7.8% Real GDP growth, Q1 (April–June) of FY 2026-27, against 6.9 per cent a year earlier — real GDP of ₹81.36 lakh crore against ₹75.46 lakh crore. National Statistics Office press note, 31 August 2026
11.9% Real growth in Gross Fixed Capital Formation, Q1 FY 2026-27, against 5.8 per cent in Q1 FY 2025-26 — the investment engine growing 1.67 times as fast as private consumption at 7.1 per cent
34.28% : Investment rate — nominal Gross Fixed Capital Formation as a share of nominal GDP, Q1 FY 2026-27, against 31.41 per cent a year earlier. A rise of 2.87 percentage points, computed by this desk from Statement 4 of the press note
₹1,99,853 cr : Gross Goods and Services Tax collection, August 2026 — up 14.8 per cent year on year. Domestic transactions ₹1.37 lakh crore, imports ₹62,604 crore; refunds ₹31,795 crore; net ₹1.68 lakh crore. April–August gross ₹10,42,757 crore, up 11.0 per cent
$740.8 bn : Foreign exchange reserves, week ended 28 August 2026 — a record, up $11.48 billion on the week and the ninth consecutive weekly rise. Reported by the Reserve Bank on 4 September. Foreign currency assets $600.670 billion; gold $116.409 billion, or 15.71 per cent of the pile
₹1,27,500 cr : Fiscal outlay notified for Semicon 2.0, the next phase of the India Semiconductor Mission, 1 September 2026 — across six pillars: chip design, machines and materials, fabrication, advanced packaging and testing, research, and talent
76,515.43 : Sensex close, Friday 4 September 2026 — up 362.57 points on the day, snapping a four-session fall, but down about 749 points or 0.97 per cent on the week. Nifty 50 at 23,897.70, down 277.95 points or 1.15 per cent on the week
48 : School teachers conferred the National Teachers Awards by the President at Vigyan Bhawan, 5 September 2026 — 26 men and 22 women, from 27 States, seven Union Territories and six central organisations
