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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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17
Feb
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RBI/2025-26/214
(Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Financial Statements: Presentation and Disclosures) – Third Amendment Directions, 2026
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17
Feb
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RBI/2025-26/215
(Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Commercial Banks – Undertaking of Financial Services)
– Amendment Directions, 2026
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17
Feb
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RBI/2025-26/216
(Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Small Finance Banks – Credit Facilities) Amendment Directions, 2026
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17
Feb
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RBI/2025-26/217
(Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Small Finance Banks - Concentration Risk Management)
Amendment Directions, 2026
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17
Feb
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RBI/2025-26/218
(Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Small Finance Banks - Prudential Norms on Capital
Adequacy) Second Amendment Directions, 2026
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17
Feb
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RBI/2025-26/219
(Delhi)
Reserve Bank of India (Small Finance Banks – Financial Statements:
Presentation and Disclosures) – Second Amendment Directions, 2026
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17
Feb
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RBI/2025-26/220
(Delhi)
Formation of new district in the State of Haryana – Assignment of Lead Bank Responsibility
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17
Feb
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RBI/2025-26/221
(Delhi)
Foreign Exchange Management (Borrowing and Lending) (First Amendment) Regulations, 2026
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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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16
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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Stating that the almost-fully one-sided trade-deal with the US appears to plaster over the breakdown in bilateral relations and the lack of details means that the Indo-US relationship is far from repaired, economists at Moody’s Analytics have warned that completely stopping Russian oil will have serious fisca...
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Despite record high UPI transactions coupled with rising cash withdrawals through ATMs and falling currency-to-GDP ratio, the currency in circulation (CiC) has continued to rise, reaching a new record high of Rs 40 trillion in January, logging an annual growth of 11.1% as against 5.3% a year ago. On net incre...
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India's merchandise exports to the US contracted 21.77 per cent to $6.6 billion in January due to high tariffs imposed by America, according to the Commerce Ministry data.
Exports contracted in September, October and December last year also.
However, it rose 22.61 per cent in November.
The US has imp...
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Expenditure Secretary V Vualnam, in a post-Budget interaction with Ruchika Chitravanshi and Asit Ranjan Mishra in New Delhi, speaks about the 2026–27 (FY27) Budget’s focus on fiscal prudence, quality expenditure, and other priorities.
Fiscal Discipline as Foundation
What was the philosophy behind this Bud...
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Trade agreements with the US and the 27-nation bloc European Union (EU) have opened up an opportunity of USD 400 billion for India's agriculture sector, an official said on Monday.
At present, India's agricultural exports to the US stand at USD 2.8 billion, while imports are only USD 1.5 billion....
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The US is expected to bring down reciprocal tariffs on India to 18% from 25% this week and chief negotiator from the Indian side will travel to US next week to finalise the legal text of the interim, commerce secretary Rajesh Agrawal said Monday.
As part of the trade deal the US has announced reducing addi...
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The Unemployment Rate (UR) among persons aged 15 years and above rose marginally to 5% in January from 4.8% in December, highlighting slightly fewer job opportunities in both rural and urban areas, according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implem...
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India’s merchandise trade deficit widened to $34.68 billion in January, government data released on Monday showed, marking the final month impacted by steep U.S. tariffs on Indian exports.
Goods imports rose due to gold and silver shipments, an official said.
Economists had expected the January trade de...
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Emphasising that technology adoption must go hand in hand with job creation, Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran on Monday warned that India’s artificial intelligence (AI) push should be aligned with mass employability to avoid widening inequality and social stress.
Speaking on the future of work ...
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The United States announced an ‘interim’ trade deal with India earlier this month — reducing tariffs to 18% and conditionally lifting a stringent 25% cess on the purchase of Russian oil. Officials will head to Washington next week amid efforts to finalise the legal agreement between the two countries. Commerc...
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MARKET & FINANCE
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Asian bonds attracted foreign inflows for a fourth straight month in January as an improving growth outlook and robust demand for regional exports boosted investor appetite.
Foreign investors bought a net $3.78 billion worth of local bonds in South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, India and Indonesia last month,...
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday released the final guidelines on external commercial borrowings (ECBs), rationalising fundraising through the route.
“The amended regulations have rationalised the ECB framework by expansion of eligible borrowers and recognised lender base, rationalisation of borr...
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GLOBAL CORPORATE
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China will remove tariffs on imports from almost all African countries starting May 1, Chinese President Xi Jinping said, according to state media, in a move expected to deepen trade and economic engagement between Beijing and the continent, AFP reported.
China already operates a zero-tariff policy for impor...
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Life sciences firm Danaher is closing in on a nearly $10 billion deal to acquire pulse oximeter maker Masimo, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing sources.
Danaher and Masimo did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment.
Masimo, which has been in a long legal battle with iPhone...
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Banking
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RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Monday said improving access to timely and adequate formal credit for MSMEs remains a key policy priority of the central bank.
As a part of the Reserve Bank of India's continued engagement with stakeholders, the governor held a meeting with select micro, small and medium ent...
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UPI has emerged as the most preferred mode of transaction, surpassing cash transactions, and there is a need for targeted interventions to strengthen RuPay debit card usage, particularly in rural and semi-urban areas, a report by Finance Ministry said on Monday.
According to the Finance Ministry report, UP...
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The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) latest guidelines restricting bank funding to brokers led to a sharp decline in stock broking firms’ share prices on Monday. Big listed brokerage such as, Angel One, Anand Rathi, Motilal Oswal Financial Services, Groww as well as well as the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) fell b...
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GLOBAL ECONOMY
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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 dat...
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Israel's economy grew 3.1% in 2025, official data showed on Monday, rebounding from a 1% pace in 2024, with growth expected to accelerate sharply as long as a fragile Gaza ceasefire holds.
Growth last year was led by a 7.1% ris...
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Japan will likely see annual bond issuance surge 28% three years from now on rising debt-financing costs, a finance ministry estimate reviewed by Reuters showed on Tuesday, casting doubt on premier Sanae Takaichi's argument the co...
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Britain's labour market weakened again with the jobless rate at its highest since 2015, excluding the pandemic period, and wage growth slowing again, according to data likely to add to bets on a Bank of England interest rate cut a...
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INDIAN CORPORATE
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Tata Consultancy Services’ (TCS) data centre unit HyperVault AI Data Center Ltd and US chipmaker AMD on Monday announced that they will co-develop a rack-scale AI infrastructure design based on the AMD ‘Helios’ platform to help In...
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Adani Enterprises said on February 17 the conglomerate will invest $100 billion to build renewable energy-powered AI-ready data centres by 2035.
At 12:45 pm on February 17, Adani Enterprises shares were trading 2.6% higher at R...
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Strong performance in the beauty and personal care (BPC) segment, margin gains, and expectations of a breakeven in the fashion business lifted sentiment for FSN E-Commerce Ventures (Nykaa).
The consumer technology platform’s st...
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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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Torrent Power has entered into an agreement with L&T Power Development, a wholly owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) to acquire 100% of equity stake in Nabha Power for Rs 6,889 crore, including debt.
Nabha Power (NPL), a ...
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Coal India Limited has drawn up an ambitious 3,000 MW solar capacity target by FY28, marking one of the strongest renewable pivots by a coal producer, even as its capital expenditure on solar projects more than doubled to Rs 961 c...
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Reliance Industries-backed lingerie retailer Zivame is planning a fresh store expansion, with 60 to 80 franchise-led outlets slated to open over the next year, its chief operating officer Kiruba Devi said, as per Reuters.
Found...
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Indian IT firm Infosys has announced its collaboration with AI firm Anthropic for the development of enterprise AI solutions for companies spanning telecommunications, financial services, manufacturing, and software development, t...
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According to The Indian Express’ exclusive report, three private sector contenders — Tata Advanced Systems Ltd, a Larsen & Toubro-led consortium, and a Bharat Forge-led consortium — have been shortlisted to design and develop prot...
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