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Core sector grows 4% in Jan as steel, cement power expansion
India’s eight core industries posted 4% year-on-year growth in Jan 2026, led by robust gains in steel and cement, while crude oil and natural gas output remained under pressure
Indian Americans sour sharply on Trump’s India policy
Approval for his handling of India ties falls to 20%, with 55% disapproving, as Democratic identification slips to 46%. Nearly half of Indian Americans report frequent exposure to racism
Modi dismisses AI job fears, pushes open and inclusive global framework
At the AI Impact Summit, the PM says AI will create new opportunities, not mass unemployment, as he calls for shared innovation, global standards, and India’s human-centric approach to responsible AI
AI disruption, funding gaps test global cultural policy: Unesco report
Digital revenues surge to 35% of creators’ income even as AI-driven losses, sub-0.6% public funding, mobility barriers and gender gaps strain cultural ecosystems worldwide
AI’s first casualties: Entry-level young workers
Study finds early-career hiring is falling in AI-enabled roles in US, raising concerns for fresher-driven IT & services model and its long-term leadership talent pipeline, a warning India can't ignore
AI-powered platforms set to redefine India’s biopharma future: EY report
AI will transform how Indian drugmakers discover, test and manufacture medicines, shifting the industry from a generics-driven model to an integrated, innovation-led biopharma ecosystem
Indians lead globally in willingness to pay for software-defined cars
As 95% of Indian consumers say they are ready to pay for software-defined features, strong demand for connected tech, over-the-air upgrades and AI personalization is reshaping competition globally
India supercharges sovereign AI push, targets global compute scale
With national AI capacity set to cross 58,000 GPUs, the govt is accelerating investments in high-performance computing, semiconductor design, clean-energy-powered data centres, and deep-tech startups
Global hunger crisis deepens as food systems strain: UN
Climate shocks and mounting economic pressures are intensifying global hunger, disrupting food systems worldwide and pushing millions deeper into insecurity as reform efforts struggle to keep pace
India's dual-speed money shift: Cash surges even as UPI booms
Currency in circulation has climbed to record levels even as digital payments dominate everyday transactions, showing economy is expanding in cash and cashless modes, but for very different reasons
Middle class squeeze: Is income growth lagging behind aspirations?
Even as India posts world-beating GDP numbers, thinner savings buffers, rising household debt and uneven real wage gains suggest urban middle-class resilience may be real test of economy’s durability
Rural slowdown pushes Jan unemployment rate up to 5%
A seasonal dip in rural economic activity jobless rate, even as urban labour markets remained largely steady and female participation levels held broadly firm