Скачать или смотреть DAILY NEWS & UPDATES 18 DECEMBER 2025 PODCAST FOR CA BY SOUND OF CA (FCA DEEPAK RAO)

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• India's telecom companies are shifting focus from network expansion to building AI-ready data centers and cloud infrastructure. This strategic move involves an investment exceeding ₹1 lakh crore over the next two to three years. The goal is to significantly boost enterprise revenue, aiming for it to reach 40% of total earnings.

• TCS laid out an ambitious plan to become the world’s largest AI-led technology services firm. At its Analyst Day, TCS detailed a shift from traditional digital services to AI-centric enterprise transformation, anchored around a five-pillar strategy covering internal AI adoption, AI-driven services, future-ready talent, real-world client use cases, and ecosystem expansion.


• Tata Power is set to raise ₹2,000 crore through a bond sale. This funding will support debt refinancing, renewable energy investments, and general corporate needs. The company will issue two securities, raising ₹1,000 crore each in three and five-year non-convertible bonds. This move marks Tata Power's return to the bond market after over two years.

• The Parliament on Wednesday cleared the The Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025 allowing 100% foreign direct investment in the insurance sector from the earlier 74%. Overall, the amendments are expected to strengthen job creation, skill development and formal employment.

• Vedanta Ltd will invest $20 billion across its businesses over the next 4-5 years, as the natural resources conglomerate envisages each of its soon-to-be demerged entities to be in a leadership position in its sector. Aluminium and zinc are the two largest businesses for Vedanta Ltd, together accounting for more than 80% of the company's consolidated earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda). The group is aggressively expanding capacities in both these businesses.

• Novartis is deepening its presence in India, positioning the country as one of its most important global centres for biomedical research and drug development outside its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. India is among the few markets where the Swiss drugmaker has established Biomedical Research alongside a full-spectrum development and operations footprint. The company, which operates the largest pharma GCC in India, has ramped up its workforce to strengthen early-stage research over the last one year to over 9,000 employees, which is about 11% of its global workforce.

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