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The finance minister announced a 250-crore allocation for talent development in the animation, visual effects, gaming, and comics ecosystem. Here's what experts say
The new rules to set up blood centres restrict eligibility to registered voluntary and charitable organizations, barring family societies and trusts, and mandate social accountability evaluation. Professional donors who donate blood for money increase the risk of spreading infections.
Final guidelines on acquisition financing come with too many conditions, say bankers. Brokers divided on the impact of stricter rules for lending for leveraged trading.
Engineering and business campuses in India are experiencing a revival in recruitment, particularly from banks. The focus is on global capability centres, wealth management and technology roles, indicating a shift towards digital banking and a demand for specialized talent in the financial sector.
Religare Enterprises will retain its stake in Care Health Insurance. The financial services business, comprising lending, broking, investment and ancillary and support services, will be transferred to Religare Finvest on a going concern basis.
Companies have installed power generation capacity of 52.53 GW in the first nine months of FY26, surpassing the 34 GW installed in all of FY25, the power ministry said on Sunday.
In its official holiday calendar for the year, the RBI has listed nine holidays for banks in February 2026, including the weekend holidays for second Saturday, fourth Saturday, and all Sundays.
The discussions are still preliminary and informal as no solid decision has been made on the matter, according to the report quoting people familiar with the matter.
Bank holiday today, 14 February: Bank holiday on Saturday is designated as a holiday under the Negotiable Instruments Act by the RBI. This bank holiday regulates the issuing of cheques and promissory notes.
India's electronics exports grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.2% between 2015 and 2024, far outpacing global electronics trade growth of 4.4%.

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