News Headlines from Business News Agencies 18.08.2025

*Business Standard :*

📝 Govt looking to set up corpus for strategic deepwater exploration

📝 India Inc turns to equity, bonds as cheaper bank loans remain elusive

📝 Coal India ramps up evacuation infrastructure amid weak Q1FY26 demand

📝 Air conditioners, TV makers pin hopes on GST cut to 18% to revive demand

📝 IiAS opposes Hindustan Zinc CEO's reappointment over remuneration terms

📝 KEC International bags ₹1,402 crore projects in T&D, civil and cables

📝 Bidders file fresh JAL plans as CoC weighs challenge round decision

📝 Sebi reports spike in settlement pleas; 703 filed, 284 cleared in FY25

📝 FPIs dump Indian equities worth ₹21,000 crore in first half of August

📝 Used cooking oil to produce sustainable aviation fuel: Indian Oil chairman

📝 Dixon Tech, China's HKC form ₹370 cr JV for display module manufacturing

*Economic Times :*

📝 India aims to up nuclear energy capacity over 10 times by 2047: PM Modi

📝 Samsung begins manufacturing laptops in India

📝 Somany Ceramics halts operations at Haryana facility amid GAIL pipeline leak

📝 S&P upgrades ratings of 10 Indian financial institutions following sovereign action

📝 Tilaknagar Industries to complete Imperial Blue acquisition by Dec ‘25, awaits CCI nod

📝 Indian Oil Corp buys 2 million barrels of US WTI crude for October: report

📝 Higher sales realisation and volume growth boost cement companies' earnings in June quarter

📝 Trump's tariffs destructive for US economy, foreign policy interests, says economist Jeffrey Sachs; lauds India's response

📝 M&M plans world tour on multi-energy SUV platform

📝 July auto sales in neutral, companies hope for festive acceleration

📝 Realty firm Elan Group raises ₹140-cr Debt

*Mint* :*

📝 India's current account deficit may double to 1.2% of GDP in FY26: Report

📝 Godrej Properties net debt rises 42 pc to ₹4,637 cr in Q1, debt-equity ratio at 0.26

📝 Output growth forecast for Taiwan semiconductors increased

📝 Foxconn starts Apple iPhone 17 production at small scale in Bengaluru factory

📝 GCCs drive surge in Indias reskilling market, attracting international interest

📝 Proposed GST rate tweaks on automobiles to end classification disputes

📝 Sebi plans review of MTF margin rules to streamline risk management

📝 FMCG segment seeing consumer shift towards newer, regional brands: Honasa CEO Varun Alagh

📝 Aurobindo Pharma expects China plant to break even at EBITDA level this year

📝 Global PEs eye ESR India's warehousing portfolio in a ₹3,500 crore deal