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📨 *The Morning Essential* _from Financial Express_ Good morning. Charting the landscape—the structural trends, policy realities, and core insights required to navigate the day ahead. ------------------------------------ *Tata Sons AGM: SRTT races against time* Read here: https://www.fexp.in/KP+kKs *India at 80: Services now make up 48% of exports – how did the nation build this global powerhouse?* Read here: https://www.fexp.in/3MITGU *FCNR window to close on Aug 31, says RBI, cites robust inflows* Read here: https://www.fexp.in/4yQYIC *Tata, Reliance, Bharat Forge, Mahindra: How Indian defence firms are breaking into Europe* Read here: https://www.fexp.in/kxtMlw *Govt to scale up use of digital currency for food subsidy disbursal* Read here: https://www.fexp.in/pOhnHk _________ _You are reading The Morning Essential, a curated daily broadcast for decision-makers_

*📰 *The Financial Express* Catch up on the top financial, business, and market stories before the day begins. Read today’s complete E-Paper here: https://www.fexp.in/1LQ0fr

Today, we discuss India’s largest telecom infrastructure provider. The company designs, builds, owns, and maintains the physical mobile phone towers you see across the country. In simple terms, the company is a landlord for mobile network operators such as Airtel, Reliance Jio, and Vodafone Idea. The company we focus on is Indus Towers Limited, a Bharti Airtel-promoted entity and India’s premier telecom infrastructure company. Read More: https://www.fexp.in/NDv9Y0

Corporate America’s biggest bosses did not just get a raise in 2025. Some walked away with fortunes that would take an ordinary American worker thousands, and in one case millions, of years to earn. Read More: https://www.fexp.in/7L4BUT

OpenAI is on track to generate more than $40 billion in annualised revenue based on its current performance, roughly doubling its run rate from the end of 2025 and showing the rapid acceleration of the ChatGPT maker’s business. Read More: https://www.fexp.in/MJAw2H

Wholesale price index (WPI) inflation in India eased slightly in July but remained high at 9.78%, data released by the commerce ministry on Friday showed. The decline in WPI inflation last month, from 9.87% in June, was mainly led by lower fuel prices while wholesale food and core inflation continued to rise. Read More: https://www.fexp.in/xs-Anq

If you are investing in mutual funds, you may have noticed a simple trade-off: active funds usually cost more, while passive funds typically charge lower expenses. But does paying a higher expense ratio actually mean you are getting better returns, better fund management, or greater value as an investor? Read More: https://www.fexp.in/z0xi0Q

India’s electronics exports have grown more than 11 times, reaching Rs 4.24 lakh crore in FY2025-26. Mobile phone manufacturing has been the main driver, supported by government incentives and the expansion of local suppliers. Women now make up nearly 30% of the workforce in the wider electronics manufacturing sector. Read more: https://www.fexp.in/RanfNI

📨 The Evening Essential from Financial Express Good evening. The noise stripped away—here is the definitive record of today's defining journalism, exclusives, and master essays from our newsroom. ------- Food Inflation Vs $90 billion inflows: Inside India’s macro outlook and FY27 growth risks Read here: https://www.fexp.in/ZkbnpE From Rs 38,000 cr to Rs 4.24 lakh crore: How mobile manufacturing is driving India’s export boom Read here: https://www.fexp.in/DU4fjG This Indian-born engineer rejected 3 times by US is now a billionaire driving America’s chip boom Read here: https://www.fexp.in/+OPsrQ HAL Vs BEL Vs L&T: CLSA lists stocks set to gain from Rs 1 lakh cr MTA fleet renewal Read here: https://www.fexp.in/uCXPh1 Why did Indian hockey stop winning? The answer was hidden under the player’s feet Read here: https://www.fexp.in/e7guME ------- You are reading The Evening Essential, a curated daily broadcast for decision-makers.