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Policy Pulse - Modi / India Govt - 01 Oct 2026
PM-DHARA's first trading session priced the Rs 1.86 lakh crore transmission and storage programme selectively, with TARIL up 9.29% as the top BSE gainer and ADANIENSOL up 4.31% while the Nifty fell 0.88% to an eighth straight weekly loss. Prime Minister Modi's UPSC centenary address set out a 2047 that is more urban, Captain Smit Machchhar's rescue drew national tribute, and the October 5-7 RBI meeting now carries live hike risk on a rupee near 96.
Policy Pulse - Ministries & Regulators - 30 Sep 2026
The CGA put the fiscal deficit at 41.9% of the FY27 target with five months gone, the RBI reported a record $200bn net forward dollar book as the concessional FCNR(B) window closed, and SEBI's Pandey rebuilt FPI onboarding rails while confirming no exchange interoperability and no changes outside the CAS paper. BSE replaced Wipro in the Nifty 50, the Andaman offshore mineral auction returns on October 1, and SEBI's 215th Board rewrote PMS regulations for MOTILALOFS and BSE.
Policy Pulse - Modi / India Govt - 30 Sep 2026
The Cabinet approved the Rs 1.86 lakh crore PM-DHARA scheme - 135 GW of renewable evacuation plus 50 GWh of battery storage - as part of a Rs 2.79 lakh crore package with the Rabi MSP policy and a Delhi traffic system, drawing POWERGRID, KEC, KPIL and the transformer and storage complex into focus. Modi also spoke with Trump as Goyal met Greer in Milwaukee on the interim trade deal, the Supreme Court kept the 0.4% UPI MDR on track for October 15, and the Sabarmati LNG train and Kandla e-methanol plant carried the green-fuel push.
LEAP India — Deep Dive Analysis
Down 18% from its ₹159 IPO and at all-time lows: a 90%-share pallet-pooling leader at 91x earnings, where interest exceeds PBT. 25-point score 12.5/25 — wait for a base.
Policy Pulse - Ministries / Regulators - 16 Sep 2026
NPCI's 0.4% MDR on merchant UPI above Rs 2,000 from October 15 opens a Rs 22,000 crore revenue pool by FY28 - PAYTM hit a 52-week high of Rs 1,855.50 while acquiring banks SBIN and AXISBANK led the gainers. SEBI gave arbitrage funds a 1% unhedged leeway to revive the closing auction, and BIS's 67% hallmarking fee hike sent KALYANKJIL and PCJEWELLER down 4-5%.
Policy Pulse - Modi / India Govt - 16 Sep 2026
PM Modi chaired the annual global semiconductor CEO roundtable today and opens SEMICON India 2026 tomorrow - 600+ companies, 300 international, 52 countries, with DIXON, CGPOWER and UNOMINDA named at the event. The Cabinet also cleared the first EPFO wage ceiling hike in 12 years to Rs 25,000 effective September 17, lifting TEAMLEASE and the AMC cohort while raising statutory costs for VTL and TRIDENT.
ESDS Software Solution — Deep Dive Analysis
Up 309% from its ₹429 IPO in seven sessions on the AI/GPU story — but ESDS is the paying customer in the $1.25bn SharonAI deal. 25-point checklist score 16.5/25: avoid at CMP.
Policy Pulse - Ministries/Regulators - 15 Sep 2026
The RBI rejected Tata Sons' CIC surrender on September 11, putting the Rs 2.01 lakh crore holding company on a mandatory listing path - a generational fee event for BSE, ANGELONE and MOTILALOFS. August CPI hit an 8-month high of 4.82% and WPI 9.92% (IOC, BPCL, HINDPETRO pressure) while NHAI debarred PNCINFRA for three years, sending it down 20%.
Policy Pulse - Modi - 15 Sep 2026
PM Modi opens SEMICON India 2026 at Yashobhoomi on September 17 - 600+ exhibitors, 300 international companies and 40+ countries, with CG Power and Uno Minda named in the exhibitor lineup. It is the delivery test for Semicon 2.0's Rs 1,27,500 crore and 12 approved projects; DIXON, KAYNES, SYRMA and AMBER are inferred beneficiaries.