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Reports say the European Union has banned India from importing metal scrap, a move with direct consequences for India's recycling and metal industries, which rely heavily on scrap shipments. Analysts and commentators are discussing what prompted the restriction and how Indian importers, scrap traders and downstream manufacturers will adapt to the new rules.

The Reserve Bank of India has sold bonds worth ₹1 trillion, the first time the central bank has done so at this scale in about ten years. The move signals the RBI using bond sales as a monetary policy tool, likely to manage liquidity in the banking system. It is drawing attention from banking and economics watchers discussing what the sale means for bond yields, interest rates and Indian financial markets.