National accounts : Fixed Capital Formation Up 11.9 Per Cent
Gross fixed capital formation grew 11.9 per cent in real terms in April–June 2026, against 5.8 per cent a year earlier — the only expenditure component in double digits. Its share of real GDP moved from 33.09 to 34.36 per cent, a rise of 1.27 percentage points computed here. Source: MoSPI press note on Q1 2026-27 GDP, 31 August 2026, Statement 2.
Sectors : Financial And IT Services Lead
The tertiary sector grew 10.0 per cent at constant prices, led by financial, real estate, IT and professional services at 12.1 per cent. Manufacturing grew 9.2 per cent, construction 7.7 per cent. Mining and quarrying contracted 2.4 per cent. The tertiary sector’s share of nominal gross value added works out here at 55.70 per cent. Source: MoSPI press note, Statements 1 and 3.
Capital flows : A Trillion-Dollar Pool Comes To Delhi
Sovereign wealth funds, pension funds and family offices attending the inaugural iBRICS Summit on 12 and 13 September manage a stated total of one trillion US dollars. The summit is designed to connect that capital with infrastructure, energy and digital projects across 21 BRICS member and partner states. Source: Akashvani, newsonair.gov.in, 6 September 2026.
Payments : UPI And Pix On The Same Agenda
Delegates are expected to discuss linking national fast-payment systems — India’s Unified Payments Interface and Brazil’s Pix — and interoperability between central bank digital currencies, alongside cross-border investment and non-dollar settlement. Source: Akashvani, newsonair.gov.in, 6 September 2026.
Reserves and defence : Record Reserves; Three Engines For HAL
Foreign exchange reserves rose 11.4 billion US dollars in the week ended 28 August to a record 740.8 billion, on Reserve Bank data; foreign currency assets supplied 9.3 billion of that, or 81.58 per cent, computed here. Separately, GE Aerospace has delivered a further three F404-IN20 engines to Hindustan Aeronautics for the Tejas Mk1A programme, under the 2021 contract between the two. Source: Akashvani, newsonair.gov.in, 4 and 5 September 2026.
Policy : ‘From Policy Paralysis To Policy Dynamism’
Addressing the centenary of Shri Ram College of Commerce in New Delhi, the Prime Minister said India’s 7.8 per cent quarterly growth amid global uncertainty reflects its economic strength, and that the country had come a long way from policy paralysis to policy dynamism. The Education Minister, Shri Pralhad Joshi, said India is the third largest start-up ecosystem. Source: Akashvani, newsonair.gov.in, 6 September 2026.