📊 Economy & Policy
💰 Govt may roll out ₹25,000 cr support package for exporters under EPM scheme, spread across 6 years.
💊 India’s pharma exports rose 5.2% YoY in Q1 FY26 to \$7.57 bn, aided by strong US generics demand.
📈 Markets
🏦 Nifty Next 50 rejig: Siemens Energy, Hindustan Zinc, Mazagon Dock, Solar Industries added; reshuffle effective Sep.
🛢 Oil prices climb after Ukraine drone strikes hit Russian energy infrastructure.
📉 Asian equities firm up on hopes of US Fed rate cuts, but Nvidia’s valuation weighs on tech sentiment.
🏢 Companies
🚙 M\&M’s BE 6 “Batman Edition” SUV sold out in just 135 seconds of launch.
🎵 Spotify set to raise subscription prices as it expands services, per FT report.
🌍 Global/Strategic Moves
⚡ India steps up critical minerals push: uranium tie-ups with Russia, lithium blocks in Argentina, and copper-cobalt focus in Africa.