UPI Hits All-Time High of Rs 29.52 Trillion in March 2026 as India Caps Record FY26 for Digital Payments
UPI transactions surged to Rs 29.52 trillion in March 2026, capping FY26 at Rs 314 trillion with 730 million daily transactions.
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AuthorGaurav Thakur
India Housing Sales Fall 4 Per Cent in Q1 2026 as Mumbai and Delhi-NCR Drag Amid Global Uncertainty
Housing sales across India’s top eight cities fell 4% YoY to 84,827 units in Q1 2026 according to Knight Frank, with Mumbai NCR and Pune leading the decline.
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Form 130 Set to Replace Form 16 as India Overhauls Income Tax Framework from April 2026
India’s draft Income-tax Rules 2026 propose replacing Form 16 with Form 130.
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India Revises Startup Recognition Framework and Doubles Turnover Cap to Rs 200 Crore
India doubles the startup turnover threshold to Rs 200 crore under its revised Startup India framework.
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OpenAI Acquires TBPN Tech Talk Show in Surprise Media Push Ahead of Planned IPO
OpenAI buys TBPN, the viral Silicon Valley tech talk show, as part of a new communications strategy ahead of its planned initial public offering.
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India Premium Housing Prices Rise Up to 36 Per Cent as Luxury Real Estate Outperforms in 2026 and Buyers Shift Toward Amenity-Rich Homes
India premium housing prices surge up to 36% YoY in 2026 as Noida, Bengaluru, and Gurugram lead growth while affordable segment faces inventory pressure.
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Rising Oil Prices and Weak Rupee Pose Double Threat to India’s Economy as Iran Crisis Persists
Brent crude surged 73% to $105 per barrel since January 2026 while the rupee fell to 94.59 per dollar.
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Sensex Rallies 1,200 Points as West Asia De-escalation Hopes Lift Indian Markets Ahead of RBI April Policy
Sensex closed at 73,134 on 1 April 2026, up 1,186 points, as investors cheered signs of diplomatic resolution to the West Asia crisis.
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RBI Digital Rupee Crosses 10 Million Wallets as India’s Fintech Ecosystem Reshapes Global Payments in 2026
India’s CBDC Experiment Reaches a Tipping Point The Reserve Bank of India’s digital rupee, officially designated the e-Rupee (e₹), crossed 10 million active
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Sensex Hits All-Time High of 96,500 as FII Inflows Surge and India Becomes World’s Fourth-Largest Stock Market
India Crosses a Historic Market Capitalisation Milestone The BSE Sensex breached 96,500 for the first time on 28 March 2026, closing at 96,537
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