*Financial News* 
Source: Leading newspapers
*Compiled by RUDRA SHARES* 
Vande Mataram
Monday, 23 February 2026

*Banking & Financial Services*
• SBI aims to hike its green advances portfolio up to 10 pc by 2030
• YES Bank looks to exit FY26 with ROA of 1 pc: CFO Niranjan Banodkar
• RBI likely to infuse Rs 5 lakh crore into market in FY27
• IDFC First points to connivance of staff and outsiders in branch fraud
• Brokers seek urgent FinMin meet over RBI’s new capital market norms: Sources
• Banks’ net profit crosses Rs 1 lakh crore for first time in December quarter

*Infrastructure & Aviation*
• Guwahati Airport terminal expansion boosts Assam connectivity, lifts capacity to 13.1 million

*FMCG & Consumer*
• Alcoholic beverage industry urges Goa govt to defer Deposit Refund System
• India’s consumer goods makers bet on volume-led growth as inflation eases, GST cuts boost demand

*Automobile & Auto Ancillary*
• India’s carmakers will soon pay the price for govt’s balancing act
• Two-wheeler industry to grow 8-9% CAGR in long term: TVS Motor CEO
• Skoda India considering EV, CNG options as Kylaq broadens buyer base
• TVS Mobility, Palfinger to jointly set up ₹350 crore manufacturing plant

*Pharma & Healthcare*
• Biosimilars & innovation are Dr. Reddy’s growth pill: Generics to remain core business, says co-Chairman & MD GV Prasad
• Expect Pen-G production capacity to touch 10k MT in 12 months: Aurobindo
• Hospitals becoming insurers could ease health care costs: Devi Shetty

*Technology & IT*
• AI to be force multiplier for HCLTech, can boost productivity: Roshni Nadar

*Capital Markets & IPO*
• IPO Action: Investors to see 9 public issues worth Rs 4,400 crore this week, 4 firms lined up for listing
• Some short covering likely, but tariff flip-flop to weigh
• Lodha Developers signs ₹365 crore joint development deal in Mumbai
• India’s iPhone exports hit $23 billion in 2025 as smartphones become top export segment
• UPL to spin off UPL Global, Jai Shroff calls reorganisation ‘shareholder friendly’
• SC strikes down Trump tariffs but experts believe Street cheer likely to be short-lived
• Dalal Street this week: Trump tariffs, Q3 GDP and F&O expiry set up a volatile week
• Utilities steady in Q3 as capex momentum offsets weak demand; merchant, renewables face pressure

*Politics & Government*
• Congress leader Pawan Khera slams BJP, calls it an 'echo-chamber of yes-men'
• 'You are exposed, no need to strip further: PM Modi hits out at Congress
• Congress to launch legal fellowship, RTI drive, podcast series: Abhishek Singhvi
• 200 judicial officers to begin Bengal SIR scrutiny
• After 32 years with Congress, former Assam chief Bhupen Borah joins BJP

*Global Trade & Economy*
• India, US press pause on trade talks amid Supreme Court action on Trump's tariffs
• 'A deal is a deal': EU says it will accept no increase in US tariffs after Supreme Court ruling

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