José Cruz/Agência Brasil · CC BY 3.0 brIndia is hosting the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12–13, 2026, with leaders including Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping attending. It is India's fourth time chairing the grouping. Founded in 2006, the bloc marks 20 years in 2026 and has now expanded to 11 member nations, together accounting for about 40% of global GDP.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry (India) · GODL-IndiaUnion Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, speaking at the inaugural session of the BRICS Business Forum 2026, called on BRICS nations to link their payment systems and trade more in local currencies. He said BRICS cooperation would create jobs, wealth and prosperity for member states that together represent half the world's population and 40% of global GDP.
The HinduThe 57th GST Council meeting, originally scheduled for September 12, has been rescheduled to October 7, 2026 after a clash with the BRICS Summit in New Delhi. The meeting is expected to take up pending GST issues, including input tax credit (ITC), the tax treatment of corporate guarantees and rate rationalisation.
LivemintPublic sector bank employees have announced a nationwide strike on September 11, another on September 28–30, and an indefinite strike from October 26. The action is proceeding even after the government withdrew the performance-linked incentive (PLI) scheme, the issue that had originally sparked the agitation among bank staff.
The HinduIndia's services sector continued to expand in August 2026, with the seasonally adjusted HSBC India Services PMI Business Activity Index rising to 54.1 from 53.3 in July, supported by resilient demand and rising new business inflows. A reading above 50 signals expansion, though the headline pace of growth cooled to an over four-year low.
The HinduJosé Cruz/Agência Brasil · CC BY 3.0 brMinistry of Commerce and Industry (India) · GODL-India
Carol M. Highsmith · Public domainThe last seven days as one sheet — grouped by syllabus area, every figure worth memorising, and a quiz across the whole week.
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