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26 members enter startup billionaire club in 2024

Fifty-year-old Supam Maheshwari, an IIM Ahmedabad alumnus, founded the online platform for babycare products FirstCry after selling an e-learning company that he had set up.

Eliminates odour, cleans indoor air in a jiffy

● Ideal for bedrooms, offices, or small living areas

'Consumers prioritise value, want devices tailored to their needs'

applications like graphic design. AI-driven technologies are also gaining traction. Consumers increasingly seek AI features in devices, such as BenQ's upcoming home projectors with AI Cinema, which use advanced algorithms and a camera to optimise content dynamically based on room lighting conditions.

Tech redefines how we shop in-store

● AI provides cues according to individual tastes

Sensible. Sustainable. Sensual

All the luxury you need, at half the price of a luxury car & two times fuel efficiency

GOVO GOBUDS SPORTComfortable fit for long sessions

These earbuds have low latency and a strong battery

Language of market expansion

● A nascent market is growing on the back of local offerings

Has the 'Indian' car brand come of age?

● Consumers are no longer hung up on global badges

Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk's plunge echoes Nokia risk

A Nokia-esque turn for the worse is now potentially unfolding, however. Novo's shares plummeted by 21% on Friday to their lowest level since August 2023, after the study results of next-generation experimental obesity shot CagriSema fell short of the 25% weight loss that had been predicted.

Winner, but for how long?

India Inc's fortunes will soon change, unless higher household income supports demand

Paradigm shift in Indian competition law

With a new Act and regulations, regular updating of CCI's analytical tools in 2024 to suit the new-age economy has been the hallmark of competition law enforcement

Budgeting for peasants, planet

UNLESS POLICIES TRY TO GET THE AGRI-MARKETS RIGHT, OUR FARMERS WILL KEEP AGITATING FOR HIGHER PRICES

HYBRID FUNDS Made to handle market turbulence

● These provide a balanced approach to wealth creation

How skilling will change in five years

THE WORLD IS driven by change, especially in technological innovation and global commerce, hence in five years to come there will be need for a different mixture of skills for individuals whose ambition is to take up leadership positions.

The demand for specialised skills in fintech, AI, project management to rise in 2025: Mayank Kumar of upGrad

In 2024, there was also rising demand for AI-skilled talent across non-tech sectors such as retail and manufacturing. Hiring sentiments for jobs that require one to at least interact with GenAI tools irrespective of the sector will continue to soar in 2025

Get more interest money on EPF claim

● Claims will now be accepted throughout the month

Front-running case: Sebi bans nine entities

Impounds illegal gains of ₹21.16 crore

Top-10 most valued firms' m-cap slumps ₹4.95 lakh cr

THE COMBINED MARKET valuation of all the top-10 most valued firms plunged ₹4.95 lakh crore last week, in line with a bearish trend in equities, where Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Reliance Industries (RIL) faced the sharpest erosion.

Growing demand drives growth in power T&D sector

THE POWER TRANSMISSION and distribution (T&D) sector is set for a significant growth, driven by increasing electricity demand and focused renewable energy goals.

Overlapping lending: Banks urge RBI to extend deadline

Loan book as of Sep 2024 (₹ cr)

China's Nio unveils $108,000 EV

CHINESE ELECTRIC CAR maker Nio started sales of its most expensive car as it seeks to double deliveries in 2025 and eventually become profitable.

Will take back control of Panama canal, says Trump

President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that the Panama Canal is charging exorbitant prices and rates of passage on US naval and merchant ships, and he demanded that fees be lowered or else Panama should return the canal to the US.

Suspect in German Christmas market attack detained

A GERMAN JUDGE ordered pretrial detention for the man suspected of driving a car into a German Christmas market in the eastern city of Magdeburg two days ago, killing five people and injuring dozens.

Musk's Trump trade makes Tesla a winner with $570-billion rally

LESS THAN TWO months ago, shares of Tesla were on their way to just the third losing year in the electric-vehicle maker's decade-and-a-half as a public company.

Israeli strikes kill 17 Palestinians in Gaza

SCHOOL SHELTERING DISPLACED PEOPLE DESTROYED

Media's moment of reckoning: Convergence model set to be tested

The year 2024 was marked by significant consolidation in the Indian media and entertainment industry.

WEF summit: Over 100 Indian CEOs, ministers to visit Davos

OVER 100 CHIEF executive officers (CEOs) and at least three state chief ministers and other leaders from India will be in Davos next month to attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting 2025.

India to see a surge in AI applications: Nasscom

INDIA WILL SEE a surge in artificial intelligence (AI) applications and cost reductions in 2025, with increasing adoption across sectors like healthcare, finance, energy, and governance, Sanjeev Malhotra, CEO of the Centre of Excellence for IoT and AI at Nasscom, told FE.

VC boom: New firms reshape startup funding

THE VENTURE CAPITAL (VC) landscape witnessed a surge in activity in 2024, with over 30 new VC firms entering the market.

DoT expects BSNL to post ₹558-crore profit in FY27

THE DEPARTMENT OF telecommunications (DoT) has projected state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) to turn profitable in FY27 with a profit of ₹558 crore.