New Delhi, Jan. 10 -- From India's economic activity estimated to remain strong in 2025-26, to India's oil companies expected to benefit from the US invasion of Venezuela, services activity losing momentum in December, Niti Aayog expressing worry over India's high trade deficit with several countries despite trade deals, and rising prices of copper-here's this week's news in numbers.Growth dynamicsThe government pegged GDP growth at 7.4% in 2025-26 despite the ongoing uncertainty related to high US tariffs. The first advance estimate released on Wednesday put GDP growth marginally higher than the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) projection of 7.3%.

The figure implies a 6.8% increase in the second half of the year, following an 8% increase...