New Delhi, Dec 30:- As we close the year 2025, it is evident that the business environment in India has been a reflection of continuity, growth, and promising outlook. This is made evident by the successes achieved by sectors such as manufacturing, real estate, energy, education, healthcare, and others.
Indian real estate managed to maintain uninterrupted momentum throughout 2025 and was sustained by capital inflows worth approximately USD 6-7 billion. Against this backdrop, Mr. Ajay Chaudhary, Founder, Chairman and Managing Director, ACE Group, emerged as one of the sector’s most execution-driven leaders. He said, “For ACE Group, 2025 has indeed been a strong year, marked by several milestones achieved through precision, planning and disciplined execution across the choicest range of high-end projects. As the premium housing market continues to evolve, our focus remains firmly on refined design, thoughtful living environments and timely delivery of future-ready homes with enduring value.”
From the developer’s standpoint, the year reflected continuity in demand and a clear preference for well-planned projects. Mr. Arjunpreet Singh Sahni, Executive Director, Solitaire Group said,
“The real estate market has shown steady momentum through 2025 supported by firm buyer confidence and continued demand for well-planned developments. Our priority has been delivering projects that meet the expectations of today’s homebuyers. As we move into the New Year, we will continue to build projects keeping current buyer expectations in mind.”
From the real estate advisory space, Mr. Vijay Jain, Managing Director, Star Estate, distinguished himself with a pulse on hanging buyer behaviour. He noted,
“Residential sales remained strong across leading cities with well-thought out decisions from buyers during 2025. We saw greater emphasis on location quality, developer credibility and long-term value. This has reinforced the role of organised advisory, where transparency, market data and structured guidance play a critical role.”
The renewable energy sector also made significant headway in 2025 with India’s installed renewable capacity moving close to 200 GW. Highlighting the sector’s evolving maturity, Mr. Sanjay Garg, Director, Shweta Solar Pvt. Ltd observed,
“India’s solar sector did consistently well in 2025, with customers becoming increasingly informed about performance, efficiency and long-term returns. This has pushed the industry to raise execution and service standards across the board.”
Reflecting leadership in distributed and rooftop solar adoption, Mr. Vinod Sharma, Director, Joint Solar concurred, “The steady rise in rooftop and distributed solar adoption shows how energy decisions are driving the growth. Beyond installation, customers are now focusing on durability, maintenance support and long-term savings, which are shaping the next phase of growth.”
From the grid automation space, Mr. Sanjay Verma, Executive Director, Sharika Enterprises Limited noted,
“With the rapid scaling of renewable capacity under India’s energy transition agenda, grid operators in 2025 have significantly accelerated investments in advanced grid monitoring, protection, and automation solutions. The growing penetration of intermittent generation sources is driving utilities and large energy consumers to prioritise grid resilience, real-time visibility, and intelligent control architectures to ensure system reliability, stability, and regulatory compliance.”
Education and healthcare continued to hold their fort through 2025. Mr. Utkarsh Gupta, Managing Director, Ramagya Group, a young and dynamic leader driving a more integrated education approach, shared,
“At Ramagya, the year witnessed a sharper focus on emotional well-being, values and real-world skills, alongside academics. This inclusive approach is reshaping how institutions prepare students for the future.”
Ms. Poonam Sharma, Chairperson, Accurate Group of Institutions, who has been steering the institution’s focus on industry-linked higher education, added,
“In 2025, our effort at Accurate has been to ensure that classroom learning is supported by exposure, confidence-building and regular interaction with the real world. As we step into the next academic year, the emphasis will stay on keeping our programmes relevant to industry expectations, while helping students build practical skills and the confidence required to transition smoothly into professional roles.”
Ms. Sneha Rathor Khandelwal, CEO, Sanfort Group of Schools, one of the early education sector’s leading women voices said,
“2025 marked a milestone for Sanfort with the successful rollout of India’s first IB preschool chain. As we move into 2026, our focus remains on measured expansion, deeper academic integration and maintaining consistent learning standards across centres. Our franchising model continues to play a pivotal role in this journey and it has grown commendably this year. We look forward to expanding it further in the coming year.”
Mr. Arvind Kumar, CEO of Abante Integrated Management Services, one of India’s fastest-growing integrated asset management firms said,
“2025 has been a year of steady execution for us, with a clear focus on strengthening project delivery, operational discipline and on-ground coordination across assignments. As we move into 2026, the emphasis will be on scaling selectively, improving efficiency across the value chain and taking on more complex, integrated projects that demand both technical depth and execution reliability.”
Representing the technology distribution segment, Mr. Manoj Gupta, Managing Director, Fortune Marketing Pvt. Ltd, a seasoned industry professional shared, “India’s electronics and IT distribution ecosystem emphasised the importance of scale, reach and operational discipline in 2025.Building stronger channel networks and improving supply responsiveness became fundamental to supporting technology adoption.”
In the pharmaceutical space, companies used the year to sharpen portfolios and strengthen partner networks. Mr. Sumit Arora, Director, Alniche Lifesciences said, “Over the past year, our focus remained on strengthening our product portfolio and ensuring consistency in quality across markets. As we move into the New Year, we are looking at expanding our reach and building deeper relationships with our partners.”
Healthcare delivery also progressed steadily. Dr. Richa Rai, CEO, Heritage Hospitals, a forward-looking healthcare leader driving patient-centric care stated, “2025 was a year of consolidation for hospital-led healthcare. Investments in diagnostics, specialised services and digital systems helped improve patient outcomes and operational efficiency.”
Consumer-facing and technology-led businesses reported stable demand. Mr. Aman Choudhary, Executive Director Marketing, Anmol Industries Limited observed,
“India’s packaged food market maintained its uninterrupted growth in 2025, supported by daily consumption, and deeper market penetration. Strengthening distribution reach, ensuring affordability and maintaining consistent quality were the focus areas. Anmol continues to focus on building trust through reliability and value as we move into 2026.”
Retail and lifestyle brands, particularly in fashion and consumer categories, continued to grow through 2025. Devo, a men’s premium occasion wear brand and a Siyaram’s initiative, expanded its presence across key markets during the year. Commenting on this, Mr. Gaurav Poddar, Executive Director, Siyaram’s said, “In 2025, Devo strengthened its retail presence with flagship openings across key North Indian cities including Prayagraj, Lucknow, Jalandhar, Delhi and Dehradun, taking our premium occasion wear to more than a dozen markets. The year was centred on refining craftsmanship, elevating design detail and creating in-store experiences that reflect evolving consumer tastes. Going forward, our priority remains on deepening our footprint in culturally strong markets while balancing tradition, modern elegance and consistent quality.”
Taken together, 2025 had been a year of good buyer sentiment with continuous performance of business. As 2026 beckons, business leaders across industries seem to be pretty determined to scale higher growth, cement trust-building and create long-term value.