Markets & Industry

The global animation and VFX industry crossed $415 billion in 2025 while simultaneously cutting over 45,000 jobs across gaming, film, and streaming. India's government has committed Rs 250 crore in Union Budget 2026 to build a new talent pipeline. But for the hundreds of thousands already working in the sector, the upgrade window is open now and will not stay open for long.

The global AI talent scramble has moved beyond corporate HR into the domain of national policy. Countries are deploying fast-track visas and skills-based immigration frameworks to capture a resource more scarce than capital. For India, the strategic window is open, but not indefinitely.

On a quiet morning in Bengaluru, a golden retriever waits patiently outside a boutique pet store, air-conditioned, well-lit, and stocked with imported treats, organic food, and orthopedic beds. A decade ago, this scene would have felt unusual. Today, it is becoming normal. India is in the middle of a silent pet‑care revolution. What was once a culture of “pets as guards” or occasional companions has shifted into something deeper: pets as family. Urbanization, nuclear househol

In the early hours of a trading day, long before markets open in New York or Copenhagen, laboratories across India are already awake. Scientists are calibrating machines, monitoring cell cultures, and running trials that will determine how the next generation of medicines reaches the world. This quiet intensity marks a turning point not just for India, but for global biotechnology itself. For decades, the biotechnology industry was anchored in the West. Breakthrough drugs, bi

At 7:42 p.m. in Bengaluru, a delivery rider weaves through evening traffic carrying what looks like an ordinary order: milk, instant noodles, toilet cleaner, and paper towels. Yet, inside that small delivery bag lies one of India’s most expensive and aggressive business battles: the race to own the country’s quick‑commerce grocery market. In India’s 10‑minute delivery revolution, groceries have quietly become the most valuable weapon. And Flipkart, backed by Walmart, is now b

One of the clearest signals of India’s changing economic confidence is not found in headline GDP numbers or startup valuations. It is visible, quietly, inside millions of newly opened stock market accounts. India’s capital markets are moving through one of their most active phases in decades. Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) are no longer occasional milestones reserved for a handful of large corporations. They are becoming a recurring feature of India’s economic landscape, ref