José Cruz/Agência Brasil · CC BY 3.0 brIndia hosted the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12–13, 2026, with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders in attendance. It was India's fourth time chairing the grouping. The bloc, founded in 2006, has expanded to 11 member nations and now accounts for about 40% of global GDP.
José Cruz/Agência Brasil · CC BY 3.0 brCommerce Minister Piyush Goyal, speaking at the inaugural session of the BRICS Business Forum 2026, urged member nations to link their payment systems and trade more in local currencies. He said BRICS cooperation would create jobs, wealth and prosperity for a grouping that represents half of the world's population and about 40% of global GDP.
The HinduIndia's services sector kept expanding in August 2026, with the seasonally adjusted HSBC India Services PMI Business Activity Index rising to 54.1 from 53.3 in July, as demand conditions stayed supportive and new business inflows continued to rise. Even so, the pace of growth cooled to its slowest in over four years.
The HinduThe government has put on hold the performance-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for public sector bank staff, a decision that followed a meeting between Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and a delegation of bank employees. Bank unions had announced a nationwide strike on September 11, another on September 28–30, and an indefinite strike from October 26.
The HinduThe Coal Ministry rejected claims that its coal-gasification scheme had 'no takers,' stating that Talcher Fertilisers Ltd (TFL) and NTPC have applied under it. TFL is already implementing a coal-based ammonia–urea gasification complex, which is expected to be commissioned in the 2027–28 financial year.
The HinduThe 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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