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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In what could prove to be a major relief for nearly every country in the world, the US Supreme Court has struck down a significant portion of US President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs, opening the door for companies to seek refunds for over $100 billion in additional duties paid since the announcement of reciprocal tariffs on 2 April 2025.For India, this could mean that nearly 60% of the export basket, which was set to face 18% tariffs upon the conclusion of the interim trade deal with the US, reverts to the pre-Liberation Day rate of around 2.5%.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. From India’s uneven export growth despite a sharp rise in shipments to several countries to the country hosting the first artificial intelligence (AI) summit, new Consumer Price Index (CPI) basket resetting the inflation measurement, merchants reporting higher sales due to the digital payment system, and a gauge of national pride sentiment—here’s a compilation of this week’s news in numbers. India’s exports rose 0.6% year-on-year to $36.6 billion in January 2026, the latest trade figures released on Monday showed.

₹54,000 crore, far exceeding the ₹28,000 crore spent by companies under mandatory corporate social responsibility (CSR) norms annually.However, most of these contributions remain informal in nature.Titled ‘How India Gives 2025-26’, the report is based on telephonic surveys conducted between April and June 2025, and has a sample size of 7,225 households across 20 states.Donations to destitutes are the second biggest category at 42%. The lowest share of giving was towards friends, family and relatives at 9%.Around 68% of those surveyed reported giving in some form, indicating that everyday giving is widespread.Men (71%) were more likely to donate than women (64%), whereas households in urban areas (70%) were slightly ahead of rural households (66%) in charitable donations.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Brigade Enterprises Ltd, a southern India-focused realty developer, has hit a rough patch. The stock has declined 28% over the past year, far steeper than the Nifty Realty index’s 4% fall.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge is expected to show prices rose faster in December, reinforcing policymakers’ increasing caution on cutting interest rates. The consensus call among economists surveyed by FactSet is that core personal consumption expenditures, which don’t include volatile food or energy prices, rose 0.37% in December from the prior month and 3.0% from a year earlier, up from 2.8% in November.

India Inc’s December-quarter earnings reflected a festive boost that was strong but selective. It also hinted that the easy phase of margin-led profit growth may be over.Mint’s analysis of 3,905 companies showed headline revenue rose 10% year-on-year in Q3FY26, the fastest pace in seven quarters.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Stock market update: Absolutely disappointing end to a day when all the effort that was seen in the last three days was brought to a nought, leading the trends to capsize without any hesitation. This has now proved that we need to work harder as domestic cues are not able to sustain the momentum.

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China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is not in retreat, although many have been predicting its untimely demise for some time. Far from shrinking, President Xi Jinping’s signature lending plan is adapting, and in doing so becoming harder to counter. It’s shifting from financing megaprojects to becoming a long-term development partner, particularly for fast-growing economies in the Global South.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The golden age of unbridled spending on AI software might be behind us, as vendors say it’s a lot harder to make a sale than it used to be. Last year represented something of a boon era for vendors pedaling AI apps.

After the rationalization of GST rates and amid festive-season demand, India’s currency in circulation (CiC) climbed to record-high levels in late 2025 and early 2026. In January, it touched ₹40 trillion. So far in 2025-26, CiC has increased by ₹2.76 trillion, 3.1 times the rise seen in the same period the previous year.Intriguingly, even as CiC has jumped, India continues to log record levels of Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Ever wanted to buy an outfit or accessory the minute you saw it on a streaming show? Such impulse purchases are now possible thanks to Shop the Look, an interactive e-commerce feature that lets you buy those items directly while watching a show. JioHotstar has launched an in-stream feature that allows viewers to explore and purchase what’s called on-screen looks in real time without interrupting playback or leaving the app.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Economics 101 tells us that free trade makes the world better off. Countries specialise in what they produce most efficiently and trade for the rest.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Stock market recap: Benchmark equity indices, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, extended their gains for the second consecutive session on Tuesday, 17 February, led by gains in select heavyweights, including ITC, BEL, and Infosys. The Sensex ended at 83,450.96, rising 174 points, or 0.21%, while the Nifty 50 settled 43 points, or 0.17%, higher at 25,725.40.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Marcellus Investment Managers Pvt. Ltd's co-founder Pramod Gubbi is said to be helming the firm's foray into India’s ₹81 lakh crore mutual fund industry, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. NEW DELHI : India’s largest airline, IndiGo, has sought approval to operate at least 275 additional daily flights, about a 15% increase over its current 1,900-odd departures, during the summer schedule from April to October, according to a presentation made to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). If approved, the airline would operate around 2,175 daily flights—about 8% higher than the 2,022 flights it flew last summer.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In India today, statistics are no longer confined to official reports or technical briefings. Employment numbers trend on TV.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Legacy FMCG players, long dependent on general trade, are increasingly turning to quick commerce for growth. Quick commerce is still considered a niche and a pathway to growth and fame for premium, digital-first brands.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s unemployment rate rose a bit this January to 5.0% from 4.8% in December, as seen in the monthly bulletin of the government’s Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) released on Monday.