ASML 2026: Why One Company Still Holds the Keys to Advanced Chips
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January 11, 2026
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Global Business, Technology
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Key highlights The real story: “keys” = chokepoints, not hype In 2026, advanced chips don’t fail because someone forgot how to design a GPU. They fail because manufacturing at the leading edge is a chain of fragile steps, and some steps have very few substitutes. Lithography is the step that “prints” microscopic patterns onto silicon—and at the frontier, the tooling …
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Gold vs Equity in 2026: Indian Investor Behaviour Shifts
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January 11, 2026
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Business Trends
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Key highlights What’s actually changing in 2026? In 2026, Indian households aren’t choosing gold or equity as an identity statement; they’re using both as tools. The post-2020 retail wave made equity familiar, but inflation, global rate cycles, and geopolitical uncertainty have kept gold relevant as a hedge. What’s new is how fast money rotates between perceived “safety” and “growth” depending on headlines and drawdowns. Why does …
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AIAA SciTech 2026 (Jan 12–16): Aerospace R&D Trends That Can Spill Into Industry and Defense
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January 11, 2026
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World View
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(Key Highlights) AIAA has announced AIAA SciTech Forum 2026 for 12–16 January 2026 in Orlando, with official listings and updates highlighting the scale of the forum. AIAA – Shaping the future of aerospace+1 This is not just “an engineering conference.” Aerospace is one of those sectors where research talks can eventually become industrial advantage—new materials, better propulsion efficiency, guidance and navigation improvements, autonomy, …
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Higher GST ≠ Automatic Prosperity: A 2026 Guide to Inflation, Compliance, Base Effects, and Seasonality
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January 10, 2026
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Capital Journal
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Key highlights If 2026 is going to be noisy, one narrative will dominate: “collections are up, therefore everyone is doing better.” That leap is emotionally satisfying—and analytically weak. Yes, October 2025 gross GST collections were ₹1,95,936 crore, higher than the previous year’s October figure, and the official note frames it as consistent with sustained festive demand. Press Information Bureau+1 But prosperity is not …
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CFPI Explained: The One Index That Shapes Public Mood Faster Than Any GDP Number
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January 10, 2026
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Capital Journal, Knowledge
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Key highlights If CPI is the official headline, CFPI is the lived headline. The Consumer Food Price Index exists because food is not just another category—it is the most frequent purchase cycle for most households, and the quickest trigger for public perception of inflation. MoSPI surfaces CFPI alongside CPI precisely for this reason: it isolates the kitchen from the rest …
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Property Tax in Cities 2026: How It’s Calculated and Collected
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January 10, 2026
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Knowledge, Legal
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Key highlights How is property tax typically calculated? Most Indian city systems use one of these models: Even when the method differs, cities usually look at: Example reference: Delhi (MCD) MCD publishes official schedules and provides official property tax information for taxpayers, including rate structures and payment processes. Constitution of India+1 Small question people search: Can I pay property tax online?In most …
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India’s Startup Ecosystem 2026: Funding Winter vs New Wave
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January 10, 2026
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Key highlights What does “funding winter” look like on the ground? In 2026, the ecosystem is splitting into two lanes: What’s the cleanest official signal that the ecosystem is still expanding? The Startup India platform and DPIIT-linked materials track official ecosystem growth and recognition milestones. Startup India’s published “9-Year Factbook” and related dashboard content reflect the scale of officially recognised …
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Pre-Budget Consultations 2026: Industry vs Trade Unions, and the Real Negotiation
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January 10, 2026
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Capital Journal
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Key highlights If you want to understand the Budget before it’s announced, ignore the noise and watch the consultations. The clean, verified data point for readers right now: the Ministry of Finance is officially inviting public inputs for Union Budget 2026–27 with a deadline of January 16, 2026. MyGov.in Now the bigger story: industry bodies typically push for competitiveness—lower compliance friction, predictable tax regimes, …
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Seasonal Winter Outlook (Dec 2025–Feb 2026): Useful—But Not Fortune-Telling
Key highlights Seasonal forecasts are where people either get smarter—or get louder. IMD’s winter outlook for December 2025 to February 2026 is not trying to predict what happens on your exact street next Tuesday. It is mapping where temperatures are likely to trend around normal, below normal, or above normal across the season. Mausam IMD hosts this under its seasonal forecast page so the public can …
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Ward Councillor vs MLA: Who Solves What Problems
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January 9, 2026
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India, Knowledge
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Key highlights The simple difference Ward Councillor: elected representative in the city’s local body—street-level governance.MLA: elected representative in the State Legislative Assembly—state-level law, budgets, and oversight. The Constitution’s municipalities framework (Part IXA) is the backbone for how urban local bodies are empowered to manage civic functions. India Code Who to go to for common issues? Go to your Councillor for: Go to your …
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