Fitch upgrades of growth forecast
Fitch Ratings on Wednesday increased the Indian FY26 growth forecast by 40 basis points (BPS) to 6.9%, while in the service sector and resistant household expenditures and resistant household expenditures and resistant expenses for domestic and government expenditure. India was not the only country to receive GDP growth. Fitch also increased its estimate of the world growth of 2025 to 2.4% from 2.2% in June, although it still means slowing from 2.9% growth last year. The Chinese growth forecast for 2025 was also increased by 50 bps to 4.7%.
Nepal in flames
Nepal faces a serious political crisis with youth protests over corruption, non -sketching and controversial ban on social media, in which several people lost their lives. In the middle of the riots in India, a cautious approach of “waiting and monitoring” is treated because experts warn that prolonged instability can disrupt supplier chains and exports, Mint reported.
Both countries have a cordial business relationship, and India is the largest export destination in Nepal. The data shows a permanent business gap, and India exports much more to Nepal than imports, creating a significant trade surplus in favor of India.
Size-Identified iPhone
£1.2 Lakh: The price of the new Air Apple iPhone in India. It indicates the first new iPhone design from the company five years after earlier experiments such as the iPhone mini and the iPhone Plus. The latest edition has an ultra -thin 5.6 mm body and A19 Pro processor. The phone, which was launched along the iPhone 17 set, reflects the edge of the Galaxy S25 Samsung in the view and price. Slim phones are rare due to limiting engineering and batteries, but Apple’s movement could cause a shift to thinner form factors.
The risk of food inflation
In early September, heavy rains increased the risk of crop damage across the main agricultural states. In the week to 3 September, rain deviations from normal touched 453.8% in Pandjab, 325.2% in Chandigar and Delhi, 284.8% in West Rajasthan, 151.5% in Eastern Rajasthan and 173.8% in Telangana.
According to Crisil report, pandjab faces up to 10% of sugar cane loss and unpeeled and more than 10% in cotton and cauliflower, while other states risk damage, cotton and vegetables. Crop damage could cause prices to increase in the coming months, but cuts from goods and services (GST) can reduce pressure.
Indian expensive coaching culture
For decades, it has been offering private education an alternative to a fighting government system for those who can afford it. Data from “Comprehensive modular survey: Education (April-June 2025)” show that private education is significantly more expensive, especially at the level of primary, primary and secondary schools.
Private coaching or shadow education significantly increases this expense. Mint analysis, which can add more costs to about one fifth of total school expenses. It rises to almost a third at a higher secondary level. For example, if the average cost of school education per student is £20 133, private coaching itself equals £6 384 at a higher secondary level.
Government infrared
£7 616 crore: The amount approved by the Union Cabinet for Infrastructure projects in Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. The plan includes a £Project 3 169-Crore to double the Bhagalpur-Dumka-Rampurhat railway line, and 82 km, a four-lane highway connecting Buxar and Bhagalpur at the price and price and £4 447 crore.
The aim of these projects is to mitigate overload, increase transport by 15 million tonnes per year and reduce oil imports and carbon dioxide emissions. Since the beginning of the third term of the National Democratic Alliance, Infrastructure Projects worth £10.94 trillion was cleaned, Mint informed.
Ahoy chips
The Indian ambition to become a semiconductor superpower is ready to get much needed support from the government that works on a package of $ 20 billion to strengthen the chip and the fab ecosystem, Mint said. The Ministry of Electronics submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Finance with approval expected until October before it reaches the Union’s cabinet.
The plan includes the development of advanced chip production plans and five times the extension of the motivational scheme associated with the design to build an ecosystem with a full stack.
Graph of the Week: Indian billionaire ministers
Up to 36 trade union and state ministers are billionaires of rupees, with declared assets £100 crore or more, according to the analysis of election affidations of the Association for Democratic Reforms. Karnataka leads with 26% of ministers billionaires, followed by Andhra Pradesh to 24% and Maharashtra to 10%.
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