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- Inflation & RBI 51 CPI prints, repo decisions, liquidity and rates.
- GDP & Indian Economy 38 Growth, fiscal numbers, output and household data.
- Markets & FPI Flows 65 Foreign flows, indices, valuations and fund data.
- Business & Industry 58 Companies, sectors and the strategies behind them.
- Trade & Global Economy 70 Trade, the rupee, oil, the Fed and geopolitics.
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- Growpital Case: SEBI’s Refund Order Explained Understand the Growpital case, SEBI’s refund order, the LLP investment structure and what investors should check before trusting assured, tax-free returns.
- Government Borrowing Plan FY2026–27: Impact on Debt Funds India plans to borrow ₹7.86 lakh crore in the second half of FY2026–27. Learn how the borrowing mix could affect bond yields, prices and your debt fund.
- Tata Sons Governance Dispute 2026: Chandrasekaran, RBI Listing and SP Stake Tata Sons faces a major governance dispute over N Chandrasekaran’s reappointment, RBI listing rules and the SP Group’s 18.4% stake.
- India’s ₹1.10 Lakh Crore Defence Approval: What It Really Means India cleared ₹1.10 lakh crore of defence acquisition proposals in September 2026. Learn what AoN means, why 98% Indian sourcing matters, and what comes next.
- India’s First Tokenised Corporate Bond: REC, CBDC & Demat 2.0 India plans its first tokenised corporate bond pilot with REC, wholesale CBDC and Demat 2.0. See how it could work, benefits, risks and investor impact.
- UPI MDR 2026 Explained: Will Payments Above ₹2,000 Become Chargeable? UPI MDR may be introduced for selected high-value merchant payments in 2026. Here’s what could change, who may pay, possible thresholds and what remains free.
- Bank of Baroda NMC Case: Compliance Lessons for India Bank of Baroda’s $600 million NMC Health settlement offers key compliance lessons for Indian businesses expanding overseas, without implying any admission of…
- RBI NBFC Upper Layer Rule 2026: Relief or Pressure for Tata Sons? RBI replaced its NBFC-UL scoring system with a single ₹1 lakh crore asset test on June 24, 2026. Tata Sons exceeds it comfortably.
- Dark Patterns in Indian Ecommerce: What They Are and How to Protect Yourself Indian online shoppers lose ₹25,000-28,000 crore a year to dark patterns. 88% are affected.
- SEBI Long-Term Derivatives 2026: What It Takes to Make LEAPS Work in India SEBI Chairman announced longer-term F&O contracts on June 12, 2026. But quarterly Nifty options already exist — and March 2027 contracts have just 240 lots of…
- Airtel Priority Postpaid: 5G Slicing, Net Neutrality, and What It Means for India Airtel launched India's first commercial 5G slicing service on May 19, 2026. Priority Postpaid gives postpaid users a dedicated network slice during congestion.
- India's SGI Labelling Rules Explained: What the IT Rules 2026 Actually Say India's IT Rules 2026 mandate SGI labelling for deepfakes and synthetic audio-visual content - not text articles or blog posts.
