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.

Human capital meet in Guwahati focuses on language AI, Bhashini

IANS | January 6, 2026 7:41 PM

New Delhi, Jan 6 (IANS) The second day of the Human Capital Working Group Meeting in Guwahati concluded on Tuesday with detailed discussions on how artificial intelligence can be practically implemented to improve language access, education and digital inclusion across India.