86 pc of Indians see jewellery as core wealth asset, Gen Z accelerates shift

IANS | January 7, 2026 11:58 AM

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) About 86 per cent of Indian consumers now consider gold and jewellery a preferred instrument for wealth creation, underscoring the category’s enduring “asset” role, nearly matching market-linked products such as mutual funds and stocks (87 per cent), a report showed on Wednesday.

DIIs lend robust support to Indian markets, led by mutual fund assets

IANS | January 7, 2026 11:39 AM

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) India’s top domestic institutional investors reported a 12 per cent to 20 per cent surge in assets across multiple segments during 2025, underscoring continued local support for equity and debt markets even as foreign investor assets growth softened.

National Textiles Ministers’ conference in Guwahati to position India as global hub

IANS | January 7, 2026 10:40 AM

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) With an aim to provide a platform for deliberations on policy, investment, sustainability, exports, infrastructure development, and technological advancement in the textile sector, a two-day ‘National Textiles Ministers’ Conference 2026’ will be organised in Assam, it was announced on Wednesday.

BIS develops over 600 new standards in 2025, 9,700 new licences granted

IANS | January 7, 2026 9:33 AM

New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) 2025 has been a landmark year for the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) as it developed over 600 new standards, taking the total to 23,293 standards, covering diverse fields such as AYUSH, robotics, artificial intelligence, ecology, and other emerging technologies, according to Sanjay Garg, Director General, BIS.

Manganese major MOIL achieves best-ever Q3 and April-Dec production

IANS | January 6, 2026 9:31 PM

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) India’s largest manganese ore producer MOIL has achieved best-ever production performance in FY 2025-26 (April-December), recording its best-ever production figures for both the third quarter and the first nine months of the current financial year, the Ministry of Steel said on Tuesday.

Rural markets lead passenger vehicle sales growth in 2025: FADA

IANS | January 6, 2026 9:14 PM

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) Rural India emerged as the key growth driver for passenger vehicle sales in 2025, outpacing urban markets as demand expanded beyond major cities, data released by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) on Tuesday showed.

PPP project pipeline unveiled with 852 projects worth over Rs 17 lakh crore

IANS | January 6, 2026 8:11 PM

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The government on Tuesday announced a major push to boost infrastructure development through public-private partnerships, with the PPP project pipeline covering 852 projects across central infrastructure ministries and states and Union Territories at a combined cost of over Rs 17 lakh crore.