- India’s Q1 FY2026–27 GDP grew 7.8%, beating RBI’s 7% forecast; real GVA rose 8.2%. Finance, real estate, IT and professional services led with over 12% growth.
- Nominal GDP stood at $3.92 trillion in 2025–26, making India the world’s sixth-largest economy by IMF’s April outlook.
- The government notified the Rs 1,27,500-crore Semicon 2.0 scheme, laying out eligibility norms and incentives to deepen the chip ecosystem.
- Delhi’s draft electoral roll was released; 47.7 lakh names stand excluded, triggering scrutiny and revision demands.
- The Supreme Court declined a plea seeking mandatory disclosure of ethanol blending percentages at fuel pumps.
- The Supreme Court refused to prohibit the CJP’s September 5 protest march at India Gate, citing law-and-order management over blanket bans.
- Madras High Court reserved orders on M.K. Stalin’s plea seeking a declaration that he was elected from Kolathur.
- The Supreme Court sought responses from the Centre on a plea to give weightage to states’ proposals on the exact cost of cultivation in farm policy.
- The Court also refused to quash POCSO and rape proceedings against an accused who claimed the 17-year-old complainant was his wife.
- The Public Private Partnership Appraisal Committee approved six railway lines spanning 647 km under the Hybrid Annuity Model.
- India and Uzbekistan discussed a framework for long-term uranium supplies and set a $5 billion bilateral trade target by 2030.
- PM Modi held bilateral talks with Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Tashkent and met Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Kyrgyzstan.
- Nepal floods: 158 Indians rescued as India scaled up relief and rescue; 403 Indians safely crossed from China into Nepal, with about 500 still in China in safe conditions.
- India rejected a Permanent Court of Arbitration order on the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, maintaining its legal position on the treaty.
- Jammu and Kashmir will host its first international film festival, “Rang-e-Cinema,” from September 7–10, with 41 countries and 135+ entries.
- Teen cricketer Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became the youngest Duleep Trophy player to score a half-century—50 off 42 balls at 15 years, 157 days.
- India opened its Women’s Asia Cup campaign with a 94-run win over Thailand; Shafali Verma scored 64, Deepti Sharma and Nandini Sharma took three wickets each.
- AIIMS cancelled a recruitment re-exam in Jaipur after technical glitches and will conduct a fresh test.
- India Post opened registration for 23,757 Gramin Dak Sevak (Schedule-II) vacancies.
- Domestic sugar prices jumped nearly 40%, pushing India to import 1 million tonnes.
- The Jal Shakti Ministry will host its first departmental summit on September 1–2.
- An IAS officer and an alleged mastermind were sent to CID custody in the KPSC recruitment irregularities case.
- ABVP announced 13 probable candidates for DUSU polls and began pre-campaigning.
- IIT Kanpur’s MoU with ISKCON for student well-being sparked a row on campus.
- A former envoy urged India to maintain a firm stand on terrorist provocations from Pakistan.
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will undertake an annual performance review of 16 Defence PSUs in New Delhi on September 1.
- India is keen to reset ties with Bangladesh, though old tensions and new frictions persist.
- The Ministry of Finance approved six railway lines under HAM, strengthening freight corridors.
- India’s GDP growth of 7.8% in Q1 was achieved despite oil price shocks and supply-chain issues amid global uncertainties.
India is likely to sustain 7%+ growth in FY 2026–27 despite global headwinds, according to the Finance Minister