Page 4 - Latest Updates on Year Ender 2025

From valuations to profits: How investors should position portfolio in 2026

PL India continues to advocate a disciplined and diversified investment approach-focusing on quality equities, stable carry in fixed income and selective exposure to structural growth themes

From Air India crash to Hayli Gubbi volcano, 2025 was marked by calamities

From plane crashes and fires to stampedes, floods, and cyclones, 2025 drew attention to the steep human cost of systemic lapses, climate stress, and fragile disaster preparedness

Union Budget 2026: Tracking what Budget 2025 promised and delivered

With the Union Budget 2026 around the corner, here is a status check on Budget 2025 promises, from tax reforms and insurance FDI to manufacturing, gig workers and innovation funding

Year-end 2025: How motor insurance evolved with EVs, add-ons, and PAYD

EVs, smarter covers and usage-based policies shaped motor insurance

Motilal Oswal on 2026 outlook: Quality and selectivity to drive mkt returns

From an investment perspective, they have a positive stance on large-cap stocks, particularly in sectors where earnings growth is strong and valuations remain reasonable.

Year-ender 2025: How agentic AI quietly took over phones, PCs and browsers

In 2025, AI moved beyond answers. Agentic systems began handling multi-step tasks across phones, PCs and browsers, quietly reshaping how everyday technology works

Heat, smog, dengue: How climate change became a health threat in 2025

As temperatures soared and weather turned erratic, India saw longer dengue seasons, heat emergencies and rising mental stress

Year-ender 2025: D-St set to see record FII selloff; DII inflows cushion

Despite the global uncertainty and a selloff in risk assets, the Nifty 50 has stayed range-bound over the past few months, supported by robust domestic inflows

World@2025: Trump torrent and global tides drive an unpredictable year

The year unfolded unpredictably: Trade relations were upended, Trump's tariffs unsettled markets, GenZ took to the streets, Japan saw its first woman Prime Minister, and a museum was left poorer

How 2025 marked a turning point for health science and innovation

From GLP-1 drugs and personalised cancer vaccines to longevity experiments and regenerative therapies, 2025 marked a year when scientific breakthroughs reshaped healthcare and medicine

2025 IPO lessons: What retail investors learnt and how to spot 2026 winners

Key takeaways from 2025 IPOs and how retail investors can spot opportunities in 2026

10 studies that redefined what healthy living means for Indians in 2025

From overuse of antibiotics to effects of air pollution, these 10 studies prompted people to make their health and lifestyle choices in 2025

Year-ender 2025: Galaxy Watch 8 to AirPods Pro 3, 5 health tracking gadgets

From smartwatches to earbuds, these gadgets stood out in 2025 for helping users track fitness, sleep, and overall health more consistently

Sunrise homes, parking space, high-rises: How India chose housing in 2025

Magicbricks data indicates that 75-80% of buyer demand in select premium micro-markets-such as Dwarka Expressway, Noida Expressway, Sarjapur Road, Gachibowli is concentrated in luxury segment

2025: The year the world wobbled, and India adjusted to crises and change

With the trade deal with the US pending and President Trump keeping matters on hold, opportunity in a time of crisis appears to be the way forward

Sensex can hit 100,000 in 2026 if earnings pickup: Chris Wood

The key uncertainty remains the currency, but if that stabilises and growth improves, India can deliver respectable returns, says Christopher Wood, global head of equity strategy at Jefferies.

Business@2025: From tax reforms to trade pacts, a year of course correction

The government moved to steady the economy amid global uncertainty. Crises at IndiGo and BluSmart, meanwhile, underlined the need for tighter oversight and stronger governance

Aadhaar to UPI, key policy changes that shaped your money in 2025

Key reforms in Aadhaar, UPI and taxes that shaped your finances this year

Year-ender 2025: Nothing Headphone 1 to iPhone Air, 5 best-designed gadgets

From lived experience, these products showed that in 2025, thoughtful design mattered as much as performance when it came to standing out

From fibremaxxing to GLP-1s: What were India's top health trends in 2025?

From fibremaxxing and longevity clinics to GLP-1 drugs, AI hospitals and workplace mental health, 2025 reshaped how India talks about prevention, ageing and wellbeing