India’s Textiles Ministry approved 52 PLI scheme applications, committing ₹6,708 crore investments.


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The Asian Development Bank has upgraded India’s FY27 GDP growth forecast to 6.9% from 6.5%, with FY28 at 7.3%.


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Elon Musk’s X will launch XChat, a standalone encrypted messaging app for iPhone and iPad, on April 17, according to its App Store listing.


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India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) celebrated its 10th anniversary on April 11, 2026, with record highs.

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Your next UPI transfer above ₹10,000 might wait one hour before it reaches the recipient. And if you've ever been scammed you'll understand exactly why. 🔐💳

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India’s e-way bill generation hit a record 140.6 million in March 2026, up 13% year-on-year and 6% month-on-month, per GSTN data.

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The Reserve Bank of India has proposed a new draft framework to classify upper-layer NBFCs using an absolute asset-size threshold.

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has launched a “Copilot code red” initiative to improve the AI assistant’s performance amid tough competition from Anthropic and others.

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The Ministry of Civil Aviation has announced relief measures for airlines amid rising fuel costs due to the West Asia crisis.

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The Government of India has stepped up monitoring of trade and logistics risks amid West Asia tensions after high-level reviews on April 10.

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India's bank boards have been spending their most valuable hours approving routine HR decisions and compliance checklists. The RBI just said that's over. 🏦⚖️

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Elon Musk and Pavel Durov criticised WhatsApp after a U.S. class action lawsuit alleged unlawful access to encrypted messages.

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According to by WABetaInfo, WhatsApp has begun a phased beta rollout of usernames on Android and iOS, enabling users to connect without sharing phone numbers.

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The Reserve Bank of India has proposed a one-hour delay on digital transfers above ₹10,000 to combat authorised push payment (APP) fraud.

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AWS reported an annualized $15B AI revenue run rate in Q1 2026, about 10% of its $142B total, marking strong demand for AI cloud services.


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The RBI has issued draft guidelines to refocus bank boards on strategy, risk, and governance, shifting routine operational approvals to management.

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Netflix is launching a ₹300-crore media-agency pitch in India, seeking a partner for media planning across traditional and digital channels.

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Your credit card rewards are being quietly cut. And if you haven't checked the fine print lately you're about to be surprised. 💳😤

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Elon Musk has escalated his legal battle with OpenAI, seeking to remove CEO Sam Altman and President Greg Brockman ahead of a trial set for April 27 in California.

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Google has rolled out its AI-powered Google Finance platform to over 100 countries, marking its largest global expansion.

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Maharashtra signed an MoU with Vingroup for a ₹60,000+ crore investment over two years.

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Meta has launched Muse Spark, a closed-source large language model and first flagship from Meta Superintelligence Labs, marking a shift from its open-source Llama series.

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Beginning in April 2026, several Indian banks will reduce credit card rewards.


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IEA’s Fatih Birol warns the current oil and gas crisis surpasses the shocks of 1973, 1979, and 2002.

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WhatsApp is testing SIM-binding in India to verify accounts using the original SIM card used during registration.


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Indian tourists can now pay seamlessly across Central Asia using UPI, net banking, and cards, following a partnership between 8B and PayU.

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#DeccanFounders #8B #PayU #UPI #DigitalPayments #Tourism #BilateralTrade #CentralAsia

Global markets rallied after the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire on April 7, easing geopolitical tensions. Crude prices plunged below $100.

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India’s services sector growth slowed to a 14-month low in March 2026, with the HSBC Services PMI easing to 57.5 from 58.1.

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Netflix launched Netflix Playground, a standalone app for children under eight on iOS and Android.

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Amazon is refocusing its Indian e-commerce strategy on rapid delivery via Amazon Now. Consequently, Amazon Fresh services will cease in 10-15 major cities.


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