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US voters will go to the polls on 3 November in midterm elections that could reshape the balance of power in Washington and determine how much room President Donald Trump has to govern. The vote will decide control of Congress, influence the fate of his domestic agenda and offer an early verdict on his presidency.
Non-banking finance companies have emerged as a major channel for first-time borrowers, accounting for nearly half of new-to-credit loans below Rs 2 lakh as of June 2026. The data also shows that NBFC retail delinquency rates remain below the broader industry average, underscoring improved asset quality even as the sector expands its reach.
Andhra Pradesh’s commercial tax collections climbed 18% year-on-year to Rs 30,435.98 crore in April-September 2026, underscoring firmer compliance and stronger economic activity across the state. Net GST collections also rose 18% to Rs 19,635.49 crore in the first half of FY 2026-27, with September delivering the highest monthly collection so far and a 14.10% increase in net GST.
Organisers of the Delhi Half Marathon said the route will undergo “minor refinements” as preparations enter the final stretch, with safety and runner experience guiding the changes. The event is being coordinated closely with relevant authorities ahead of race day, underscoring the logistical complexity of staging one of the capital’s most visible mass-participation sporting events.
Non-banking finance companies accounted for nearly half of all new-to-credit loans below Rs 2 lakh as of June 2026, underscoring their growing role in widening access to formal credit. Despite rapid expansion, retail delinquency levels at NBFCs remained below the industry average, while borrowers who actively monitored their credit showed stronger cure rates than those who did not.
Non-banking finance companies accounted for nearly half of all new-to-credit loans below Rs 2 lakh as of June 2026, underscoring their expanding role in India’s retail credit market. Despite rapid growth in borrower acquisition, their retail delinquency rate remained below the broader industry average, suggesting improved underwriting and healthier asset quality.
Non-banking finance companies now account for 50% of India’s new-to-credit borrowers, more than doubling their share from 24% in 2016, according to a TransUnion CIBIL-FIDC report covering about 2,000 NBFCs. The data underscores how NBFCs have become a crucial gateway to formal credit for first-time borrowers, including consumers in mobility-linked segments such as vehicle finance and EV adoption.
As the United States and China accelerate plans for lunar bases, the operational challenge is shifting from rockets to software: how to manage traffic, logistics, and safety in environments with no room for error. At the same time, drone traffic control is emerging as a critical test case for frontier AI, where autonomous systems must coordinate crowded skies without compromising public safety.
The latest edition of The Download underscores a growing gap between lunar ambition and operational reality as the United States and China push ahead with plans for permanent moon infrastructure. Beyond the engineering challenge of surviving the lunar environment, the race is now extending into frontier AI systems that could manage traffic, logistics, and autonomous operations in space.
The latest edition of The Download underscores a growing reality in frontier technology: the hardest problems are shifting from model performance to operational control. As the United States and China accelerate plans for lunar bases, and as drone traffic management becomes more urgent on Earth, AI is increasingly being asked to coordinate complex systems in environments where failure is expensive and safety margins are thin.
As the United States and China accelerate plans for lunar infrastructure, the technical challenge is shifting from exploration to operations: how to build, power, and govern a permanent presence on the moon. At the same time, the rise of autonomous drones is forcing regulators and engineers to confront a parallel problem on Earth—how to manage dense machine traffic safely at scale.
The renewed push to return humans to the Moon is no longer just about flags and footprints. It is increasingly about whether governments and private industry can assemble the power, materials, robotics and communications needed to sustain a permanent settlement in one of the harshest environments in the solar system. The technical challenge is immense, but the strategic logic is clear: a lunar city would become a proving ground for deep-space industry, science and geopolitics.
On Oct. 11, 1968, Apollo 7 lifted off and carried NASA’s first Apollo crew into orbit, restoring confidence in the agency’s lunar program after the Apollo 1 fire. The mission proved the redesigned spacecraft could support astronauts in space and helped set the technical and operational foundation for the Moon landings that followed.
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