Economy / Market Snapshot – February 2026

General News

• First phase of Budget Session concludes; Both Houses to reassemble for second phase on March 9.
• Opposition submits motion seeking removal of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla amid Parliament showdown.
• Uproar in Lok Sabha after Rahul Gandhi cites unpublished Naravane memoir on Ladakh standoff.
• EC announces biennial polls to 37 Rajya Sabha seats on March 16.
• EC published final electoral roll for Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bihar.
• CEC Gyanesh Kumar orders 5-year preservation of SIR records, warns officials of strict action.
• PM Modi holds talks with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv.
• India, France elevate ties to ‘Special Global Strategic Partnership’; sign key pacts on defence, critical minerals and innovation.
• French President Macron confirms India to co-produce Rafale, 114-jet order, supports ‘Make in India’.
• Jaishankar meets US Secretary of State Marco Rubio; discuss energy, nuclear, defence, critical minerals.
• Canada PM Mark Carney arrives in Mumbai on a four-day India visit.
• NSA Doval meets Saudi NSA to ramp up security cooperation.
• S Jaishankar meets Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
• India, Malaysia ink 6 key pacts, PM Modi announces new Indian consulate in Malaysia.
• PM Modi announces Special Economic Package of $175 million dollars for Seychelles.
• India & Canada agree to strengthen cooperation on national security, law enforcement & cybersecurity.
• Delhi Declaration: India, Arab nations back independent Palestinian state, call for lasting peace.
• S Jaishankar meets G7 Foreign Ministers at the Munich Security Conference.
• India releases first anti-terror policy PRAHAAR.
• Defence Acquisition Council clears ₹3.25 lakh crore deal to buy 114 Rafale fighter jets from Dassault.
• Indian Army and Railways forge partnership to secure Agniveer post-retirement careers.
• PM makes historic landing at NE’s first Emergency Landing Facility on Moran Bypass in Dibrugarh.
• India successfully test-fires Agni-III intermediate-range ballistic missile from Integrated Test Range in Odisha.
• PM Modi inaugurates Seva Teerth comprising new building of Prime Minister’s Office and 2 other
  government edifices.
• Union Cabinet approves converting North and South Blocks into museum.
• PM Modi launches nationwide HPV Vaccination Programme for girls aged 14 years.
• Central trade unions observe nationwide strike against Centre’s ‘anti-worker’ policies.
• Excise policy case: Delhi court discharges Kejriwal, Sisodia, Kavitha; CBI to appeal in Delhi HC.
• NCP leader Sunetra Pawar takes charge as Maharashtra deputy chief minister; attends cabinet meeting.
• Bihar CM transfers ₹10,000 each to 2.5 million women under Mahila Rojgar Yojana.
• Bihar declared Naxal-free after surrender of last armed Maoist in Munger.
• Tamil Nadu CM Stalin announces ₹6.54 crore massive financial benefits for women ahead of polls.
• Kerala gets Union Cabinet nod to be officially called ‘Keralam’.
• Tamil Nadu’s Former CM O. Paneerselvam and son Ravindranaath join ruling DMK ahead of polls.
• Centre, Nagaland Govt & Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ Organisation ink pact to form Frontier Nagaland Territorial Authority.
• Y Khemchand–led Manipur govt clears floor test with ease.
• US and Israel launch attack on Iran; Israel declares state of emergency in country.
• Tehran targets US bases in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and Abu Dhabi.
• Iran confirms supreme leader Khamenei is dead after US, Israeli attacks.
• Trump Announces $5 Billion Gaza Pledge, Unveils ‘Board of Peace’ Plan.
• Ukraine imposes sanctions on foreign suppliers of components for Russian missiles.
• European Parliament approves €90 billion aid package for Ukraine.
• US immigration agents can’t arrest without warrant: Federal judge warns ICE.
• New US regulations restrict commercial driving licenses for foreign nationals.
• Iran signs €500 million missile deal with Russia to rebuild air defences.
• Tarique Rahman takes oath as Bangladesh PM, Lok Sabha Om Birla attends swearing-in ceremony.
• Pakistan declares “open war” with Afghanistan after Taliban led Afghan Forces kill 55 Pakistan soldiers.
• Japan’s PM Sanae Takaichi wins snap election in a landslide.
• US, Japan commit to deepening bilateral ties as Tokyo faces China pressure.
• China grants UK and Canada visa-free entry, raising total to 79 countries.
• North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party re-elects leader Kim Jong Un as general secretary.
• Sri Lanka’s ex-intel head arrested in connection with 2019 Easter attack.
• T20 World Cup: England, South Africa and New Zealand qualify for semifinals.
• India Clinch T20I Series Against New Zealand 4-1.
• Royal Challengers Bengaluru clinch their second Women’s Premier League title.
• Gill, Jadeja, Bumrah in Grade A as BCCI announce annual contract lists.
• Jammu and Kashmir end 67-year wait, outplay Karnataka to win maiden Ranji Trophy title.
• Australian Open: Alcaraz beats Djokovic to become youngest man to complete career Grand Slam.
• Elena Rybakina wins maiden Australian Open by beating No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, her 2nd Grand Slam title.

Business News

• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman launches National Monetisation Pipeline 2.0.
• Cabinet approves ₹10,000 crore fund for startups to mobilise venture capital, support deep-tech entities.
• Cabinet approves ₹18,500 crore for railway projects; Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra & Karnataka to get new
  railway tracks.
• Cabinet allocates over ₹18,600 crore for India’s first underwater twin tube tunnel in Assam.
• Parliament approves Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Bill to bring legal clarity.
• PM Modi flags off India’s fastest metro, Namo Bharat train in Meerut.
• CCEA approves construction of country’s first underwater road-cum-rail tunnel project under
  Brahmaputra river, Assam.
• Ashwini Vaishnaw Launches 2 Nanometre Semiconductor Chip In Qualcomm, Sets Roadmap For Semicon
  2.0
• Rajnath Singh approves Miniratna-I status for Yantra India Limited.
• JP Nadda unveils National AI-in-Healthcare strategy and data platform.
• India, Brazil exchange MoUs on regulation of pharmaceutical & medical products and MSME cooperation.
• Government sanctions over 3.87 crore houses to States/UTs under PMAY-G.
• Govt proposes 38% higher outlay for telecom to ₹73,990 crore, BSNL gets ₹28,473 crore.
• Govt announces launch of PM RAHAT Scheme for cashless treatment of up to ₹1.50 lakh for road accident
  victims.
• Amit Shah launches e-Rupee–powered PDS, unveils 24×7 ‘Annapurti’ grain ATM in Gujarat
• Uttar Pradesh signs ₹11,000 crore MoUs with Japanese firms during CM Yogi Adityanath’s Japan visit
• FCI signs MoU with WFP to supply 2 lakh metric tonnes of rice for global hunger relief.
• NALCO signs pact with NLC India for power, renewable project.
• NPCI collaborates with NVIDIA to advance India’s sovereign AI infrastructure for digital payments.
• RBI keeps policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25%; GDP forecast revised to 7.4% for FY26.
• RBI proposes ₹25,000 compensation for small-value digital frauds; announces stricter fraud rules, mis-
  selling curbs to protect bank users.
• IDFC First Bank detects ₹590 crore fraud in a Chandigarh branch; suspends four.
• Yes Bank reports $0.28 million forex card fraud with Latin America link; tightens controls.
• India Post, NSE tie up to distribute mutual funds through 1.64 lakh post offices.
• ICICI Prudential AMC gets RBI nod buy 9.95% stake each in Federal Bank, IDFC First Bank, RBL Bank, four other lenders.
• India, United States sign Pax Silica declaration at India AI Impact Summit.
• US to cut tariffs on India to 18%, India agrees to end Russian oil purchases.
• US President Donald Trump hikes global tariffs from 10% to 15% after court setback.
• Indian goods will attract zero reciprocal tariff in US.
• India, France sign Amending Protocol to revise India-France DTAC.
• US President Donald Trump signs executive order to impose tariffs on countries trading with Iran.
• Bangladesh secures 19% US tariff under trade deal, boosting apparel exports.
• India, Gulf Cooperation Council sign terms of reference to begin FTA talks.
• India’s first indigenous AI smart-glass ‘Sarvam Kaze’ unveiled at AI Summit.
• UN approves 40-member scientific panel on impact of artificial intelligence amid US Opposition.
• Google announces $15 billion ‘America-India Connect’ subsea cable initiative at India AI Summit.
• Tata Communications, RailTel partner to expand AI-ready digital infrastructure.
• TRAI unveils new rating framework for digital connectivity infrastructure.
• Airtel announces its lending arm ‘Airtel Money’; invests $2.2 billion.
• Mahindra unveils ₹15,000 crore decade-long investment plan for Maharashtra.
• Air India Completes Reinspection Of Fuel Control Switch On Boeing Fleet, No Issues Found
• ePlane Company partners NVIDIA to build India’s first electric air taxi.
• Adani Aerospace, Embraer eye final assembly line for E175 jets in India.
• AAI signs MoU with Bharat Taxi to introduce regulated, passenger-friendly cab services in airports.
• Adani’s APSEZ, French port Marseille Fos sign pact to boost connectivity.
• Govt drops concession to small cars under new CAFE draft rules.
• Adani Group enters nuclear power sector, floats new subsidiary after SHANTI Act
• US President announces new website offering discounted prescription drug prices.
• Reliance reportedly wins US licence for Venezuelan oil.
• US and Japan unveil $36 billion of oil, gas and critical minerals projects in challenge to China.
• U.S. and Uzbekistan sign critical minerals pact.
• JioHotstar partners with OpenAI to launch AI-powered multilingual voice discovery.
• Perplexity unveils Model Council to compare answers across AI models.
• Airtel partners with Zscaler to launch AI & Cyber threat research center in India.
• Jio, Anthropic, Ericsson along with other 12 firms launch Trusted Tech Alliance.
• Trump directs federal agencies to stop using Anthropic’s AI tech.
• OpenAI signs pact with Pentagon to deploy AI models on classified network.
• NTT DATA, Ericsson join hands to scale private 5G, AI adoption for enterprises.
• Netflix walks away from Warner Bros deal, clearing the path for Paramount.

Q3 Results

• SBI Q3 profit jumps 24.5% to ₹21,028 crore as asset quality improves.
• Hyundai Motor Q3 Profit 6.4% to ₹1,234 crore, revenue up 8% to ₹17,973.50 crore.
• M&M Q3 Profit jumps 38.54% to ₹5,021 crore on strong auto performance.
• Ashok Leyland Q3 Net profit jumps 4.5% YoY to ₹796 crore, revenue up 22% to ₹11,534 crore.
• Bharti Airtel Q3 profit before exceptional items rises 25.5% YoY to ₹6,920 crore.
• HUL Q3 net profit more than doubles to ₹6,607 crore on demerger gain.
• HAL posts 30% YoY rise in Q3 PAT to ₹1,866 crore, announces ₹35 dividend.
• BSE Q3 Net profit jumps 172% YoY to ₹603 crore; revenue up 62% to ₹1,244 crore.