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'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

GOVO GOBUDS SPORTComfortable fit for long sessions

These earbuds have low latency and a strong battery

Sensible. Sustainable. Sensual

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

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

THE METEORIC RISE of Denmark's Novo Nordisk A/S from century-old insulin producer to Europe's most valuable company has been a feel-good story of innovation in a region where those are rare.

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

Made to handle market turbulence

● These provide a balanced approach to wealth creation

How skilling will change in five years

Academicians and CHROs on the skills and roles you must focus on for career advancement and leadership positions

Made to handle market turbulence

● These provide a balanced approach to wealth creation

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

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.

Front-running case: Sebi bans nine entities

Impounds illegal gains of ₹21.16 crore

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.

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.

Overlapping lending: Banks urge RBI to extend deadline

BANKS HAVE REQUESTED the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to extend the timeline for adhering to new guidelines that prohibit overlapping lending activities between banks and their group entities.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Avaada looks to raise $1-bn debt to fund green projects

● Green ammonia, hydrogen projects coming up in Odisha

Priority sector lending: CII proposes reforms

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has proposed reforms in India's priority sector lending framework, factoring in the changes in the economy over the decades and has sought more development finance institutions (DFIs).

States' capex likely fell during April-November

• Capital spends of 12 states reviewed down 7%; borrowings decline 4%

Rubber price jump: Tyre firms' margins may be hit

WITH A SHARP escalation in the cost of natural rubber and other raw materials in recent months and the outlook on demand muted, tyre manufacturers may see their margins taking a hit in FY25.

Mandi prices of onion fall 50% on fresh arrivals

WITH THE ARRIVAL of fresh kharif crops, average mandi prices of onions at Lasalgaon in Nashik, Maharashtra—the country's key onion trading hub—halved to ₹2,000 per quintal on Sunday from ₹4,000 per quintal a month ago.

Centre may reduce reserve sale price for rice to make ethanol

● No takers for FCI stocks among grain based distilleries