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Professional services firms may be allowed in PMIS: ICAI prez
Sets stage for CAs, professional services to train grads under flagship scheme
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February 19, 2026
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AI is an accelerator, not replacement for humans: WFP's Magan Naidoo
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become critical for aid agencies such as the World Food Programme (WEP) seeking to do more with less as humanitarian crises deepen and funding shrinks.
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February 19, 2026
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Yotta plans to invest another $4 billion to buy 40,000 GPUs
Yotta Data Services is looking to invest an additional $4 billion this year to order another 40,000 graphic processing units (GPUs) from Nvidia, the company’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD&CEO) Sunil Gupta said in New Delhi on Wednesday.
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February 19, 2026
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Let telcos deploy their network, DoT tells NMIAL
The DoT added that the Telecommunications Act, 2023, read with the Telecommunications (Right of Way) Rules, 2024, provides a statutory framework for granting permissions for in-building telecom networks.
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February 19, 2026
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CMA CGM signs 1st Indian vessel order, plans container entry
French container carrier CMA CGM on Wednesday signed the final shipbuilding contract with state-owned Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) for six state-of-the-art LNG-powered container ships of 1700-TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) capacity.
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February 19, 2026
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Rethink Chinese investment
India needs a new strategy
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February 19, 2026
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Sarvam launches made-in-India LLMs
Indian artificial intelligence (AI) startup Sarvam launched two indigenous large language models (LLMs) specifically trained on Indian languages on Wednesday.
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February 19, 2026
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Power demand surge could raise India's emissions in 2026
Despite reducing coal-based power generation in 2025 for the first time in 53 years, alleviating the discharge of emissions, pollution levels may accelerate this year inline with stronger economic activity and power demand, according to industry data and interviews with officials.
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February 19, 2026
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AI can transform trade by curbing fraud: DGFT
Artificial intelligence (AI) can transform the way India does trade, by detecting fraud while ensuring genuine businesses are not harassed, Lav Agarwal, Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), said on Wednesday.
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February 19, 2026
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Higher new well gas positive for ONGC
ONGC’s standalone Q3FY26 results were dragged down by low realisations, though the downstream subsidiaries, HPCL and MRPL, helped pull up the consolidated performance.
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February 19, 2026
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Why Budget sprang a farm sector surprise
It’s all about economic growth and changing consumer demand
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February 19, 2026
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France set to simplify visa norms for Indian students
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday said that his country will simplify visa and sourcing procedures and expand courses taught in English in an effort to get 30,000 Indian students to study in France by 2030 from the current level of 9,000-10,000 annually.
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February 19, 2026
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HUL tops sustainability rankings as India Inc deepens ESG focus
Hindustan Unilever (HUL) has topped the Perpetual Capital Hurun India Impact 50 — 2026 list with 53.9 points (on the scale of 0-100), reflecting a strong performance across key sustainable development goals (SDGs), including climate, water, circularity, gender and biodiversity.
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February 19, 2026
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Govt asks EPFO to conduct study on impact of workforce formalisation
The central government has asked the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) to conduct a study to assess whether moving informal workers into formal jobs really improves their income stability, benefits, and job security within the next three months.
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February 19, 2026
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FMCG firms focusing on driving volume growth in upcoming quarters
Following their earnings for the third quarter of 2025-26 (Q3FY26), fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies are focused on driving volume growth in the coming quarters.
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February 19, 2026
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Govt to push AI-based solutions for power grid stability: Joshi
The government will push for artificial Intelligence (AI)-based technological solutions to address chronic issues, including power capacity curtailment due to grid congestion and the overall integration of renewable energy (RE) in the system, New and Renewable Energy Minister Pralhad Joshi said here on Wednesday.
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February 19, 2026
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Modern AI systems good but inconsistent: DeepMind CEO
Artificial general intelligence (AGI) is still about five to eight years away and systems must be trained further to have the capability to learn on their own, said Demis Hassabis, chief executive officer and cofounder of Google DeepMind, speaking about AI that can perform any intellectual task a human can.
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February 19, 2026
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Govt looks to unlock ₹80K cr via rail PSU stake sales by FY30
Dilution on cards
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February 19, 2026
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EPAM repositioning India as co-innovation hub for life sciences, health care
EPAM Systems is repositioning India from a cost-led delivery base to a global co-innovation hub for life sciences and health care, as multinational clients increasingly seek dataand artificial intelligence (AI)-driven capabilities beyond traditional outsourcing, a senior company executive said on Wednesday.
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February 19, 2026
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Risk-based deposit framework may dent bank profitability: Icra
Even as the new risk based deposit framework will increase the insured deposit base and premium payouts, it is expected to impact banking system profitability by ₹2000 crore-₹12,000
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February 19, 2026
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Can't say when I'll return to India from UK due to travel curbs: Mallya to Bombay HC
Fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya on Wednesday told the Bombay High Court that he would be unable to specify when he would return to India from the United Kingdom, citing restrictions on his travel.
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February 19, 2026
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Nissan aims for exports to grow to 100K units in FY27
To strengthen export push, the firm is looking at India’s trade deals
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February 19, 2026
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Sensex, Nifty close higher on buying in bank, metal shares
Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty extended their gains for the third straight session on Wednesday, driven by last-hour buying in bank, metal, and FMCG shares.
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February 19, 2026
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Apple drops ESG links from execs’ pay package
Two years ago, many of America’s largest companies began stripping diversity targets out of executive pay packages.
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February 19, 2026
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Relaxed ECB norms may lift foreign borrowings by Indian companies
The easing of external commercial borrowing (ECB) norms by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to significantly boost overseas fundraising by Indian companies, market participants said.
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February 19, 2026
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States' fiscal arithmetic tightens in FY27; deficit seen at 3% of GDP
India Ratings & Research (Ind-Ra) has projected the aggregate fiscal deficit of states to rise to 3 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2026-27 (FY27), from an estimated 2.8 percent in 2025-26 (FY26), citing higher revenue expenditure amid election-related pressures and scheme cost-sharing requirements.
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February 19, 2026
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Flexicap, hybrid surge boosts ₹1 trillion mutual fund club
Bulking up: Largest schemes in India
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February 19, 2026
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Berkshire cuts Amazon stake by over 75%
Berkshire Hathaway slashed its holding in Amazon.com by more than 75 per cent in the fourth quarter, while also building a stake in the New York Times—Warren Buffett’s last new betas chief executive officer.
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February 19, 2026
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Data centres to deepsea cable: India draws mega AI infra bets
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, who met Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier in the day, announced at the summit that the India-America Connect initiative would bring in a new sub-sea cable route for better Al connectivity between the US, India and others in the southern hemisphere.
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February 19, 2026
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Crude import bill dropped 19% in January
Amid subdued prices, the basket crude price averaged $63.08/bbl
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