Economic News Today – 7 September 2026 | Top Business & Financial News
Economic / Business News
Festive-season online shopping in India could hit a record ₹1.50-1.55 lakh crore this year, up 25-29% from last year.
Quick commerce platforms are expected to grow their share to 16%, giving shoppers more instant-delivery deal options.
NSE’s IPO is set to hand about ₹7,200 crore in gains to five state-run insurers — GIC, New India, National Insurance, United India and Oriental Insurance.
The windfall should also strengthen their solvency position, benefiting policyholders.
India will push for stronger AI, deep-tech and semiconductor partnerships at the BRICS summit.
Work is underway on big-ticket projects like the GRAIN initiative for shared supercomputing access and a dedicated startup innovation fund.
NSE’s own shares saw their grey market premium jump to ₹250-280 after SEBI’s approval, up from just ₹150-180 earlier.
Listing is expected by the end of September.
Air India’s new CEO, Tewolde GebreMariam, took charge today.
His biggest challenges: fixing safety, improving operational reliability, and cutting the airline’s heavy losses.
Shrinking margins on TV and streaming are pushing India’s content creators toward YouTube so they can keep ownership of their own work.
Over 7.5 crore Indians now watch YouTube on connected TVs.
Satellite imaging startup Pixxel raised $100 million, India’s largest-ever spacetech funding round.
The company will use the money to expand its satellite manufacturing capacity.
[SME] Private equity and venture capital funds have warned the government that a new definition of “foreign control” could hurt investment into startups and small businesses.
They’re seeking status quo in the draft FEMA rules.
The finance ministry secured $1 billion from IFC for long-term loans to MSMEs.
Small businesses can now borrow for up to 7 years through SIDBI for machinery and expansion.
Gulf tensions have squeezed aluminium can supply, pushing cola and beer makers toward glass and PET bottles instead.
Can prices have already risen by up to 20%.
New demat accounts hit a 7-month high in August, with 32.7 lakh accounts opened.
IPO buzz and a rally in small and mid-cap stocks were the biggest drivers.
The RBI will run a ₹7 lakh crore liquidity auction today to absorb a record ₹10.5 lakh crore surplus sitting in the banking system.
The outcome will help shape its next policy moves.
Foreign tourist arrivals are expected to stay flat this year at around 80-90 lakh.
That’s still 16% below pre-Covid levels, and the industry is pushing for more marketing to draw visitors back.
Foreign university campuses opening in India are giving edtech firms like Simplilearn and Scaler a lift too.
They expect rising demand for online courses from students eyeing global degrees.
General News
Nepal’s flood death toll has climbed to 1,344, with nearly 5,000 people still missing.
Officials are now collecting DNA samples to identify recovered bodies.
An old five-storey building collapsed in Delhi’s Satya Niketan area, killing five students.
The Chief Minister has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the tragedy.
India and China held their first-ever Corps Commander-level talks in Arunachal Pradesh.
Both sides agreed to set up two new military hotlines aimed at easing border tensions.
The External Affairs Ministry has told the UN that any new world map must show Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh exactly per India’s official boundaries.
No distorted or misleading depiction will be accepted.
Punjab government employees have intensified their protest just five months before elections.
Demonstrations are planned outside ministers’ homes on September 11-12 over unpaid dues and the old pension scheme.
Manipur’s final voter list shows more women than men for the first time.
Over 10 lakh of its 19.6 lakh voters are women — well above the national average.
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