Gold and silver likely to stay elevated amid global uncertainty, unless durable peace and resolved trade wars occur.
Gold and silver prices are expected to remain elevated due to safe haven demand, a weakening US dollar, and negative real rate expectations, with moderation contingent on durable peace and resolved trade wars. The Survey records lifetime highs in 2025, rising gold imports and a marked increase in the gold component of reserves-attributed to valuation gains and reserve diversification-while projecting moderate rises for base metals and noting a World Bank forecast of a roughly 7% decline in global commodity prices in FY27, subject to geopolitical risks.

VOC Port forms 50:50 joint venture to establish a mega shipbuilding cluster at Tuticorin to boost domestic capacity.
A 50:50 SPV joint venture between V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority and the State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu will develop the National Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries Park at Tuticorin to strengthen commercial shipbuilding and repair capacity and support the national Shipbuilding Development Scheme.

Yuvraj Singh cricket camp offers brands cost-effective global sponsorship with athlete engagement and startup branding inclusion.
Bien-e tre Consulting and Yuvraj Singh Centres of Excellence offer brands structured sponsorship and activation opportunities at The Global Pitch UAE, a seven day cricket camp led by Yuvraj Singh, delivering visibility, credibility, and fan engagement through on ground presence, co branded placements, athlete interaction touchpoints, and outreach driven by Bien-e tre as the exclusive commercial organiser.

Employment generation: 2.22 crore jobs provided through 18,000 job fairs and National Career Service linkage.
Government reports that around 2.22 crore people were placed through over 18,000 job fairs and that the National Career Service portal, linked to state platforms and skill portals, provides one-stop job search, matching, career counselling and training information; the portal has over six crore registrants and 55 lakh employers, and final hiring notification on NCS is not mandatory.

Online platforms should enforce age verification and promote simpler devices to curb digital addiction among youth.
Online platforms should be made responsible for enforcing age verification and age-appropriate defaults for high-risk services, combined with parental education on screen-time limits and parental control tools. Promote simpler education-only devices for children with enforced usage limits and content filters, and implement network-layer safeguards such as ISP-level family data plans with differentiated quotas and default blocking of high-risk categories with guardian opt-in overrides.

Labour codes aim to boost formal employment and extend social security and portability to women and gig workers through coordination and skilling.
Effective implementation of the Labour Codes is central to expanding formal employment and integrating gig and platform workers into social security frameworks; this requires private sector coordination and investment to update systems, workforce models and digital readiness, while targeted skilling, vocational pathways, gender responsive standards and measures such as e Shram Universal Account Numbers support portability of benefits and bridge informal and formal employment.

India-EU free trade agreement offers 93% Indian exports duty-free access, urging manufacturers to boost quality.
A concluded Free Trade Agreement between India and the EU grants duty-free access for about 93% of Indian shipments to the 27-nation bloc, lowers costs for certain imports, and establishes a large integrated market; the government urges manufacturers to expand capacity and improve quality to seize export opportunities.

Ultra-processed food advertising should be banned from 6am-11pm and marketing to children restricted.
Proposes prohibiting advertisements of ultra-processed foods between 0600 and 2300 hours across all media, including digital platforms, and restricting marketing to infants, toddlers and children; mandates front-of-pack nutrition labelling with warnings for HFSS products and the adoption of measurable nutrient thresholds to close regulatory gaps that allow vague health claims.

India's civil aviation sector on sustained growth; policy reforms and infrastructure expansion support capacity and cargo efficiency.
India's civil aviation sector is sustained by a conducive policy environment, rising demand and expanding airport and air navigation infrastructure. The Survey projects significant passenger throughput growth, emphasises policy reforms to improve cargo movement and develop ancillary ecosystems including MRO and leasing, and recommends enhancing transit experiences to position airports as international hubs while noting sensitivity to global cycles and short-term disruptions.

Swisslog Healthcare expands in India to deploy pharmacy and transport automation improving medication safety and operational efficiency.
Swisslog Healthcare is expanding into India to provide integrated pharmacy and transport automation - including TranspoNet pneumatic tubes, BoxPicker EvoTec PillPick Octave, UniPick , and Tenuto cold chain solutions - to improve medication accuracy, traceability, safety and operational efficiency for inpatient and outpatient care, supporting digital integration and workflow optimization aligned with national healthcare infrastructure priorities.

Foreign direct investment requires a multi pronged strategy: targeted GVC engagement, an empowered centre, reliable incentives, and proactive diplomacy.
The Survey advocates proactive reforms to attract higher quality foreign direct investment by identifying priority sectors and GVC anchors, creating a single empowered centre of accountability and a task force for direct engagement with global companies, ensuring reliable multi year implementation of incentives, and integrating centre state coordination with trade and investment policy to position the country as a credible alternative production hub.

Real estate growth is shifting to infrastructure corridors; strategy targets infrastructure-aligned assets with disciplined land acquisition and clean titles.
The roadmap prioritises development of diversified, infrastructure-aligned assets in corridors where ports, airports, technology and renewable energy intersect. Project types include a solar-plus-agri-voltaic plant, a large logistics park near a deep-sea port, and mixed-use housing and office developments adjacent to aviation and technology corridors. Strategy elements stress disciplined land acquisition, asset diversification, rigorous due diligence and clean-title documentation to ensure long-term economic relevance and stability across market cycles.

Haier's Bangkok event spotlights localized premium appliances, IoT features, expanded local manufacturing, and community engagement.
Haier's Bangkok event showcases localized premium appliances emphasizing tropical-tailored refrigerators, integrated IoT features, energy-efficient air conditioners, and multifunction washing solutions, supported by local R&D, manufacturing capacity expansion, and coordinated retail and digital activations to strengthen market position and community engagement.

India's Micro VC ecosystem adopting institutional practices; programme aids first-time fund managers build governance and compliance.
The IVCA's #VC101 programme targets first-time fund managers and Micro VCs to build scalable fund platforms by focusing on regulatory compliance, governance, portfolio discipline, and limited partner engagement, providing practitioner-led guidance on fund formation, tax and regulatory nuances, investor requirements, and commercial operational practices to support institutional readiness and repeatable fund-raising.

Stock markets rebound as Larsen & Toubro rally coincides with Economic Survey projecting 6.8-7.2% GDP growth.
Ongoing negotiations for a trade agreement with the United States are expected to conclude this year, reducing external uncertainty, while the Economic Survey projects GDP growth of 6.8-7.2% for the next fiscal year due to reforms. Equity indices recovered from early losses, led by a rally in a large engineering firm following stronger quarterly revenues, with reported net buying by foreign and domestic institutional investors and supportive global market and oil price movements.

Grojet Express invites Udupi and Manipal merchants to register for same day instant hyperlocal deliveries and onboarding.
Grojet opened merchant registrations in Udupi and Manipal for Grojet Express, enabling neighborhood retailers, pharmacies, grocery stores, and service providers to offer same day, on demand deliveries within an 8-10 km radius without maintaining their own delivery staff, supported by exclusive onboarding and premium listing benefits during launch.

Domestic demand and credit-led growth without productivity or export gains weakens currency and raises capital cost risk premia.
Reliance on domestic demand and credit-enabled consumption without commensurate productivity and export gains raises near-term activity but does not materially strengthen surplus formation and, in a structurally savings-short setting, tends to sustain a weaker currency and elevate rollover risk premia in domestic capital costs; durable reduction in the cost of capital therefore requires higher productivity, manufacturing competitiveness, sustained export growth, and a transition to structural savings strength, with financial deepening supporting but not substituting for these real-sector changes.

Rupee valuation lags India's economic fundamentals, causing investor caution despite favourable growth and contained inflation.
The rupee's decline to the 92-per-dollar level understates India's strong fundamentals and has prompted investor reluctance; reliance on foreign capital to support the balance of payments, a goods trade deficit partly offset by services and remittances, and global trade uncertainties make currency stability vulnerable despite low external liabilities, healthy banks, comfortable liquidity, contained inflation, and favourable growth prospects.

Chalo Pattaya VIP International Membership offers long term club access, travel benefits, and a member referral reward.
Country Club launched the Chalo Pattaya VIP International Membership Card at Rs. 2,25,000, offering 30+ years membership, a 6 night/7 day complimentary stay across destinations, one year "7 Across" Gold Membership, return flights for two, and a 2 night/3 day Pattaya stay; benefits require 30 day advance reservations, are subject to room availability and direct flight airport/airline limitations, and the Member Get Member scheme grants existing members the same complimentary Pattaya stay for successful referrals.

Economic Survey urges India to pursue long-term resilience while maintaining short-term agility amid geopolitical turbulence.
Economic Survey 2025-26 prescribes a dual stance of long-term resilience and short-term agility: pursue structural reforms to maximise domestic growth while building buffers, redundancy, and liquidity to absorb geopolitical shocks; treat policy credibility and administrative discipline as strategic assets to bolster investor interest and export earnings needed to finance rising import bills.