Corporate News from Business Media on 18.01.2026

Business Standard

📝 India-EU trade deal will be 'mother of all deals', says Piyush Goyal

📝 Govt may ease rules to boost foreign investment in domestic defence firms

📝 India's clean energy firms oppose revocation of connectivity over delays

📝 Bharat Forge secures drone supply orders for armed forces worth ₹300 crore

📝 NBFCs seek lower Sarfaesi limit for debt resolution, better harmonisation

📝 Number of life insurance policies surge to 18.4 million in April-Dec FY26

📝 FY27 Budget should support MSME exports, fund critical minerals: Deloitte

📝 Central Bank of India Q3 profit jumps 32% to ₹1,263 cr as bad loans dip

📝 Airtel, Tata group firms likely to jointly seek AGR relief similar to Vi

📝 Trade powerhouse Gujarat's record slips over petroleum product exports

📝 Walmart's CEO of international business Kathryn McLay to leave company

📝 Maersk to resume using Suez Canal route that could bring down freight rates

📝 India remains global growth engine, will upgrade forecast soon: IMF

📝 Bharat Forge secures drone supply orders for armed forces worth ₹300 crore

📝 Number of life insurance policies surge to 18.4 million in April-Dec FY26

Economic Times

📝 India’s forex reserves up by $392 million to $687.19 billion as of January 9

📝 India's power sector soars to new heights in 2025 on strong demand

📝 Hyundai Motor Group to appoint former head of Tesla's humanoid robot program as adviser

📝 Oswal Energies inks MoU with ATS, Abu Dhabi; announces $1 billion expansion plans in the Middle East

📝 Allied Blenders to acquire assets of NICOL's non-operational unit in UP

📝 India’s FTA push may not offset US tariffs drag, Barclays says

📝 Leela Palaces Hotels & Resorts' consolidated net profit more than doubles to Rs 147.88 cr in Q3

📝 Ola Electric gets govt approval to sell India-made Shakti home battery

📝 Maruti Suzuki begins exporting Victoris, badged as 'Across', to 100 nations

📝 PE backed ASG Eye hires Morgan Stanley and three other bankers for upcoming IPO

📝 Sony Pictures Networks India redraws leadership structure to drive TV, digital content integration

📝 L&T bags 'large' order from Petronet LNG for Gujarat-based petrochemical plant

Mint

📝 Govt links PLI incentives to testing, localization for electric quadricycles

📝 IMF to upgrade India outlook later this month, says spokesperson

📝 LTIMindtree bags $330 million contract from central tax department

📝 Jefferies withdraws from bitcoin, shifts to gold amid quantum computing concerns

📝 Grasim names Sachin Sahay as new Birla Opus CEO

📝 JPMorgan ramps up hiring across Europe amid rising investor confidence

📝 Sebi proposes permitting trade netting for foreign portfolio investors

📝 Govt overhauls postal export regulations to boost e-commerce exports

📝 KPI Green bags supply order from Adani Green for 534 MW Solar Power projects

📝 IMF to assess economic damage in Sri Lanka post Cyclone Ditwah

📝 Anthropic names ex-Microsoft MD Irina Ghose to head India operations

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Important decisions taken by apex body of Institute of Company Secretaries of India

Important Decisions taken by the Apex body of the ICSI in its 295 Meeting held on 24 March, 2023:

1. Approved the increase in 'Entrance Fees (Application for Associate and Fellow Membership) from Rs. 2000/- to Rs. 3000/ w.e.f 01 April, 2023.

2. Accorded in-principle approval to formulate "ICSI Stewardship Code' for all Institutional Investors and Service Providers, encapsulating the best stewardship practices.

3. Approved the extension of the last date for obtaining mandatory CPE credits by the Members for the Year 2022-23.

4. Approved the launch of 'Knowledge on Demand' on the LMS Portal of the Institute to provide the facility to view recorded sessions 'Anytime Anywhere' at a nominal fee.

5. Approved the following formats under various IFSCA Regulations for the benefit of the Company Secretaries in Practice:

(a) Compliance Certificate pursuant to Form B under the IFSCA (Insurance Intermediary) Regulations, 2021; (b) 'Certification of Compliance of Ceiling on Business from Single Cilent under Regulation 22 of the International Financial Services Centres Authority (Insurance Intermediary) Regulations, 2021;

(c) 'Compliance Certificate' pursuant to requirement of Certification under the IFSCA (Registration of Insurance Business) Regulations, 2021: Form B (Application) by a Foreign Insurer or Foreign Re-insurer for grant of Certificate of Registration as an 110):

(d) 'Compliance Certificate' pursuant to requirement of Certification under IFSCA (Registration of Insurance Business) Regulations, 2021: Form C (Joint Application by an MGA and Foreign Insurer or Foreign Re-Insurer seeking grant of Certificate of Registration as an 110 under the IFSCA (Registration of Insurance Business) Regulations, 2021;

(e) 'Compliance Certificate" pursuant to Form B under the IFSCA (Insurance Web Aggregator) Regulations, 2022

6. Accorded in-principle approval for conducting centralized online and hybrid classes for the students of the Institute.