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CUSTOMS
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Feb
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Notification No. 20/2026
(Delhi)
S.O. … (E).– In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962
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16
Feb
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Notification No. 21/2026
(Delhi)
G.S.R……. (E). – In exercise of the powers conferred by section 75 of the Customs Act, 1962
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RBI
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16
Feb
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RBI/2025-26/207
(Delhi)
Strengthening of Grievance Redress Mechanism in Banks – Review
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16
Feb
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RBI/2025-26/208
(Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Rural Co-operative Banks – Income Recognition, Asset
Classification and Provisioning) Amendment Directions, 2026
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16
Feb
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RBI/2025-26/209
(Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Companies – Credit Facilities)
Amendment Directions, 2026
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Feb
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RBI/2025-26/210
(Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Non-Banking Financial Companies – Income
Recognition, Asset Classification and Provisioning) Amendment Directions,
2026
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16
Feb
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RBI/2025-26/211
(Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Credit Facilities) Amendment Directions, 2026
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16
Feb
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RBI/2025-26/212
(Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks - Concentration Risk Management)
Amendment Directions, 2026
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16
Feb
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RBI/2025-26/213
(Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks - Prudential Norms on Capital
Adequacy) Second Amendment Directions, 2026
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INDIAN ECONOMY
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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has said that India is the right country to host the upcoming AI Impact Summit 2026. Calling India a very successful emerging economy. He praised the country’s growing role in global affairs and said it is a suitable place to lead discussions on the future of ...
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Capital expenditure across seven major states showed a muted overall growth, but sharp divergences in April–January of FY26, compared with the year-ago period.
Regional Divergence
Combined capex for Assam, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh rose marginally to abo...
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The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) Secretary Saurabh Garg, described the Budget FY27 as “robust enough.” He told FE that revising the base year for key economic indicators, such as gross domestic product (GDP) and consumer price index (CPI), is unlikely to significantly impact ove...
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In a structural shift for India’s power sector, non-fossil fuel capacity has overtaken fossil fuel-based capacity, even as the country recorded its highest-ever annual addition of 52,537 MW in FY26 (up to January 31).
India’s total installed power generation capacity now stands at 520,510.95 MW. Of this, 2...
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India’s wholesale prices rose 1.81% year-on-year (YoY) in January, up from a 0.83% increase in December 2025, driven by higher costs in primary articles and manufactured goods. The All Commodities WPI index reached 157.8 in January 2026, as per data released by the government.
The government said, “Positiv...
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The India-UK free trade agreement, signed in July last year, is likely to be implemented in April 2026, according to an official.
India and the UK, on July 24, 2025, signed the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) under which 99 per cent of Indian exports will enter the British market at zero ...
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The January Consumer Price Index (CPI) print marked more than just a new inflation number. At 2.75%, inflation returned to the Reserve Bank of India’s target band, and under a revised data series with a new base year of 2024. On the surface, this was a routine statistical update which was long overdue given t...
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Calling productive spending a hallmark of his government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the just unveiled Union Budget deliberately avoided short-term populism and instead channelled record capital outlays into infrastructure to drive jobs and sustainable growth.
In an exclusive interview wit...
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MARKET & FINANCE
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Despite the equity markets navigating a period of turbulence, the latest data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) show that most of the leading fund houses (41 out of 50) have recorded an increase in their folio counts in January.
Tata Mutual Fund, Nippon India Mutual Fund and HDFC Mutual ...
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Mizuho Bank Global CEO Masahiko Kato, speaking to ET recently (for the first time since the announcement of Mizuho’s acquisition of Avendus Capital in December) made a clear statement -- India has rapidly become the most promising destination for Japanese companies.
“Our strategy is to build the India-Japa...
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1 announced several key changes for non-resident Indians (NRIs) in the Budget 2026. The proposals aim to simplify investments and ease regulatory restrictions for the NRI community.
One of the key changes include NRIs as well as other persons resident outside...
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The Union Cabinet has approved the launch of the Urban Challenge Fund (UCF) with a total central assistance of Rs 1 lakh crore, expected to leverage Rs 4 lakh crore in investments across India’s cities over five years under a market-linked programme.
It also cleared the Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 with...
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The market has not crashed. There is no emergency policy announcement or any kind of global shock unfolding. Yet, Jasmine feels uneasy.
Her diversified equity mutual fund is down 4.4%. A large-cap stock she bought last year has slipped below her purchase price. She tells herself that this is normal; market...
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GLOBAL CORPORATE
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Volkswagen plans to cut costs by 20% across all brands by the end of 2028, Manager Magazin reported on Monday.
The business magazine reported that CEO Oliver Blume and finance chief Arno Antlitz presented a "massive" savings plan at a closed-door meeting with the company's top executives in Berlin in mid-J...
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Banking
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Bank credit growth continued to outpace deposit mobilisation this financial year, tightening system liquidity even as lenders step up loan disbursements. By Jan-end 2026, the incremental credit-deposit (CD) ratio had climbed to 96.9%, sharply higher than the outstanding CD ratio of 82.3%, indicating that bank...
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International visitors attending the India’s AI Impact Summit 2026 in New Delhi will be able to make real-time Person-to-Merchant (P2M) UPI payments without an Indian mobile number or bank account.
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), the umbrella entity responsible for operating retail payme...
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GLOBAL ECONOMY
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Japan's economy eked out a slight expansion of an annualised 0.2% in the October-December quarter, government data showed on Monday, short of the median market forecast for a 1.6% rise.
The growth in gross domestic product (GDP...
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More than one in three UK employers plan to cut their hiring of permanent staff due to costs introduced by the government's labour law reforms, a survey showed on Monday.
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, a ...
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The Japanese yen dipped on Monday after strong gains last week on easing fiscal worries while the U.S. dollar was steady as soft inflation data bolstered the case for interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve later this year.
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A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole.
It's been a quiet start to the week with holidays in much of Asia - welcome, almost, to the year of the Fire Horse - and the United States.
Japanese da...
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Uruguay will push ahead with shifting its government debt away from the dollar and seek the broadest trade ties possible as the Latin American nation looks to boost growth, the country's finance minister told Reuters.
Gabriel O...
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Japan's economy limped back to meagre growth in the fourth quarter, significantly missing market expectations in a key test for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government as cost-of-living pressures drag on confidence and domestic...
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INDIAN CORPORATE
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Bharat Electronics (BEL) announced a joint venture with France-based Safran Electronics and Defense (SED) for Project HAMMER. The joint venture company will operate a Centre of Excellence.
It will act as a technology partner f...
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Realty firm Signature Global plans to develop a branded luxury housing project in Gurgram with an estimated revenue of around Rs 5,000 crore, a top company official said.
Signature Global Chairman Pradeep Aggarwal expressed con...
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China’s BYD has overtaken Tesla to emerge as the world’s largest battery electric vehicle (BEV) maker, selling around 2.25 million units globally in 2025. Yet in India, the world’s third-largest automobile market, the company’s pe...
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