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A report released by TeamLease Services highlights a significant disparity in the awareness and adoption of the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY) across India's business landscape.

As generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) reshapes how organisations think and act, a stark gap has emerged between promise and performance.

The President and CEO of the World Economic Forum (WEF), Borge Brende, gave a one-word answer when he was asked in an interview what makes him optimistic this year. The WEF chief said it's "economy."

India faces a complex strategic decision following an invitation to join a US-led Gaza Peace Board chaired by Donald Trump. According to a GTRI Report, the invitation arrives as the Gaza war enters its third year, forcing the country to choose between participating in a new international framework or staying out of a structure that critics describe as politically imbalanced and strategically risky. The board, announced on January 15, 2026, intends to oversee post-war stabilisation and reconstruction but operates explicitly outside of United Nations frameworks.

The Uttar Pradesh delegation held productive meetings with investors from the finance, pharmaceuticals, Global Capability Centers (GCCs), and Centers of Excellence (CoEs) sectors at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The investors acknowledged the state's investment ecosystem during these interactions, according to Invest UP, the investment promotion and facilitation agency of the government of Uttar Pradesh, in a post on X.

Indian benchmark indices open on a flat to negative note on Tuesday, reflecting a cautious sentiment across domestic markets. According to the indices, the Sensex traded at 83,224.93, down by 21.25 points or 0.03 per cent, while the Nifty 50 stood at 25,574.55, declining 10.95 points or 0.04 per cent as of 9:17 am. The marginal decline follows a period of elevated uncertainty in global trade and persistent selling by foreign investors.