Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha has reacted after a viral video showed how a Blinkit delivery agent earned ₹763 after 28 deliveries in 15 hours. "This isn't a 'gig economy success story'. This is systemic exploitation hidden behind apps & algorithms," he said. Raghav added India cannot build a digital economy on the backs of underpaid and overworked human beings.

Depreciation of Indian rupee during current financial year is influenced by increase in trade deficit and ongoing developments in India-US trade agreement amid weak support from capital account, MoS Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said. Various factors such as the movement of Dollar Index, trend in capital flows, level of interest rates, and movement in crude prices also influence the exchange rate.

In a significant shift, Saudi Arabia will allow foreigners, including Indians, to own property under an updated legal framework from January 2026. Saudi minister Majed Al-Hogail confirmed the same, adding that foreigners will be allowed to own residential properties nationwide, except in four cities. Commercial, industrial, and agricultural properties will be open for ownership without exception.

Sharika Enterprises Ltd has secured a domestic order from TP Western Odisha Distribution Limited (TPWODL), a Tata Power and Odisha government joint venture. The contract, worth ₹1,18,24,039.90, involves the supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of Feeder Remote Terminal Units (FRTUs) and accessories. The company is required to complete the project within 90 days.

The Mumbai NCLT has approved the demerger scheme of Vedanta Limited, ending a long legal process. With earlier approvals from shareholders, creditors, and SEBI already in place, the company can now move ahead with splitting its businesses into separate listed entities. The decision is expected to unlock value, improve business focus, and create long-term benefits for shareholders.

PancakeSwap said it is incubating Probable, a new prediction market set to launch on BNB Chain. The platform is backed by Binance founder Changpeng Zhaos family office, YZi Labs, and adds to the growing on-chain event trading space, even as CAKE slipped amid broader crypto market weakness.

Quintrans has raised $750,000 in a pre-seed round led by Capital-A to commercialise its India-built direct-drive linear motion systems. The Pune-based deep tech startup will use the capital to set up in-house manufacturing and testing, expand its core engineering team, advance R&D, and enable early industrial deployments across automation and robotics.

Solana continued processing transactions normally during what researchers called the fourth-largest DDoS attack in internet history. The attack peaked near 6 terabits per second, ranking behind only incidents targeting Google Cloud and Cloudflare. Despite the scale, block production and confirmation times remained stable.

Inox Wind Limited announced on December 16, 2025 a repeat order for 100 MW from Jakson Green Ltd follows 100 MW contract. The contract involves supply of 3.3 MW turbines in Gujarat with limited scope EPC and multi-year O&M services. FY26 order inflow reached 600 MW with 2.5 GW framework agreement.

India and Canada's chief negotiators will hold virtual talks this week to revive the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) negotiations, paused since 2023 after ten rounds. The discussions aim to chart a path forward for the FTA and reenergise bilateral trade dialogue amid shifting global trade dynamics, with India simultaneously pursuing multiple other free trade agreements.