Indias green building market to hit $85 bn by 2032; reusing furniture can cut carbon 40%
INDIA BUSINESS | Thu, 15 Jan 2026, 7:49PM IST
India's green building market is set for significant growth. Reusing existing furniture offers a substantial 30-40% reduction in embodied carbon. Interior fit-outs contribute heavily to emissions, but quick wins are possible. Organizations can achieve 30-50% reductions through smart material choices and reuse. Embodied carbon is the next frontier for sustainability in construction.
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HDFC Life's Q3FY26 results: Net profit rises marginally to 421 crore
INDIA BUSINESS | Thu, 15 Jan 2026, 7:46PM IST
The company's expenses rose 30.03 per cent YoY to 4,532.68 crore, with net commission expenses rising 17.55 per cent YoY to 2,272 crore
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BlackRock's assets hit record $14 trillion on fourth-quarter markets rally
INDIA BUSINESS | Thu, 15 Jan 2026, 7:43PM IST
As inflation eased and the job market cooled, the Federal Reserve turned more dovish, driving strong inflows into BlackRock's fixed-income products
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Check the best term insurance premium rates for young professionals
INDIA BUSINESS | Thu, 15 Jan 2026, 7:38PM IST
Here is a selected list of the best term insurance rates from various insurers for young male professionals living in a large city
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Unemployment rate inches up in Dec to 4.8%, still the second-lowest in FY26
INDIA NEWS | Thu, 15 Jan 2026, 7:38PM IST
The unemployment rate had fallen to an eight-month low of 4.7 per cent in November
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Indian def firm secures anti-drone systems
INDIA NEWS | Thu, 15 Jan 2026, 7:33PM IST
New Delhi, An Indian defence firm on Thursday said it has "secured orders" from the Army and the Indian Navy for its indigenously developed anti-drone system that is aimed at bolstering their capabilities to disrupt and neutralise hostile drones and counter emerging aerial threats.Lightweight and rapidly deployable, the IG T-Shul Pulse Anti-Drone System is intended for frontline troops, perimeter security, and the protection of military bases and "critical strategic assets," it said in a statement. "It offers an effective jamming range of up to two kilometres under line-of-sight and interference-free conditions, providing tactical units with an immediate response option against emerging aerial threats," Noida-based IG Defence said.The defence technology company specialises in the design, development, and deployment of advanced unmanned aerial systems (UAS), short-range missile systems, and counter-unmanned solutions.The IG T-Shul Pulse is a "handheld, electronic warfare-based counter-drone jammer designed to disrupt and neutralise hostile drones in active operational environments," it said.IG Defence has "secured orders" from both the Army and the Navy for its 'Made-in-India' IG T-Shul Pulse Anti-Drone System, the statement said. The delivery and induction are expected in nearly a month, it said.It marks a "significant step in strengthening India's counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) capabilities and reflects the armed forces' increasing reliance on domestically developed technologies under the 'Make in India' and 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' initiatives," it said.According to the firm, the induction of the system strengthens India's preparedness against asymmetric drone threats used for surveillance, disruption and cross-border infiltration.In a shift from legacy single-function jammers, the system employs a multi-band, directionally controlled electronic denial architecture, engineered for frontline military use, the firm said."The emphasis on directional electronic suppression allows threat engagement without unnecessarily degrading friendly communications or onboard naval systems," it said. By concentrating electronic energy towards the threat axis, the system improves neutralisation effectiveness while reducing electromagnetic spillover and limiting cyber and electronic attack surfaces, enabling "reliable deployment in contested electromagnetic environments on land and at sea," the statement said.The system is entirely designed, developed and manufactured in India, with current production capacity currently in the hundreds and scalable to meet operational requirements, it added.
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Elon Musks X Restricts Ability to Create Explicit Images With Grok
GLOBAL NEWS | Thu, 15 Jan 2026, 7:17PM IST
Bowing to pressure, the company said it would restrict X users from generating explicit images of real people in jurisdictions where such content is illegal.
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Coinbase and the Crypto Revolt Against a Crypto Bill
GLOBAL NEWS | Thu, 15 Jan 2026, 7:01PM IST
Legislation to establish a regulatory framework for digital tokens has been thrown into turmoil by one of its biggest champions.
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Wikipedia ties up with Microsoft, Meta, Amazon to monetise AI training
INDIA MARKET | Thu, 15 Jan 2026, 7:00PM IST
Wikimedia Foundation said the move will give tech platforms access to reliable content for their AI models, while helping sustain Wikipedia in the long term
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INDIA MARKET | Thu, 15 Jan 2026, 6:51PM IST
Stock broker Angel One on Thursday reported a 4% year-on-year (YoY) decline in its consolidated net profit at Rs 269 crore in the third quarter. Along with the quarterly results, the company's board has also approved an interim dividend of Rs 23 per share and a stock split in the ratio of 1:10.
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Angel One announces 1:10 stock split, Rs 23 dividend even as Q3 profit falls 4%
INDIA MARKET | Thu, 15 Jan 2026, 6:51PM IST
Stock broker Angel One on Thursday reported a 4% year-on-year (YoY) decline in its consolidated net profit at Rs 269 crore in the third quarter. Along with the quarterly results, the company's board has also approved an interim dividend of Rs 23 per share and a stock split in the ratio of 1:10.
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Carlsberg India inaugurates new can line in Mysuru, invests 100 crore
INDIA BUSINESS | Thu, 15 Jan 2026, 6:50PM IST
Carlsberg India boosts capacity at its Mysuru brewery with a 100-crore canning line, deepening its Karnataka presence and backing long-term growth in India's beer market
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L&T Tech Q3FY26 results: Profit falls 6% as new labour codes push up costs
INDIA BUSINESS | Thu, 15 Jan 2026, 6:46PM IST
L&T Technology Services said that the new labour codes have resulted in a material increase in provision for employee benefits on account of recognition of past service costs
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Investec, Ravi Kapoors SACS Partners ink India-focused pact
INDIA BUSINESS | Thu, 15 Jan 2026, 6:35PM IST
Investec India has partnered with veteran banker Ravi Kapoor's SACS Partners to jointly conduct investment banking business in the country. Kapoor will serve as Vice Chairman of Investment Banking at Investec India. This collaboration aims to offer clients a superior combination of high-quality advice and world-class execution in financial advisory, M&A, and capital raising.
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INDIA MARKET | Thu, 15 Jan 2026, 6:31PM IST
Sales decline 34.07% to Rs 58.38 crore
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Genomic Valley Biotech standalone net profit declines 93.75% in the December 2025 quarter
INDIA MARKET | Thu, 15 Jan 2026, 6:31PM IST
Sales decline 77.27% to Rs 0.05 crore
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INDIA BUSINESS | Thu, 15 Jan 2026, 6:20PM IST
A working paper, co-authored by Soumya Kanti Ghosh and Pulak Ghosh, both part-time members at the Economic Advisory Council to the PM (EAC-PM), and Falguni Sinha, economist at SBI, said sustainable urban transport investments can strengthen household financial resilience and have direct implications for housing finance policy and lender risk assessment, suggesting that metro systems should be viewed not only as mobility or environmental interventions, but also as household balance-sheet stabilizers with implications for credit markets and systemic risk.
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HDFC Life Insurance Company consolidated net profit declines 0.74% in the December 2025 quarter
INDIA MARKET | Thu, 15 Jan 2026, 6:16PM IST
Sales rise 9.03% to Rs 18351.42 crore
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75% of Indian higher education institutions still not industry-ready: Report
INDIA BUSINESS | Thu, 15 Jan 2026, 6:14PM IST
A new report reveals a major gap in India's higher education. Most institutions struggle to prepare students for jobs. Curriculum often lacks industry relevance. Practical training and internships are limited. This prevents students from gaining essential job skills. Experts call for a fundamental shift to make education more industry-aligned and boost employability.
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CCI rejects Apple's plea, warns antitrust case will proceed further: Report
INDIA BUSINESS | Thu, 15 Jan 2026, 6:05PM IST
The warning came after the Competition Commission of India said Apple delayed filing responses sought by investigators for over a year, despite multiple extensions, according to a Reuters report
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South India Paper Mills reports standalone net profit of Rs 2.37 crore in the December 2025 quarter
INDIA MARKET | Thu, 15 Jan 2026, 6:04PM IST
Sales rise 21.30% to Rs 101.37 crore
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Unemployment rate rises marginally to 4.8% in December: Govt data
INDIA NEWS | Thu, 15 Jan 2026, 6:02PM IST
Unemployment rate for persons aged 15 years and above rose marginally to 4.8 per cent in December 2025 compared to 4.7 per cent in the preceding month.
The unemployment rate (UR) or joblessness, among persons of age 15 years and above, remained largely stable in December 2025, according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Thursday.
The overall UR is estimated at 4.8 per cent in December 2025 against 4.7 per cent observed in November 2025, it added.
The rural UR remained stagnant at 3.9 per cent, while the urban UR increased to 6.7 per cent from 6.5 per cent in the previous month, the data showed.
Among rural males aged 15 years and above, the UR remained low and stable at 4.1 per cent in December, 2025.
Further, the urban female UR moderated to 9.1 per cent in December 2025 from 9.3 per cent in November 2025.
According to a statement, the UR in the remaining gender sector increased slightly, tho
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Snabbit steps up senior hiring as it scales home-services business
INDIA BUSINESS | Thu, 15 Jan 2026, 5:58PM IST
Quick home-services platform brings on Pync's founding team as it expands into new categories and cities
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Godrej Properties says it emerged as India's largest listed residential real estate developer
INDIA BUSINESS | Thu, 15 Jan 2026, 5:49PM IST
Godrej Properties has secured its position as India's top listed residential real estate developer for the second year running in 2025, the company said. It achieved a significant 19% year-on-year increase in booking value, reaching Rs 34,171 crores. Collections also saw a robust 28% growth. This development highlights the company's strong performance and the expanding Indian real estate market.
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Three in four colleges still not industry-ready
INDIA NEWS | Thu, 15 Jan 2026, 5:46PM IST
New Delhi: Three in four of Indias higher education institutions remain unprepared to meet industry requirements, with fewer than one in five achieving high placement outcomes within six months of graduation, a TeamLease Edtech report released on Wednesday found.The findings are part of From Degree Factories to Employability Hubs, a nationwide study that examines how effectively higher education institutions are embedding employability into curriculum design, industry engagement and student outcomes.The report is based on 1,071 responses from public, private and deemed universities, as well as autonomous and affiliated colleges across India. Despite employability being a stated priority across campuses, only 16.67% of institutions reported placement rates of 76-100% within six months of graduation. Shantanu Rooj, founder, TeamLease Edtech, said, If employability is truly the goal, curriculum co-creation with industry, mandatory internships, applied learning through live projects, and formal employer partnerships must become fundamental to how institutions function and are evaluated, not optional add-ons.Structural gaps remain widespread, with just 23.02% of institutions involving industry professionals in teaching, and over 60% yet to explore embedding industry-recognised certifications into their programmes.Curriculum alignment emerged as the most significant constraint. Only 8.6% of institutions reported full alignment with industry needs across programmes, while 16.9% said alignment exists in select courses. In contrast, more than half of the institutions51.01%acknowledged no alignment at all, and another 19.1% said alignment efforts were still underway, leaving the majority without effective industry linkage at scale.While employability remains a central objective, a significant number of institutions are yet to fully align their curricula with industry needs, build strong employer partnerships, or integrate recognised industry certifications into their programmes, Rooj said. This reveals a system that is structurally underprepared to deliver the outcomes it aims to achieve. At its core, this is a system design challenge.Experiential learning, widely viewed as critical to job readiness, also remains limited. Internships are embedded across all programmes in only 9.4% of institutions and in select programmes in another 17.4%, taking total adoption to 26.8%. At the same time, 37.8% of institutions reported no meaningful internship integration. Live industry projects are used by just 9.68% of institutions, indicating limited exposure to real-world work environments for a large share of students.Alumni engagement, another potential bridge to employment, remains weak. Only 5.44% of institutions reported highly engaged alumni networks, while 15.09% described them as fairly engaged. For most institutions, alumni involvement remains minimal or absent, restricting access to mentorship, referrals and informal hiring channels.Industry participation in classroom teaching is similarly limited. Professors of Practice are integrated across multiple programmes in just 7.56% of institutions, while 15.46% restrict such engagement to select departments, leaving the majority without sustained exposure to current industry practices.
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Cochin Shipyard delivers first multi-purpose vessel to Germanys HS Schiffahrts
INDIA BUSINESS | Thu, 15 Jan 2026, 5:45PM IST
Cochin Shipyard Limited proudly announces the delivery of its inaugural Multi-Purpose Vessel to Germany's HS Schiffahrts, marking a pivotal moment in the company's expansion into international waters. With an innovative design that accommodates a variety of global cargoes, these vessels reflect CSL's commitment to excellence.
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Tierra Agrotech reports consolidated net loss of Rs 5.69 crore in the December 2025 quarter
INDIA MARKET | Thu, 15 Jan 2026, 5:31PM IST
Sales rise 207.52% to Rs 14.73 crore
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Emmvee Photovoltaic Power consolidated net profit rises 165.77% in the December 2025 quarter
INDIA MARKET | Thu, 15 Jan 2026, 5:31PM IST
Sales rise 118.11% to Rs 1152.25 crore
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