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India's Inflation Hit 5.54 Percent, Above the Repo Rate the RBI Just Raised
Five days after the RBI raised the repo rate to 5.50 percent, September inflation came in at 5.54 percent. It was not a miss. The central bank's own forecast has the rate below inflation for the next three quarters.
October 12, 2026
Business
Petrol Cars Are Losing Share, Yet India Is Burning More Petrol
Petrol's share of new car registrations fell 5.5 points in a year. Petrol consumption still grew more than 7 percent. The headline metric measures the mix, not the barrels.
October 12, 2026
Business
India's Official Data Centre Power Forecast Nearly Doubled Between March and July
Three official figures for 2031-32 data centre demand sit between 13.56 GW and 26.3 GW. The grid plan rests on one peak-demand number, and inter-state transmission costs are pooled across the network's users.
October 11, 2026
Markets
SEBI's Anti-Rigging Closing Auction Was Allegedly Gamed Within 10 Days of Launch
SEBI replaced the 30-minute average close with an auction to stop price rigging. Its own order says one firm placed 87 percent of the Sensex buying on an expiry day, and the regulator now proposes pulling derivatives settlement away from the auction.
October 11, 2026
Technology
Starlink's Real Rival in India Is Jio's Home Broadband, Not Its Cheap Mobile Data
Mobile data costs Rs 7.51 a gigabyte, a price no dish can match. The exposure is home broadband, where wireless lines now add subscribers as fast as every wired line combined.
October 11, 2026
Business
India's Steel Target Is Easier Than Its Past, but Coal Makes It Harder
The draft policy would nearly triple capacity by 2047, yet it needs a slower yearly pace than India just delivered. The real stretch is the coking coal that every added tonne depends on.
October 11, 2026
Business & Markets
Business
India's Inflation Hit 5.54 Percent, Above the Repo Rate the RBI Just Raised
Five days after the RBI raised the repo rate to 5.50 percent, September inflation came in at 5.54 percent. It was not a miss. The central bank's own forecast has the rate below inflation for the next three quarters.
October 12, 2026
Business
Petrol Cars Are Losing Share, Yet India Is Burning More Petrol
Petrol's share of new car registrations fell 5.5 points in a year. Petrol consumption still grew more than 7 percent. The headline metric measures the mix, not the barrels.
October 12, 2026
Business
India's Official Data Centre Power Forecast Nearly Doubled Between March and July
Three official figures for 2031-32 data centre demand sit between 13.56 GW and 26.3 GW. The grid plan rests on one peak-demand number, and inter-state transmission costs are pooled across the network's users.
October 11, 2026
Technology & Science
Technology
Starlink's Real Rival in India Is Jio's Home Broadband, Not Its Cheap Mobile Data
Mobile data costs Rs 7.51 a gigabyte, a price no dish can match. The exposure is home broadband, where wireless lines now add subscribers as fast as every wired line combined.
October 11, 2026
Technology
India Lost Its Cheapest Phones to the AI Memory Boom, and Almost Nothing Else
India's smartphone market fell 11.1% in Q2 2026. Strip out phones under US$100 and the rest of the market did not shrink at all. AI data centres are repricing one band of buyers, not everyone.
October 6, 2026
Technology
Google's Hardened Framework Cuts XSS Bugs by 250 to 1
Google's AI bug hunter confirmed over 500 exploitable security flaws across its web apps, and only 2 on the hardened framework built to stop exactly that bug. The gap says more about templates than about talent.
September 27, 2026
Health, Culture & Geopolitics
Health
WHO Bars Obesity Drugs for Children Under 10 as Cheaper Versions Reach India
WHO's new guideline rules out obesity drugs and surgery for children aged 0 to 9, on thin evidence. In India, generic semaglutide at Rs 1,300 to Rs 4,200 a month has removed much of the price barrier, leaving guidance as the main one.
October 8, 2026
Health
Two Large Listed Hospital Chains Raised Bills Slower Than Parliament's Inflation Figure
A parliamentary panel wants foreign hospital capital curbed and prices capped, citing medical inflation of 10 to 13 percent. Two large listed chains report bill growth of 5 and 8 percent, and Apollo credits case mix.
October 5, 2026
Health
Serum Institute's HPV Vaccine Cleared WHO While India Vaccinates With Gardasil
WHO prequalified Cervavac on 25 September 2026, the sixth HPV vaccine to clear the gate. India's own free programme, launched in February, runs on Merck's Gardasil.
October 5, 2026