Economic Survey 2025 26: India’s digital boom collides with a growing addiction challenge

Economic Survey 2025 26: India’s digital boom collides with a growing addiction challenge

India’s digital economy is scaling — but for a country banking on its demographic dividend, unmanaged digital addiction risks becoming a silent drag on learning, mental health, and economic output. The Economic Survey 2025-26 highlights that, “India’s youth are living in an intensely digital environment. While access fuels learning, jobs, and civic participation, compulsive and high-intensity…

Unpacking the marketing industry trends forecast for 2026

Unpacking the marketing industry trends forecast for 2026

While 2025 ushered in numerous obstacles for marketers, the industry showcased its resilience. Global advertising revenue exceeded initial projections from firms like WPP Media, and the momentum is expected to continue in 2026. However, resiliency will be important as marketers this year continue to navigate many of the same complexities that defined last year, including…

Setting the tempo for the next era of financial services…

Setting the tempo for the next era of financial services…

Financial institutions are increasingly adding agentic AI to their broader generative AI projects. While generative AI models respond to prompts, agentic AI acts proactively, making their own decisions about how to achieve goals such as boosting efficiency or enhancing customer engagement.   This transition does not mean one AI model is replacing the other. As Chad…

AI Referral Traffic Converted At More Than Double The Organic Search Rate For E-commerce In 2025

AI Referral Traffic Converted At More Than Double The Organic Search Rate For E-commerce In 2025

Key Takeaways Prioritize AI referral traffic and mobile-first shopping flows to capture higher-intent buyers and beat competitors still chasing slow-growing desktop web visits. Track traffic source, engagement, and conversion across web, mobile web, and apps, then shift budget and content toward the channels that show the strongest purchase intent. Use AI personalization like smarter recommendations,…

New Microsoft Data Security Index report explores secure AI adoption to protect sensitive data

New Microsoft Data Security Index report explores secure AI adoption to protect sensitive data

Generative AI and agentic AI are redefining how organizations innovate and operate, unlocking new levels of productivity, creativity and collaboration across industry teams. From accelerating content creation to streamlining workflows, AI offers transformative benefits that empower organizations to work smarter and faster. These capabilities, however, also introduce new dimensions of data risk—as AI adoption grows,…

Air cargo demand up 3.4% in 2025 driven by e-commerce and supply chain shifts

Air cargo demand up 3.4% in 2025 driven by e-commerce and supply chain shifts

E-commerce drove global air cargo demand growth in 2025, although the rise was not as high as the previous year and growth is expected to moderate again this year. Full-year demand for 2025, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTK), increased 3.4% compared to 2024. Capacity, measured in available cargo tonne-kilometers (ACTK), increased by 3.7% year on…

How teachers and technology shape school education reform

How teachers and technology shape school education reform

While the Union Budget 2026 focuses on growth, skills, and competitiveness, school education is still largely measured by access, more classrooms, higher enrolment, and broader coverage. Education experts argue that the real test now is learning outcomes, teacher quality, and institutional depth. According to The Times of India, Shiv Nadar School CEO Arti Dawar emphasizes…