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Financial Express Kochi
Battery energy storage sector under stress as cell prices surge
INDIA’S BATTERY ENERGY storage system (BESS) sector is facing a sharp cost reset due to the combined effect of a falling rupee, higher raw material prices and changes in China’s export policy.
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January 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
JioHotstar rolls out monthly plans from ₹79
RELIANCE'S VIDEO-ON-demand platform JioHotstar on Monday announced a revamped subscription model, introducing monthly plans across all tiers for the first time and restructuring access to international content.
1 min |
January 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Trump: Greenland stance stems from peace Nobel snub
US PRESIDENT DONALD Trump linked his drive to take control of Greenland to his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize, saying he no longer thought “purely of Peace” as the row over the island on Monday threatened to reignite a trade war with Europe.
1 min |
January 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
'We see an IPO window opening in the next 12-18 months'
Nearly a year after a leadership reshuffle and coming out of RBI-imposed supervisory restrictions, fintech firm Navi says it has stabilised operations and sharpened execution across lending, payments and asset management.
2 min |
January 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
India, UAE target $200 bn in trade
INDIA AND THE United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday set an ambitious target of doubling their annual bilateral trade to $200 billion by 2032, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan agreed to boost cooperation in defence, energy, space and civil nuclear sectors.
1 min |
January 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
RBI proposes linking digital currencies of BRICS nations
THE RESERVE BANK of India (RBI) has proposed that BRICS countries link their official digital currencies to make cross-border trade and tourism payments easier, two sources said.
1 min |
January 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
HDFC Bank sees stronger uptick ahead
BRANCH EXPANSION TO CONTINUE IN A CALIBRATED MANNER
2 min |
January 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
China's birth rate hits 75-year low
EXPERTS WARN DEMOGRAPHIC FALL MAY WEIGH ON FUTURE ECONOMIC PROSPECTS
2 min |
January 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
LTIMindtree profit drops 31% on labour code charge
POULOMI CHATTERJEE Bengaluru, January 19
1 min |
January 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
PM Internship Scheme set for a fresh overhaul
Stipend may be more than doubled to ₹11,800
1 min |
January 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
IMF raises India growth estimate
Revises up FY26 outlook by 70 bps to 7.3% and FY27 by 20 bps to 6.4%
1 min |
January 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
PSBs approve ₹52,300-crore MSME loans via digital model
MOVE MARKS SHIFT TO TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED FRAMEWORK
2 min |
January 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
'Will reduce corporate loans to a third of our book'
South Indian Bank expects its FY26 credit growth guidance of 12% to see some upside, led by traction in retail and MSME loans.
2 min |
January 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Bihar MLA Nitin Nabin youngest BJP prez at 45
FIVE-TIME BIHAR MLA Nitin Nabin was on Monday elected unopposed as the BJP national president, the youngest ever to occupy the top party post at a time when the saffron party seeks to further expand its footprint with key state elections around the corner.
1 min |
January 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
SIR discrepancies: EC asked to display names in Bengal
RELIEF FOR VOTERS
1 min |
January 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Electronics firms seek duty cuts to boost local output
PUSH FOR LOWER DUTIES TO IMPROVE MANUFACTURING VIABILITY
1 min |
January 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
LenDen Club’s loan biz rebounds post RBI reset
PEER-TO-PEER LENDING PLATFORM LenDen Club saw loan disbursals more than triple over the past year, climbing from %70-80 crore in April to around 250 crore now.
1 min |
January 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
RBI strengthens priority sector lending oversight
REFINED FRAMEWORK
1 min |
January 20, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Why Supreme Court must side with SEC fraudster
NO ONE WANTS to come down on the side of people who commit fraud.
3 min |
January 19, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Retail sector stress shows demand recovery uneven
THE DECEMBER QUARTER earnings of the country's top two organised retailersReliance Retail and Avenue Supermarts-point to a shaky recovery in consumer demand.
2 min |
January 19, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Market players seek relief in equity tax
MARKET PARTICIPANTS HAVE urged the government to ease capital market taxation, including a higher exemption limit on long-term capital gains, ahead of the Union Budget.
1 min |
January 19, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Industry confidence rises to 5-quarter high in Q3: Survey
OPTIMISM GROWS
1 min |
January 19, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Markets jittery, but hopeful
THE MARKETS’ VOLATILE behaviour last week had the traders rattled as Nifty yo-yoed between 25,473 and 25,900 as it closed with a miniscule gain of just 11 points, or 0.04%, for the week at 25,694.
2 min |
January 19, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Connecting Gemini to Google apps
AI CHATBOTS LIKE ChatGPT,Gemini, Claude and Perplexity are great, but one of the biggest problems with these Al-powered assistants is that they often forget personal details.
1 min |
January 19, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Greenland tariffs spur India to guard trade autonomy
THOUGH OFFICIALS INDICATE that a trade deal with the US is close,President Donald Trump’s Greenland-related tariffs on eight European countries highlight the need for greater caution on India’s part. New Delhi must safeguard its strategic autonomy and build adequate protections into any trade agreement, experts said.
1 min |
January 19, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Greenland threats reopen tariff wounds in Europe
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S fixation on Greenland offers an ice-cold reminder to leaders in Europe and abroad: No deal is ever final.
2 min |
January 19, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Discoms back in the black after years
State-run units cut losses by 80% from FY23 to FY25
1 min |
January 19, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
‘AI no longer an added layer on existing systems’
Enterprises are moving from experimental projects involving agentic AI to deploying pragmatic, enterprise-wide strategies that emphasise tangible business value. As these technologies mature, the competitive advantage will belong to organisations that invest equally in their people and their platforms, says Sandhya Arun, CTO, Wipro. “Ultimately, success will depend on talent readiness and continuous skilling,” she tells Sudhir Chowdhary in an interview. Excerpts:
2 min |
January 19, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Aesthetic and durable
CLEANS AIR IN 10 MINUTES, COVERS A LARGE AREA
1 min |
January 19, 2026
Financial Express Kochi
Automobile exports rise 24% in 2025, says SIAM
AUTOMOBILE EXPORTS FROM India rose 24% in 2025 driven by robust demand for cars, two wheelers and commercial vehicles in the overseas markets, as per the latest SIAM data.
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