000- Commenced internet trading- Launched an index futures based on the Nifty 50 index2001- Launched an index option based on the Nifty 50 index- Launched single stock futures and options on listed securities2002- Launched exchange traded funds listings2005- Launched NIFTY Bank index derivatives- Number of listed companies crossed 1,000 mark2007- Market capitalisation of listed companies touched ?41.08 trillion (US$1 trillion)- NSE launched corporate bond market reporting platform (now known as CBRICS)- Registered investor base reached 5 million unique investors- NIFTY 50 crossed the 5,000 mark2008- Launched trading in currency futures- Our Subsidiary, NSE Clearing Limited launched the securities lending and borrowing scheme2009- Launched mutual fund service system ("MFSS")- Registered investor base crossed 10 million unique investors2010- Launched trading in currency options2012- Launched an SME-specific EMERGE platform for the listing and trading of securities of SMEs2013- Launched the debt segment2014- Launched the NSE NMF II platform for mutual fund distributors- Launched the NSE Bond Futures (NBF-II) in interest rate futures segment- Launched trading on India VIX index futures2016- Launched an electronic book-building platform for private placement of debt securities- Launched platform for sovereign gold bond issuances- Registered investor base crossed 20 million unique investors- Incorporated NSEIX, the international stock exchange in India's first IFSC SEZ at GIFT City Gandhinagar, Gujarat2017-  Market capitalisation of listed companies on NSE touched ?129.78 trillion (US$ 2 trillion)- NIFTY 50 crossed the 10,000 mark- NSEIX commenced live trading operation in June 20172018- Launched currency derivatives on cross currency pairs- Launched commodity derivatives segment- Launched weekly option on Nifty 50- Launched tri-party repo of corporate debt securities2019- Launched interest rate options on Government of India bonds- NSE IX-SGX Connect received regulatory approval- Largest volume of derivatives contracts traded in the world in the calendar year 2019 based on Futures Industry Association statistics2020- Launched request for quote platform for execution and settlement of trades- Introduced trading of weekly futures and options contracts on currency pairs other than US Dollar - Indian Rupees2021- Launched futures and options on Nifty Financial Services Index- Registered investor base crossed 50 million unique investors- Number of listed companies crossed 2,000 mark- NIFTY 50 crossed the 15,000 mark2022- Registered investor base crossed 69 million unique investors- Launched futures and options contracts on Nifty Midcap Select Index- Inauguration of NSE IX-SGX Connect2023- First listing on NSE Social Stock Exchange- NIFTY 50 crossed the 20,000 mark- SME companies listed on the NSE Emerge platform crossed ?1 trillion market capitalisation mark- Commodity derivatives launched on WTI Crude Oil and Natural Gas and base metals (Aluminium, Copper, Lead, Nickel, Zinc)- Launched AMC Repo Clearing Limited ("ARCL") Tri-party Repo Market Platform2024- Launched the beta version T 0 settlement in the equity segment-Launched Nifty Next 50 - futures and options-2nd position in cash market trades in the calendar year 2024 and retained top position as the world's largest derivatives exchange for the 6th consecutive year.- On June 4, 2024, our platform processed a total of 293.85 million peak trades in a single day- Launched NSE India mobile app and multilingual website- NIFTY 50 crossed the 25,000 mark- Market capitalisation of listed companies on our platforms surpassed ?416.57 trillion (US$ 5 trillion) for the first time2025- Launched electricity futures- Launched a dedicated website for municipal bonds- Unique investor base surpassed 110 million in January 2025 and Investor Accounts (Unique Client Codes - UCCs) surpassed 220 million in April 2025- Launched an enhanced NSE MF Invest platform- Launched the whatsapp bot and apps for members and companies- Retained top position as the Exchange with the largest volume of derivatives contracts traded in the world based on Futures Industry Association statistics for the 7th consecutive calendar year- Became a global leader in capital raising - facilitated 220 IPOs in the calendar year 2025 - raising ?1.78 trillion (US$ 20.26 billion) - amongst the highest in the world- NSE EMERGE marked its 650th SME listing milestone having raised over ?180,000 million since 20122026- Unique registered investor base on our Exchange crossed 130 million- Received SEBI approval to invest in National Coal Exchange of India Limited- Processed 21.89 billion peak order messages in a single day and 201.00 million trades were executed on March 24, 2026- Launched brent crude oil (Platts) futures contracts based on platts dated brent benchmark of S&P Global Energy.- Launched electronic gold receipts- Past Risk and Return Verification Agency ("PaRRVA") commercially launched- Collaborated with Indian Gas Exchange Limited ("IGX") for launch of natural gas futures based on IGX's benchmark price index- Incorporated a Subsidiary, National Coal Exchange of India Limited- Launched closing auction session in the equity cash segment- Our Subsidiary, NSE Indices Limited launched Nifty500 Ahimsa Index- Our Subsidiary, NSE Indices Limited launched Nifty Sugar & Ethanol and Nifty Small Finance Banks & Microfinance Institutions indices- Our Subsidiary, NSE Indices Limited launched Nifty REITs & InvITs 90:10 Index- Launched Indian natural gas futures contracts in the commodity derivatives segment- Launched futures and options contracts on Nifty India FPI 150 Index