The National Statistics Office has stated that India's real GDP has been estimated to grow by 8.2% in Q2 of FY 2025-26 against the growth rate of 5.6% during Q2 of FY 2024-25. This is the fastest growth in India's economy in six quarters. Analysts had estimated the Q2 economic growth in the range of 7% to 7.5%.

Candi Solar has secured $58.5 mn in debt funding from IFC to accelerate its C&I solar expansion in India and South Africa. The capital will add nearly 200 MWp of new projects, support performance-linked products, and grow its portfolio beyond 400 MWp, strengthening clean energy access for industrial and commercial clients.

Delhi CM Rekha Gupta granted tax-free status to the ‘120 Bahadur’ movie in Delhi from November 28. The film honours 120 soldiers of Charlie Company, 13 Kumaon Regiment, who fought at the battle of Rezang La during the 1962 Sino-Indian War. She said the film showcased inspiring leadership and the supreme sacrifice of Major Shaitan Singh Bhati.

If a person invests ₹8,000 in mutual funds monthly for 17 years, they will get an estimated return of ₹37.11 lakh at an expected 12% annual return, taking their total corpus to ₹53.43 lakh, NDTV Profits stated. With lump sum ₹2 lakh investment, it will take 29 years to reach ₹53.5 lakh corpus at an expected annual return of 12%.

India's benchmark indices hit new intraday highs, but the rally remains narrow, driven by a few heavyweight stocks, while many Nifty components and broader indices lag. The rupee continues to face pressure amid trade uncertainty, IPO activity is drawing liquidity from markets, and volatility remains low, even as underlying weaknesses persist across sectors.

Amid Black Friday Sales, people are being warned against scams. Some scammers cheat customers by launching fake websites that seem authentic and almost indistinguishable from the original sites. AI videos are used to promote fake deals or products to trick shoppers into visiting fraudulent websites. Scammers also use fake retailer giveaways and surveys to steal sensitive information.

Varuni Sarwal, Indian-origin CEO of US-based AI-healthcare company TriFetch, said she had forgotten to buy an outfit for a wedding she attended in Ranchi, but received it in 15 minutes from Blinkit. "San Francisco has self-driving cars. India has 10-minute everything. I'm not sure which is more impressive," she said. "India is living in 2030 for B2C logistics," she added.

Nano Banana Pro is changing prompt craft by pushing photo realism, lighting control, and micro texture fidelity to near human standards. The model shines when prompts are layered with intent like mood, lens style, depth and context. With structured prompt blocks, creators get sharper faces, consistent characters and commercial grade imagery at scale.

Generative AI has moved from novelty to infrastructure powering content, design, automation and product creation. Businesses use it for rapid prototyping, marketing, decision support and customer journeys. As capabilities expand, companies that combine human creativity with AI driven execution will grow faster and outperform manual workflows.

Data overload slows marketers who juggle multiple dashboards without context. Conversational ad AI translates raw metrics into direct explanations and clear next actions. Teams get fast answers to questions such as why costs rose or where budgets leak. This shift makes decision making easier for performance teams who want speed and accuracy.

New founders win by building around automation, niche SaaS, AI copilots and underserved markets. India's digital expansion creates massive gaps in operations, vertical tech, workflow tools and specialised consumer products. Ideas that reduce manual labor and solve visible inefficiencies have the highest chance of scaling quickly and attracting capital.

Most business failures come from misdiagnosed problems. The right diagnostic flow reveals if issues stem from acquisition, pricing, churn, processes or team bandwidth. Structured analysis helps leaders find root causes faster and pick actions that fix impact drivers instead of symptoms. Clarity saves budgets and improves performance predictably.

Virality today depends on instant hooks, cultural timing, scroll stopping visuals and creator style consistency. Emotion driven formats perform best and algorithms reward retention over reach. With AI tools simplifying ideation, editing and trend mapping, anyone can create high performance content if they master audience psychology and repeatable formats.

Digital assets like domains, newsletters, niche websites and automated ecommerce stores are emerging as modern real estate. They generate recurring income at low overhead and can be bought, optimised and resold for profit. With AI tools reducing creation time, digital property flipping is becoming accessible for creators and investors seeking scalable returns.

The Ministry of Defence has signed letters of offer and acceptance (LOAs) worth ₹7,995 crore with the US government for support of the Indian Navy's fleet of MH-60R helicopters. The sustainment support includes provisioning of spares, support equipment, product support, training and technical support. The LOAs were inked under the Foreign Military Sales programme of the US.

Himalaya Wellness has partnered with Unicommerce to simplify its e-commerce operations and accelerate omnichannel growth. The partnership aims to enable faster deliveries, improved inventory management, and provide a seamless shopping experience for customers across both online and offline platforms. This integration will enable the automation of order processing across multiple touchpoints.

IWAI and Uttar Pradesh government have signed ₹6,000 crore worth of MoUs for development and expansion of inland waterways network on river Ganga. The authority signed nearly 25 MoUs to boost inland waterways development during the recently concluded India Maritime Week 2025. Of this, Uttar Pradesh secured major commitments focused on expanding operations in Varanasi and along the Ganga corridor.

Reliance Foundation Chairperson Nita Ambani was seen carrying a handbag with diamond-studded initials of her 4 grandchildren. The initials made of 18 carat gold also contained Brazilian Paraiba tourmalines, according to the designer. The initials A, K, P and V stand for Aadiya, Krishna, Prithvi and Veda.

Fundraising by companies through IPOs crossed ₹1.6 lakh crore, setting a new record. It has surpassed the previous year's ₹1.59 lakh crore even with a full month still ahead. Meesho is set to raise around ₹5,421 crore, Aequs Limited plans to mobilise nearly ₹921 crore, while Vidya Wires is expected to raise about ₹300 crore through its IPO in December.

Reliance Industries, along with Brookfield Asset Management and Digital Realty Trust, signed deal to invest $11 billion by 2030 to develop 1-GW AI data centre in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. In October, Google also unveiled plan to invest about $15 billion in the state. India's data centre market's expected to exceed $100 billion by 2027, as per estimates by CBRE Group.

BYJU'S Founder Byju Raveendran is planning to file a lawsuit against GLAS Trust, a trustee for BYJU'S US lenders, to seek $2.5 billion in damages. The lawsuit will counter allegations by GLAS Trust that Raveendran diverted and hid $533 million in 'Alpha' funds. Last week, a US bankruptcy court ordered Raveendran to pay more than $1 billion in the case.

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation floated a tender for the supply, installation, testing, and commissioning of the Integrated Data Management System (IDMS) for Bengaluru Metro Rail Corporation. "After interactions with DMRC, it agreed to suitably customise similar software for BMRCL, with overall responsibility assigned to DMRC," a senior BMRCL said. The last date for tender submission is November 28.

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is preparing to roll out a new feature to allow users to update their mobile number remotely without visiting an Aadhaar enrolment centre. It is developing an at-home update system that will update mobile number through OTP verification and face authentication. UIDAI said the service will be available soon on the Aadhaar app.

India's fiscal deficit widened to ₹8.25 lakh crore for the April-October period, according to the latest data by the Controller General of Accounts. The deficit reached 52.6% of the FY26 target, compared to 46.5% in the same period a year ago. Total receipts stood at ₹18 lakh crore during the period, while overall expenditure was ₹26.25 lakh crore.

Speaking at an event in Delhi, Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said, "Everybody is waiting for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to reflect on the current inflation numbers." The remark comes ahead of RBI's upcoming bi-monthly policy review on December 5. Notably, retail inflation in October hit a series low of 0.25%, providing RBI with space for rate cut.