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Financial Express Kochi
MSMEs can cut 87 MT of carbon emissions: NITI
%2-lakh cr in pvt investment may get unlocked
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February 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Auto firms mull price hike as metal costs hit margin
as metal costs hit margin
2 min |
February 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
No more Snacc time for Swiggy
The sources said Swiggy's other food delivery experiments—
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February 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
US trade deficit widens sharply in December
THE US TRADE deficit widened sharply in December amid a surge in imports, and the goods shortfall in 2025 was the highest on record despite President Donald Trump’s tariffs on foreign manufactured merchandise.
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February 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
'Product & channel diversification key to reduce distribution costs'
SBI General Insurance has clocked the premium growth 1.7 times the non-life insurance industry in the first nine months of the current fiscal.
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February 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
OpenAI chief sees India shaping AI’s next frontier
OPENAI CHIEF EXECUTIVE Sam Altman on Thursday lauded India’s growing role in the global artificial intelligence ecosystem, citing its sovereign AI ambitions, rapid adoption, and expanding user base as indicators of the country’s strategic importance in shaping the technology’s future.
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February 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
The US is too sure about Iran and oil prices
“PAST PERFORMANCE IS no guarantee of future results,” is a disclaimer deeply ingrained in the Wall Street psyche.
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February 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
CHANDRA: AI BIGGEST OPPORTUNITY FOR IT
TCS-OPEN AI PARTNERSHIP A MILESTONE IN INDIA’S VISION TO BE GLOBAL AI LEADER
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February 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
OpenAI nears 1st phase of $100 bn funding round
OPENAI IS CLOSE to finalis-ing the first phase of a new funding round that is likely to bring in more than $100 billion,according to people familiar with the matter, a record-breaking financing deal that would give the startup additional capital to build out its artificial intelligence tools.
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February 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
'AI sovereignty can coexist with global collaboration'
Bengaluru-based CoRover is best known for launching BharatGPT, positioned as India’s indigenous generative AI platform.
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February 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
2026 FMCG growth to be higher than 2025: Report
MARKET RESEARCH AGENCY Numerator (formerly Kantar) has forecast a higher growth rate for the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) market in calendar 2026, saying that it will touch 5% towards the late first half of the calendar year.
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February 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Govt wheat sale gets tepid response
THE GOVERNMENT'S MOVE to offload wheat in the open market continues to receive a lukewarm response this season from bulk buyers such as flour millers, due to adequate private stocks and stable market prices.
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February 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
India set to start producing permanent magnets this yr
GOVT PLANS TO SET UP FOUR CRITICAL MINERAL PROCESSING PLANTS
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February 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
FROM DIFFUSION TO DOMINANCE
INFOSYS CO-FOUNDER NANDAN NILEKANI BATS FOR ‘DIFFUSION OF AT’, SAYS IT WILL BENEFIT EVERY SECTOR OF SOCIETY
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February 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Brokers body seeks 6-mth pause on RBI curbs on bank lending
THE ASSOCIATION OF NSE Members of India (ANMI), a pan-India body representing over 900 active stockbrokers from the NSE, BSE, and MCX, has written a letter to the top brass of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) requesting a six-month freeze on the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) 100% cash collateral rule on bank guarantees.
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February 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
India anchors Anthropic’s new strategy
ANTHROPIC CEO DARIO Amodei on Thursday said at the India AI Impact Summit that technological developments from India have historically “set a standard for the global South,” adding that the AI firm plans to extend the benefits of artificial intelligence across the region, ‘starting with India”.
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February 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Need naval forces to join hands to tackle maritime threats: Rajnath
FROM PIRACY, MARITIME terrorism, disruptions to critical supply chains to climate change besides the traditional threats, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that no single Navy, however capable, can address these challenges alone and sought enhanced cooperation among the naval forces to ensure a safer and more secure future.
2 min |
February 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
‘IndusInd franchise deserves a much-bigger market share’
After the worst of the microfinance stress cycle is likely behind it, IndusInd Bank is looking forward to its next phase of growth.
3 min |
February 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Table for one
HERE'S HOW MARKETERS ACROSS CATEGORIES ARE RESPONDING TO THE GROWING TREND OF SOLO CONSUMPTION
3 min |
February 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Ashok Leyland targets 25% mkt share in LCV segment
ASHOK LEYLAND (ALL) is targeting a 25% market share in the light commercial vehicles (LCV) segment, up from 20% currently on the back of anew suite of products and more dealerships.
1 min |
February 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
SpiceJet barred from using Bangla airspace over dues
ROUTE TURBULENCE
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February 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
US-Iran, crude concerns spook D-St
DOMESTIC EQUITIES ON Thursday fell prey to global woes, including worsening geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran, volatility in crude oil prices as well as concerns over a likely interest rate hike by the US Fed, reports Anjana Therese Antony.
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February 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
DRDO conducts key test for Gaganyaan
INDIA'S HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT programme Gaganyaan has achieved a key milestone with the DRDO conducting a test that proved India's expertise in designing and manufacturing high-strength ribbon parachutes, the defence ministry said on Thursday.
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February 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Meta makes AI personal, and India central
ALEXANDR WANG, CHIEF AI Officer at Meta, said the next phase of artificial intelligence would see technology shift from standalone tools to deeply personalised systems he described as “personal superintelligence.”
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February 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Now, Jio will connect India to intelligence era: Ambani
RELIANCE INDUSTRIES CHAIRMAN Mukesh Ambani on Thursday outlined an ambitious artificial intelligence road map anchored in a ₹10-lakh crore investment in addition to sovereign compute infrastructure, and expanding access to AI services through Reliance Jio.
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February 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
KKR bets big on India’s PE, infra opportunity
India’s strong nominal GDP backdrop of 10-11% should not be underestimated
2 min |
February 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Judicial erasure of statutory text
KEEPING GOVT LICENCES OUTSIDE INSOLVENCY ESTATE RISKS DRIVING REGULATED INDUSTRIES TO LIQUIDATION
4 min |
February 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
From Vizag to the world, Google scales up
GOOGLE CEO SUNDAR PICHAI outlined the company’s $15 billion investment roadmap to strengthen India’s AI infrastructure.
1 min |
February 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
PM unveils MANAV vision, says welfare for all a benchmark
PITCHING INDIA AS the hub of artificial intelligence (AI) that serves all, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday unveiled the 'MANAV' vision for a human-centric approach and use of the fast emerging technology with a strong emphasis on sovereignty and inclusivity.
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February 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Tech glitch hits airline operations across India
AIRLINES ACROSS INDIA experienced a brief but widespread operational disruption on Thursday morning after a technical outage hit Navitaire, a reservation and departure control system used by several carriers.
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