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Intelligent choice architectures: Turning AI's potential into performance

Genai can transform enterprise decision-making, but most pilots fail. Intelligent choice architectures offer a way for humans and ai to collaborate and deliver real business value

World Wide Web inventor wants to bring his digital data system to India

World Wide Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee said India could benefit from adopting SoLiD, a digital data platform designed to give users greater control over how their personal data is shared

Business Standard Poll: Nominal GDP growth for FY27 seen at 10-10.5%

Economists expect the Union Budget to peg FY27 nominal GDP growth at 10-10.5%, aided by rising inflation and a low base, influencing debt and fiscal metrics

India may play out as a growth story at World Economic Forum in Davos

A strong Indian delegation heads to Davos for WEF 2026, with India seen as a key global growth driver amid geopolitical tensions, AI disruption and economic uncertainty

Q3 Preview: Strong domestic sales set to lift pharma revenues by up to 11%

Strong domestic demand is set to lift pharma revenues by up to 11% in Q3FY26, though pressure from generic Revlimid in the US may limit profit growth

Swamitva drone data likely to improve civic amenities in rural areas

Centre plans pilots in seven Varanasi villages, conducts hackathon to make best use of drone survey data for Swamitva

Reliance Consumer Products sees four brands cross ₹1,000 crore mark

Reliance Consumer Products Ltd said four of its brands have crossed the ₹1,000 crore mark, with gross revenue touching ₹15,000 crore year-to-date in FY26, aided by strong festive-quarter performance

Q3FY26 auto sector preview: Festive demand, GST cuts to lift earnings

Festive-led demand, GST rationalisation, easing rates and operating leverage are expected to drive strong revenue and profit growth for auto OEMs and ancillaries in Q3FY26

CD ratio won't constrain HDFC Bank's loan growth aspirations: MD Jagdishan

HDFC Bank said its elevated credit-deposit ratio will not constrain loan growth, while reiterating a glide path to bring it down to 85-90 per cent by FY27

Earnings growth to move more in line with nominal GDP: Anand Shah

Valuations cap broad upside in 2026, with market returns increasingly driven by earnings growth in line with nominal GDP and selective stock-specific opportunities

India's Russian crude oil buys may average 1.2 mbpd amid sanctions: Kpler

India is diversifying its crude slate by stepping up purchases from traditional suppliers such as Iraq and Saudi Arabia

New Labour Codes push up operating costs for private banks, insurers

Private sector banks and insurers report higher employee costs in Q3FY26 after accounting for statutory impact of New Labour Codes notified by the Centre in November 2025

Sunteck Realty to launch ₹3,000 crore ultra-luxury goregaon project

Sunteck's rental revenue is expected to rise from Rs 70 crore in fiscal year 2025 (FY25) to Rs 320 crore and capital value from Rs 1,050 crore to Rs 5,000 crore by FY28-29

Smallcap mutual funds looking to distance from stocks beyond top 1,000

Their exposure just 2% of scheme corpus, finds study

Vijay's rising star vs the rising sun in run-up to Tamil Nadu polls

TVK's rallies are gaining considerable traction, with multiple surveys indicating that the party may get anywhere close to or above 20 per cent of the vote share

Steel prices rise as safeguard duty, rising exports push rates up

Steel prices are moving up as mills hike HRC rates, aided by safeguard duty, higher exports and rising input costs, even as analysts remain cautious on how long the uptrend will hold

Domestic mutual funds turn homeward in December, pare global exposure

Domestic mutual funds shifted focus to India-facing growth stocks in December, increasing bets on financials, consumption and aviation while trimming global-facing names

Nasa's Artemis II to carry astronauts near Moon after five decades

The first crewed mission beyond low-Earth orbit since 1972 will send four astronauts around the Moon, testing systems critical for future lunar landings

Two busy weeks ahead for MEA as South Block readies hectic calendar

Radoslaw Sikorski, Polish deputy prime minister, who also holds the portfolio of foreign affairs, along with his spouse, journalist and historian Anne Applebaum, will be in India from Monday onwards

LODR revamp kicks off, MSEI back in focus and MIIs boost senior hiring

SEBI has kicked off a review of LODR norms as part of a wider regulatory overhaul, while MSEI regains investor attention and exchanges step up senior-level hiring