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As universities globally face a crucial race to reinvent higher education amid higher AI adoption, China has already moved to replace over 12,000 university programmes to address its graduate jobs crisis.

From token limits and usage-based pricing to layoffs and AI sovereignty, companies are discovering that the economics of artificial intelligence matter as much as the technology itself.

While escalating hostilities in West Asia and rapid Nato rearmament fuel global security anxieties, central banks remain focussed on inflation-growth dynamics. Meanwhile, Europe continues to face an intensifying climate crisis, and HBO sweeps the 2026 Emmy nominations.

In this weekly Plain Facts compilation, we present to you data-based insights, with easy-to-read charts, to help you delve deeper into the stories reported by Mint in the week gone by.

India's retail inflation in June likely came in above the RBI's 4% medium-term target for the first time under the revised CPI series, on fuel price pass-through and rising food costs.

Despite recent price drops and flattening returns, gold ETFs remain a safe liquid financial instrument for long-term gold exposure in India.

As US tariffs spark market diversification, India’s shrimp sector must back its recent export recovery with stricter quality and traceability.

From Mumbai's shrinking lake supply to Pune's alternate-day water rationing, a poor monsoon is testing India's water system, already stretched by rising demand and groundwater overuse.

Artificial intelligence is pushing Indian IT companies to buy capabilities rather than build them. As the industry's traditional business model comes under pressure, acquisitions are becoming the fastest route to AI expertise—but they also bring new financial and execution risks.

In this weekly Plain Facts compilation, we present to you data-based insights, with easy-to-read charts, to help you delve deeper into the stories reported by Mint in the week gone by.