From September 1, India Post will merge its Registered Post service with Speed Post service and SBI will revise its reward points programme. Silver hallmarking will be mandatory from this month. Moreover, ITR deadline for non-audit cases of taxpayers and HUFs has been extended till September 15 and deadline for choosing UPS for central government employees is September 30.

GST reforms may lead to small cars getting cheaper as they move to 18% slab, as per reports. According to ICRA Senior VP Jitin Makkar, US' 50% tariffs are likely to "dampen business sentiment" for luxury car sales. "A potential GST rate cut on smaller cars could stimulate demand...while the luxury segment may face a more subdued environment," he added.

Mobile Premier League (MPL) announced its decision to lay off about 60% of its workforce in India as part of a major downsizing after the government banned real-money and gambling games. "This change would mean that we'd no longer be making any revenue from India in near future," said CEO Sai Srinivas, adding, "India accounted for 50% of M-League's revenues."

Reliance Industries 48th AGM unveiled the Dhirubhai Ambani Giga Energy Complex in Jamnagar, a clean energy facility four times Tesla's Gigafactory. With 44 million sq ft of building area, 7 lakh tonnes of steel, solar battery, and hydrogen platforms under one roof, the project aims to make India a global leader in renewables.

US President Donald Trump's administration is "treating India like they're schoolchildren who need to be told what to do", said US journalist and commentator Rick Sanchez, while talking about the 50% tariffs. "India's the big boy, not a schoolchild," Sanchez said in an ANI interview, adding, "It's a disrespectful and ignorant policy." He said the tariffs are "extremely preposterous".

Union Minister Piyush Goyal announced that India is in advanced talks with Australia to build 1 million homes, a $500 billion project aimed at easing Australia's housing shortage. India plans to train its workers in Australia for the project and has approached the UAE for financing. Alongside, Goyal highlighted India's expanding global trade talks.

For a Bengaluru cloud kitchen, early ads brought 10-11-times return on investment and steady orders. However, within months, returns plunged to barely 1-1.5-times as ₹10,000 weekly ad spends vanished in days. Despite loyal customers and high ratings, aggregator commissions and poor support eroded profits. The owner’s case study exposed why rising revenues don’t translate into survival.

After PM Narendra Modi met Chinese President Xi Jinping, China said "Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, advocated by older generation of leaders over 70 years ago, must be cherished". It said the countries should work together for border peace, adding that border issues shouldn't define their ties. It also sought to strengthen "multilateral collaboration" and promote "a multipolar world".

PK Banerjee, Executive Director of automobile manufacturers industry body SIAM, responded after reports claimed E20 fuel reduces mileage and damages engines. "Millions of vehicles are plying on E20...Not a single vehicle breakdown or engine failure has been reported," he said, adding that if issues arise, insurance claims will be fully honoured. E20 does lower mileage in older vehicles, he added.

Ather Energy CEO Tarun Mehta criticised the government’s flagship Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme and said, "I think we should really revisit if the definitions were ever startup-friendly to begin with." Mehta said the policy effectively shuts out startups like Ather from applying. "Why can an existing startup not apply for PLI…Policies like this need a correction," he further said.