New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- From India's CPI inflation edging above the Reserve Bank of India's target for a second straight month, to Natarajan Chandrasekaran stepping down as Tata Sons chairman, youth unemployment climbing sharply among females, petroleum product consumption rebounding on the strength of transportation fuels, and government school enrolment falling by 15 million students since FY19 - here are this week's news in numbers.

India's Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation inched up to 4.45% in July 2026 from 4.38% in June, according to data released by the statistics ministry. Food inflation, which makes up nearly 35% of the CPI basket, rose to 5.5% from 5.3% in June. Eight of 12 key CPI divisions recorded higher inflation in July,...