Industry Trends

High-end and luxury housing power Pune realty growth in 2025: Cushman & Wakefield

Pune’s housing market stayed strong in 2025 with nearly 44,000 launches, driven by a sharp rise in high-end and luxury homes. Premium projects dominated supply, lifting capital values and expanding activity in North and North-East corridors. Robust demand from IT hubs and ongoing infrastructure upgrades continue to support market momentum.

Industry Trends

India's services sector growth hits 11-month low in December, PMI shows

India's services sector expansion slowed to an 11-month low in December, with new business growth easing and hiring stalling. While international demand offered a bright spot, business confidence declined, reaching its lowest in over three years. A benign inflation environment, however, bodes well for future competition and job creation.

Industry Trends

How DBS India built AI into banking—years before the hype

Banks typically tiptoe around artificial intelligence. Regulators demand explainability. Employees fear replacement. Customers worry about losing human service. Most financial institutions run careful pilots, wait for results, then cautiously expand—if at all. DBS India started deploying AI in 2014, years before ChatGPT made generative tools ubiquitous. The bank used algorithms to predict employee attrition, map [...] The post How DBS India built AI into banking—years before the hype appeared first on HR Katha .

Hiring News

Netflix elevates Shruti Nishchal to director, HRBP-ads, marketing & partnerships, APAC

Netflix has elevated Shruti Nishchal to director, HRBP-ads, marketing & partnerships, APAC. Nishchal has been associated with the global entertainment services company since June of 2020 when she joined as human resources business partner. Just over three years into that role she was promoted to senior senior manager, HRBP-product, legal & finance, APAC. This alumna [...] The post Netflix elevates Shruti Nishchal to director, HRBP-ads, marketing & partnerships, APAC appeared first on HR Katha .