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Sensex, Nifty cap volatile Feb with another 1% drop
Nifty IT index witnesses worst monthly decline in over 17 years
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February 28, 2026
Business Standard
PM moots ‘reform partnership charter’ with industry, lenders
With the government ramping up capital spending and fostering a conducive policy environment in successive Budgets, it is now time for the private sector to invest, innovate and drive the next phase of globally competitive growth for India, Prime Minister asserted on Friday, mooting a “reform partnership charter” to formalise collaboration among government, industry, financial institutions and academia.
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February 28, 2026
Business Standard
When Af is left to Pak
The Pakistani political leadership is weak and devoid of any intellect. Its diplomacy is entirely India-China-US focused and suffers from a presumptive view of Afghanistan as a vassal
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February 28, 2026
Business Standard
A victim strikes back
Virginia Roberts Giuffre, known as Jenna, was sexually abused by her father at the age of 7 in their house in Florida, raped by teenagers at the back of a truck who said to the police that it was a consensual threesome, and trafficked by a well-known sex trafficker after she was raped by a stranger in a motel when she was trying to escape the “Growing Together” foster system.
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February 28, 2026
Business Standard
Shaping decisions in a data-driven era
The gross domestic product (GDP) numbers on new base year 2022-23 have been released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (Mospi).
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February 28, 2026
Business Standard
Gold loan share in bank retail credit doubles to 6% in a year
Loans against gold jewellery surged 128.8 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to nearly ₹4 trillion in January, mirroring the sharp rise in gold prices, latest Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data shows.
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February 28, 2026
Business Standard
India set to enter global chipmakers’ club with Micron’s Sanand debut today
The Micron Technology plant in Sanand, set to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, is expected to put India commercially on the global semiconductor map.
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February 28, 2026
Business Standard
FY26 growth outlook raised to 7.6% after GDP series reset
Economy expands 7.8% in Q3; manufacturing shines bright | Full-yr nominal GDP estimate drops, but growth projection ticks up
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February 28, 2026
Business Standard
Mitsui, oil firms in talks on joint vessel ownership
Tokyo-headquartered Mitsui OSK Lines(MOL) is in talks with Indian oil marketing companies (OMCs) for joint ownership of oil carriers, Anand Jayaraman, the shipping company’s executive officer for South Asia & Middle East region, told Business Standard.
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February 28, 2026
Business Standard
Heroes versus role models
YES, BUT...
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February 28, 2026
Business Standard
Auto PLI distorted e2W market, hurt innovation: C-DEP report
The production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for the automobile sector has created market distortions, excluded innovation-led electric two-wheeler (e2w) makers, and failed to convert cost advantages into export competitiveness, with 77 per cent of export volumes driven by non-PLI models, said a report released by the Centre for Domestic Economy Policy Research (C-DEP) on Friday.
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February 28, 2026
Business Standard
A statistical reset that strengthens GDP credibility
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (Mospi) has completed the revision of India’s national accounts with a new base year of 2022-23.
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February 28, 2026
Business Standard
NCERT recalls copies of banned class 8 textbook
The NCERT on Friday issued an advisory asking anyone with copies of the banned class 8 textbook that had a chapter on “judicial corruption” to return them to the council headquarters.
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February 28, 2026
Business Standard
Consumption demand recovers in FY26, but govt spending flat
As Mospi released GDP numbers on new base year of 2022-23, the new series, incorporating improved data sources and several methodological changes, is expected to reflect economic reality more accurately
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February 28, 2026
Business Standard
US licences for India’s Venezuelan oil purchases mask ground realities
A wave of Indian optimism sparked by the United States easing control over Venezuelan oil is hitting ground realities.
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February 28, 2026
Business Standard
₹30 cr to promote small entrepreneur exports
Rajasthan will spend₹30 crore to encourage small entrepreneurs to promote exports, Industry and Commerce Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said.
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February 28, 2026
Business Standard
India set to enter global chipmakers' club with Micron's Sanand debut
When the project was being planned, executives in Micron had said that at the heart of the plant would be the clean room, which would be 1 million square feet, among the largest for an ATMP plant.
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February 28, 2026
Business Standard
Pakistan declares 'open war' with Afghanistan after border strikes
Both sides report heavy losses, issue conflicting tolls
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February 28, 2026
Business Standard
Investing in gold, silver ETFs? NAV calculation is changing in April
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has revised the valuation methodology for physical gold and silver held by mutual fund schemes.
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February 28, 2026
Business Standard
Russia still India’s top crude supplier
Russia remained India’s top crude oil supplier in February, accounting for 21 per cent of the country’s total oil imports, despite pressure from the United States to curb oil purchases from Moscow.
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February 28, 2026
Business Standard
Kejriwal cleared in liquor policy case
>CBI’s case could not survive judicial scrutiny: Court
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February 28, 2026
Business Standard
GDP revision a move in right direction, but questions remain: Sen
India’s new gross domestic product (GDP) series, with 2022-23 as the base year, has introduced major methodological changes — from double deflation to improved coverage of the informal sector and segregation of multi-activity firms.
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February 28, 2026
Business Standard
Farm sector continues to underperform
Agri GVA share under the new series expected to rise to 18%, from 17% in the old series
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February 28, 2026
Business Standard
Proterial to set up metglas plant in AP under PLI
Japanese steel and metal products company Proterial Ltd (formerly Hitachi Metals) said it was planning to set up a 30,000-tonne-per-annum Metglas plant in Andhra Pradesh.
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February 28, 2026
Business Standard
India to continue talks for best trade deal with US: Goyal
India is closely watching the evolving situation following the US Supreme Court’s verdict against tariffs and will continue to engage with Washington for best possible opportunities in the interim trade deal finalised earlier this month, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday.
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February 28, 2026
Business Standard
Paramount set for Warner takeover as Netflix walks out
Netflix is walking away from its offer to buy Warner Bros Discovery’s studio and streaming business, in a stunning move that effectively puts Paramount in a position to take over its storied Hollywood rival.
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February 28, 2026
Business Standard
Lower FY26 nominal GDP to raise fiscal deficit, debt ratios
Lower nominal gross domestic product (GDP), according to the second advance estimates, is estimated to slightly increase the fiscal deficit and debt ratios, and this is expected to necessitate a steeper consolidation path, going forward.
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February 28, 2026
Business Standard
New series lifts FY27 growth outlook to 7-7.4%, says CEA
India’s economy is now expected to grow by 7 per cent to 7.4 per cent in 2026-27 (FY27) under the new GDP (gross domestic product) data series, a tad higher than the 6.8 per cent-7.2 per cent projected in the Economic Survey presented at the end of January, Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran said on Friday.
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February 28, 2026
Business Standard
A new baseline for a new economy
Every economy evolves faster than the statistics used to describe it.
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February 28, 2026
Business Standard
Double-decker buses set to power Delhi tourism
Double-decker buses, frequently seen in yesteryear Bollywood films, are returning to the Delhi roads after a gap of almost four decades.
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