Business

Textile vendors are using their phones to check order alerts in Ludhiana's industrial corridors before opening their stores. Craftspeople in Amritsar who were previously reliant on tourists are now packing goods for courier pickups destined for locations hundreds of kilometers away. Shopkeepers in Doaba and Malwa's smaller towns even put QR codes next to conventional cash drawers. 

Imagine a household where a locker holds years of history in the form of gold—ornaments passed down through generations, wedding jewellery, and small coins saved during festivals. For most Indian families, these assets are more than just wealth; they are a silent insurance policy. However, as the gold price today reaches unprecedented heights—crossing the ₹1,57,000 mark per 10 grams of 24K gold in early 2026—this "silent" asset has become a high-performance financial engine.