New Delhi, July 11 -- From kharif sowing well behind last year's levels amid uneven monsoon rains, to the IMF trimming India's FY27 growth forecast even as the country stays the fastest-growing major economy, corporate India favouring financial investments over capital expenditure, domestic air travel rebounding, and non-fossil sources briefly meeting half of India's electricity demand-here are this week's news in numbers.

A delayed progress in the monsoon and a sharp rainfall deficit in June have left kharif sowing well behind last year's levels. Farmers had sown 35.08 million hectares as of 3 July, about 20.7% lower than 44.28 million hectares during the corresponding period last year, according to agriculture ministry data. That means...