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Business

Food Is a Shrinking Share of India's Budget but Still Half of Its Inflation

Households now spend more on processed food than on cereals, and the new CPI basket was rebuilt to match. Food is about 37 percent of that basket, yet it supplied roughly half of September's 5.54 percent inflation.

November 9, 2026

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Business

India's Cash Is Growing Faster Than Its Economy Again

UPI moved about 91 percent of India's GDP in value last year. Yet cash grew 13.3 percent in the year to September, against 8.9 percent for the economy, the fastest in five years.

November 9, 2026

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Technology

US Voters Turned on Data Centres Over Who Pays for the Power

Three in four voters in a US exit poll oppose data centres in their communities. The grid's own market monitor says other customers have paid $29.4 billion for them, and India is about to build the same load.

November 8, 2026

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Markets

India Had Its Best Market Week in Six Years by Missing the AI Boom

The Nifty and Sensex gained about 9% in a week while the Nasdaq-100 fell into a correction. India's lack of AI stocks, a discount all year, turned into a hedge. It has not yet fixed 2026.

November 7, 2026

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Business

Foreign Money in India Shrank in Dollars While Indian Money Abroad Grew 27 Percent

The RBI's new census says Indian companies' overseas investment jumped 41 percent. In dollars it is 27 percent, foreign money in India fell, and most of the outward surge was loans.

November 7, 2026

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Health

Delhi Added 13 Air Monitors and Its Pollution Average Fell

Thirteen new monitors read PM2.5 about 35 percent lower than their older neighbours, and the city average dropped with them. The difference is 11 points. What it tests is how Delhi decides what its air is.

November 7, 2026

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