IN-SPACe selects three firms to develop modular small satellite buses with grants and infrastructure support for hosted payloads.
IN-SPACe selected three private firms under the SBaaS initiative to develop modular, scalable small satellite bus platforms, awarding milestone linked grants and facilitating access to ISRO/DoS and IN-SPACe infrastructure, testing facilities, and technical expertise to support development, demonstration, and subsequent hosted payload missions.

Union Budget should prioritise employment over investment figures, ensuring dignified jobs for youth and taxpayer safeguards.
Employment must be central to policy, with success measured by dignified jobs for youth rather than investment announcements; manufacturing and MSME growth requires skilling, local ecosystems, affordable credit and predictable regulation to generate jobs. Tax simplification should include safeguards to protect honest taxpayers from cashflow harm and compliance anxiety, and wider policy must address urban governance, water security, climate resilience and regional balance while prioritising farmers, informal workers and backward regions.

IIM Lucknow Chief Strategy Officers Programme: 10-month executive course on strategy, AI integration, ESG and a capstone project.
IIM Lucknow and TimesPro offer a 10-month Chief Strategy Officers Programme for senior professionals (generally 10+ years' experience) structured into three modules-Sensing Opportunity; Crafting Competitive Advantage; Execution & Realising Competitive Advantage-covering strategy, disruption, M&A, digital and AI integration, ESG, change management and design thinking, delivered via live online sessions, a three-day on-campus immersion and a capstone project; successful participants receive an IIM Lucknow certificate and alumni credentials.

Fengdu oranges gain national geographical indication and cooperative standardization to scale production and domestic exports.
Fengdu's orange sector relies on cooperative-led standardized production and training supported by the county Agriculture and Rural Affairs Commission, with certified technical practices (including drone operation) forming the operational compliance and quality-control framework. The product holds a National Geographical Indication Trademark and National Geographical Indication for Agricultural Products designation, and the village is a national specialty product demonstration, enabling regulated market access, traceability, and export opportunities.

Parliamentary Budget debate: government accuses opposition of vitriol; parties clash over banks, MSMEs and fiscal transfers.
Parliamentary debate on the Union Budget saw government members accuse the Leader of the Opposition of vitriolic rhetoric and hostility toward constitutional institutions, while defending the Budget and the government's economic record-citing bank recoveries, support for MSMEs and criticisms of the Opposition's trade and economic positions-and opposition and regional MPs demanded unpaid fiscal transfers and targeted employment measures.

Bisleri's Bottles for Change promotes circular economy through recycled products, collection banks, and educational outreach.
The Bottles for Change initiative demonstrated circular economy measures by converting post-consumer plastic into functional products, installing 17 recycled-plastic benches and 25 collection banks, and exhibiting recycled goods. It distributed educational materials on responsible plastic use and waste segregation developed with environmental and publishing partners, and emphasised awareness, infrastructure, stakeholder collaboration, and policy alignment to scale recycling and build a sustainable plastic ecosystem.

Merck Foundation expands scholarships and awards to advance women in STEM and girls' education across Africa.
Merck Foundation's Scholarship Program has delivered over 2,500 specialized medical scholarships across 44 underserved specialties in 52 countries, with nearly 1,200 awarded to women medical graduates and approximately half of all scholarships going to women, as part of efforts to reduce the gender gap and strengthen women's leadership in STEM. The foundation also operates the MARS Awards to recognize African women and young researchers and the Educating Linda program providing annual scholarships and awareness initiatives for underprivileged schoolgirls across 19 countries.

Mumbai Climate Week launches a Global South hub-and-spoke climate platform focusing on food systems, energy transition and urban resilience.
Mumbai Climate Week (17-19 February 2026) employs a hub-and-spoke model to convene governments, business, philanthropy, civil society, youth and citizens around three pillars-food systems, energy transition and urban resilience-through leadership dialogues, an Exhibition Arena, spoke events, a citizen speakers' corner, and innovation challenges to surface, mentor and scale practical climate solutions from India and the Global South.

MSRTC to require NCMC cards for concession passengers, mandating Aadhaar/UDID-linked cashless cards and defined recharge rules.
Implementation of National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) as mandatory for concession passengers, with identity-linked issuance (Saral for students, Aadhaar for senior citizens and women, UDID for disabled), specific issuance channels for selected categories, set card fees, a minimum wallet balance and recharge rules, multiple recharge channels, a statewide registration drive including authorised agents and bus-stand facilities, and engagement of private implementation partners to operationalise payments and registration.

The Leela concludes fourth season of PoloInThePinkCity with a gala, exhibition win and a 7-5 tournament finale.
The Leela concluded the fourth season of #PoloInThePinkCity with a season-opening gala at the Amber Terrace and a final at the Rajasthan Polo Club; The Leela Polo Team won an exhibition 4-3, and Team Optiemus Achievers won the four-chukker final 7-5. The event featured luxury brand partnerships with BMW Excellence Club and Hibiki Whisky, underscoring the tournament's emphasis on heritage, craftsmanship and contemporary luxury hospitality.

Canara HSBC Life Insurance re-designates Soly Thomas as Deputy CEO and Chief Distribution Officer for bancassurance.
Canara HSBC Life Insurance has re-designated Soly Thomas as Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Distribution Officer - Bancassurance; he will continue to lead the bancassurance business and report to the Managing Director & CEO, with no other organisational changes.

Raychem RPG supplies cable accessories and dry-type terminations enabling reliable power transmission for rail, airports, and renewables.
Raychem RPG, a 50:50 joint venture between TE Connectivity and RPG Enterprises, supplies medium- and extra-high-voltage cable accessories, dry-type outdoor terminations, and jointing kits that support reliable power distribution for high-speed rail, airports, and renewable energy projects, emphasising domestically manufactured 145 kV dry-type terminations that advance electrical safety, sustainability, and supply-chain localisation.

REVA University launches Educate to Enterprise vision and REVA RISE scholarship to build enterprising, tech ready graduates.
REVA University launched the Educate to Enterprise vision to foster an enterprising mindset and restructured programmes-integrating STEM and Liberal Studies with new degrees, minors, and honours collaborations-to align with emerging technologies and industry needs. It introduced the REVA RISE scholarship aptitude test to identify meritorious and under represented students for awards up to 100%, and emphasised embedding Artificial Intelligence awareness across disciplines alongside new academic offerings in geopolitics and public policy.

Human-centric intelligent automation showcased to drive scalable, safe deployments and faster ROI across manufacturing and intralogistics.
Teradyne Robotics hosted ElevateX 2026 to promote human-centric and intelligent automation via Universal Robots (cobots) and Mobile Industrial Robots (AMRs), showcasing scalable deployments across sectors and applications-palletizing, welding, material transport, machine tending, and training-while emphasising safety, faster ROI, simpler deployment, workforce efficiency, and ecosystem collaboration to lower adoption barriers and build long-term capability in India.

Ai+ launches NovaPods and NovaWatch, a connected device lineup centered on seamless pairing, health features, and privacy-focused OS.
Ai+ will launch NovaPods (Go, Pro, Clips) and NovaWatch (Active, Kids 4G, Wearbuds) as a connected consumer-electronics ecosystem emphasizing fast pairing, seamless device switching, and features for audio performance, health tracking, child safety, GPS geo-fencing, SOS alerts, and on-device AI. The announcement highlights design variants, battery and IP ratings, hybrid ANC/ENC, low-latency audio, built-in translation and music storage, exclusive online retail distribution, and positioning on a privacy-first architecture and sovereign operating system.

AbhiBus awarded a Mahindra Scorpio to a verified booking winner after its Grand Winter Bus Sale promoting discounts and prizes.
AbhiBus ran a Grand Winter Bus Sale with discounts up to 50% and a prize roster including a grand prize Mahindra Scorpio; entry required booking on the AbhiBus platform during the campaign and completing verification, with the winner selected from qualifying bookings and the vehicle handed over at a ceremony.

Truecaller report: 1,189 crore spam calls blocked in India in 2025, with community reporting and metadata detection reducing fraud.
Truecaller's 2025 India Insights Report found 4,168 crore spam calls identified, of which community reporting and blocking prevented 1,189 crore calls and 770 crore calls were detected as fraudulent; 12,903 crore spam SMS were identified. The report ties prevented calls to substantial time savings using a 1.8 minute average call duration, presents anonymous aggregation of user metadata and spam classification signals as its methodology, and highlights evolving scam tactics and the increasing role of behavioural context and community signals in detection.

Enterprise AI credential suite launched to build role aligned AI skills and secure adoption at scale.
Enterprise AI Credential Suite introduces a baseline foundational credential plus three specialised certifications-program management, offensive AI security, and responsible AI governance-structured under the Adopt. Defend. Govern. framework to operationalise AI adoption with safeguards, technical defenses against prompt injection, data poisoning, model exploitation and supply chain compromise, and embedded accountability; Certified CISO v4 updates executive leadership preparedness for AI driven risk and references NIST/ISO compliance for governance.

Cars24 unveils refreshed brand identity ahead of IPO, shifting to sentence case with an open-circle logo and new blue.
Cars24 shifted its identity from all-caps to sentence case to reflect maturity and an ongoing car ownership ecosystem, adopting an open circular logo to signal continuity and flexibility and a brighter "younger blue" to convey presence and warmth; the redesign followed extensive iteration and is intended to remain adaptive to evolving products and to support the company's long-term vision around buying, selling and owning vehicles.

JBCN Education earns Great Place To Work certification third year, highlighting safety, fairness, onboarding and a people-first culture.
JBCN Education has received Great Place To Work certification for a third consecutive year, scoring above 90% on parameters including physical safety practices and compliance, gender fairness, celebration of special events, and onboarding experience, reflecting a people-first approach focused on open communication, continuous learning, holistic well-being, innovation, and collaboration.