Fly91’s firm order for 40 ATR 72-600s lands at a moment when its own fleet stands at just six aircraft, a bet that India’s regional and Tier 2/3 markets have room to run. It’s worth checking that bet against the last decade of data, because the headline growth numbers and the metro concentration numbers tell […]
NetworkThoughts•Network Thoughts8 Sept
India’s statistical system once commanded respect, and its data on economic and social indicators was considered rigorous – that appears to have eroded • Don’t get This is India delivered to your inbox? Sign up here There isn’t much that we Indians agree on these days. GDP numbers are no exception. Last week, India released glowing GDP numbers for the latest quarter – 7.8% growth – higher than the forecast 7% . It sparked a furore. Subhash Garg, a former finance secretary under Narendra Modi’s government and now a critic, reframed what Modi called a “herculean feat” as mere smoke and mirrors. According to Garg , the government revised last year’s current-price GDP downwards to inflate this year’s number – he believes the real growth is only 2.6%. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Niha Masih8 SeptIndia’s statistical system once commanded respect, and its data on economic and social indicators was considered rigorous – that appears to have eroded • Don’t get This is India delivered to your inbox? Sign up here There isn’t much that we Indians agree on these days. GDP numbers are no exception. Last week, India released glowing GDP numbers for the latest quarter – 7.8% growth – higher than the forecast 7% . It sparked a furore. Subhash Garg, a former finance secretary under Narendra Modi’s government and now a critic, reframed what Modi called a “herculean feat” as mere smoke and mirrors. According to Garg , the government revised last year’s current-price GDP downwards to inflate this year’s number – he believes the real growth is only 2.6%. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Niha Masih8 Sept
India's tokenized bond market entry, leveraging CBDC for atomic settlement, could set a precedent for global financial infrastructure evolution.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team7 Sept
Tata Elxsi, a global leader in design and technology services, and Sarla Aviation, an advanced air mobility company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development of Shunya, Sarla Aviation’s six-seater plus one pilot electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. The partnership brings together Sarla Aviation’s vision for urban air mobility
McDonald’s India's X account deleted posts from an alleged intern who said they hadn't been paid since December 2025.
Protos•Jacob Lyon7 Sept
Raw sugar futures have gained roughly 20% in 2026, outpacing Bitcoin (BTC), gold, and the S&P 500 as the European Union, Brazil, and India signal tighter supply. The rally accelerated last month, when the contract climbed 21.5% for its strongest monthly gain since October 2010. Bitcoin and gold both posted gains in August, yet neither
BeInCrypto•Kamina Bashir7 Sept
India's reliance on discounted Russian oil amid sanctions reshapes global trade, impacting market dynamics and highlighting geopolitical tensions.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team7 Sept
McDonald's India's X account melted into memecoin posts while Wall Street still targets a 24% MCD stock rally.
BeInCrypto•Lockridge Okoth6 Sept
India’s FLY91 and ATR announced the purchase of 40 ATR 72-600 aircraft for around $1 billion, marking the largest ATR firm order in almost a decade, and the largest ever […]
TCS's AI data center campus could position India as a global AI hub, boosting economic growth and technological innovation in the region.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team5 Sept
The activist said her two years studying and travelling in country ‘made me who I am’ ‘We badly need to raise our boys more like our girls’: Gloria Steinem – a life in quotes Gloria Steinem: A life in pictures When Gloria Steinem ’s plane touched down in Bombay in 1957, she could not have known that her stay in India would become what she later called a “pivotal, life-dividing event [that] made me who I am”. She was 22, with a degree in government from Smith college and was travelling on a Chester Bowles fellowship. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Penelope MacRae in Delhi5 Sept
Raghuram Rajan, the former governor of the Reserve Bank of India, will join Ripple’s Swell 2026 conference.
U.Today•Alex Dovbnya4 Sept
NSE's IPO could reshape India's capital markets, intensifying competition and impacting liquidity for other upcoming IPOs.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team4 Sept
Afcom Holdings has signed a letter of intent with Boeing to acquire as many as four 777-8Fs, potentially making it the first carrier in India to order and operate a production 777 freighter. Afcom plans to operate the 777-8Fs on long-haul routes averaging ten to twelve hours as it expands service internationally and strengthens connectivity […]
The NSE's IPO approval signals a pivotal shift, enhancing global investor access to India's burgeoning capital markets and economic potential.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team4 SeptAviation News – India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau has revealed that an Air India Airbus A320neo suffered a simultaneous loss of pressure across all three...
India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has found that an Air India Airbus A320neo lost pressure in all…
AeroTime•Clement Charpentreau4 Sept
India's tokenized bond pilot could revolutionize institutional debt markets by enhancing settlement speed, reducing risks, and lowering costs.
CryptoBriefing•Editorial Team4 Sept
Fans would have preferred contest for world crown, but 20-minute Rapid games are still competitive substitute Magnus Carlsen, the world No 1, will be paired at least twice in the next few days with the world championship challenger, Uzbekistan’s Javokhir Sindarov, in the Tech Mahindra Global Chess League, the six-team franchise competition based on cricket’s Indian Premier League. In 2024 the Global League was staged in London, but this year it is back in India at Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore), India’s technology capital, from 5-13 September, finishing two days before the 400-team chess Olympiad opens in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Continue reading...
The Guardian•Leonard Barden4 Sept