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Science and Technology Science and Technology The Digital Animal Inside Us Sep 6, 2026 · 3 min read Banking Banking When AI assesses the borrower, the bank must respond Aug 28, 2026 · 3 min read

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Financial Technology UPI is a social infrastructure, not just a payment business The government's move to monetise UPI after nearly ten years raises social and business questions about India's zero-cost digital payment infrastructure. Rohan Mehta Aug 28, 2026 3 min Digital Economy India's Data Centre Boom Needs an Energy and Water Plan India's data centre boom needs an energy and water plan. Protests in Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh show why resource use and locations must be carefully planned. Rohan Mehta Aug 28, 2026 4 min Manufacturing Centre announces Rs 62,500 crore mobile phone push for domestic manufacturing The Centre's Rs 62,500 crore Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme under PLI aims to boost domestic components, support Indian brands, target ? 39 lakh crore production and create 60,000 jobs. Rohan Mehta Aug 28, 2026 2 min Artificial Intelligence Meta bets on device-tied open weight models for AI Meta bets on device-tied open weight models with Muse Glimmer ù AI on your PC or Mac with a single graphics card, challenging costly closed cloud platforms like ChatGPT. Rohan Mehta Aug 28, 2026 3 min Rupee FCNR (B): The Rupee's Shock Absorber in Difficult Times The FCNR (B) scheme again proved its worth as a shock absorber for the rupee during mid-2026 turmoil, keeping the currency stable at around Rs 96 per dollar. Rohan Mehta Aug 28, 2026 3 min Foreign Investment India's modified China-linked FDI rules get an encouraging response The government's modified rule allowing global companies with minor Chinese shareholding to invest in India is drawing a significant response under the new FDI policy. Rohan Mehta Aug 28, 2026 3 min Science and Technology Moon Base: India and the US space collaboration may enter a new orbit NASA has invited ISRO into its Moon Base programme ??? a potential new phase in Indo-US space collaboration that could extend partnership to the lunar south pole. Rohan Mehta Aug 28, 2026 3 min

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Classroom RBI Liquidity Operations and Monetary Transmission How OMOs, the SDF and standing facilities move the overnight rate into the real economy. 8 min read → Classroom Inflation Data and the Consumer Price Index What CPI measures, why food weights matter, and how to read a monthly print. 6 min read → Classroom Fiscal Deficit through the Government Budget Receipts, expenditure and borrowing — the arithmetic behind the deficit number. 7 min read → Classroom Repo Rate Decision Turn an MPC statement into a classroom note on stance, liquidity and guidance. 5 min read →

Data & Policy Watch

Stable Growth Outlook
6.7% GDP Growth MoSPI 3.6% CPI Inflation MoSPI

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  1. 01 The Global March of Autocracy
  2. 02 The Digital Animal Inside Us
  3. 03 When AI assesses the borrower, the bank must respond
  4. 04 UPI is a social infrastructure, not just a payment business
  5. 05 India's Data Centre Boom Needs an Energy and Water Plan

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