🏦 Economy / Policy
• Economists warn that repeated fuel price hikes could push India’s retail inflation close to 5% by June, increasing pressure on household budgets 📈⛽
• A new report estimates that anti-dumping duties could help India save nearly $3 billion annually in forex outflows by supporting domestic manufacturing 💹📊
• Education loans from banks rose 15% YoY in FY26 to a decade-high outstanding of around ₹8.58 lakh crore, driven by rising overseas education costs and rupee weakness 🎓📈
🏢 Companies / Sectors
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🌍 Global / World
• Quad nations — India, the US, Japan and Australia — have launched a Critical Minerals Initiative aimed at mobilising up to $20 billion to strengthen mining, processing and recycling supply chains outside China 🌍⛏️