Flipkart paid $700 million to 19,000 employees through ESOPs in 2023 — India's single largest ESOP wealth creation event. India is now the world's third-largest startup ecosystem. 77% of Indian startups offer equity compensation. Vestd acquired Trica to be the platform that manages all of it.
India's film industry is undergoing a seismic correction in 2026. While a ₹150 crore star vehicle struggles, a ₹4 crore film delivers 1,000% returns. Dhurandhar 2 crosses ₹1,275 crore. OTT prices are slashed by 50%. With stars losing their pull and audiences demanding content, Hollywood should be watching closely. Full analysis inside.
India's second spaceport is under construction in Tamil Nadu. By 2028, Kulasekarapattinam will launch small satellites faster and cheaper than anywhere else. With a $23,000 crore defense corridor, a space vehicles cluster, and ₹100 crore testing facility, the state is building an end-to-end aerospace ecosystem that could reshape the global industry.
The journey of gold over the past ten years reads like a chronicle of global uncertainty. In early 2016, gold was trading at around $1,050 per ounce. The world was grappling with slow European economic recovery, easing emerging market growth, and an uncertain US dollar that tested investor confidence in traditional financial assets. Gold, with its ability to hedge against inflation and currency depreciation, began attracting institutional and individual investors alike.
Most people who trip on a broken footpath in Bengaluru post about it on X and move on. Surya Uthkarsha built a platform to fix it. He is 14. He used 30 minutes and a no-code tool. The web version is live. The city noticed.
India has more than 100 million weekly ChatGPT users. It is OpenAI's second-largest market globally. Until now, it had no country-level managing director. On June 28, 2026, that changed. The man who scaled Uber across India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh is now responsible for the world's most powerful AI company's India strategy.
For generations, cartoons were synonymous with Saturday mornings, sugary cereals, and the innocence of childhood. The medium was widely considered a gateway entertainment for children—colorful, simple, and disposable. But a seismic shift has occurred over the past decade. In 2026, animation is no longer just for kids; it is a sophisticated, multi-billion-dollar global industry that spans streaming platforms, theatrical releases, video games, merchandise, and even metaverse experiences. What was once dismissed as "just a cartoon" is now recognized as a powerful intellectual property engine capable of generating billions in revenue and sustaining cultural relevance for decades.
The Indian stock market in 2026 tells a story of recalibration. After the exuberance of 2024 and 2025, when startup IPOs were greeted with frenzied subscription and double-digit listing gains, the mood has shifted dramatically. The era of easy money and instant listing pops is decidedly over. What we are witnessing is not a crash, but a correction—a painful but necessary reset that separates the wheat from the chaff.
In the glittering world of cinema, few questions are as hotly debated as the value of star power. Is a movie's success determined by its lead actors, or does content reign supreme? The answer, as with most things in business, is complex. But one thing is certain: in the high-stakes game of film production, where budgets can exceed hundreds of millions of dollars and returns are anything but guaranteed, casting the perfect hero and heroine is not just an artistic decision—it is a critical business strategy.
