While the IT sector is known for high performance expectations, job demands, and extended working hours; young and early-career professionals may wish to prove their worth by going above and beyond to achieve professional goals.
One of the major bonanzas is tax holiday till 2047 to foreign companies providing cloud services from Indian data centres. NASSCOM welcomes govt's decisions.
'India’s first AI-powered affordable PC', Karnataka govt says, is built on open-source RISC-V processor with Linux-based OS, & offers 4G, Wi-Fi & Ethernet connectivity.
Global media also traces Air India's 'corporate turnaround story in sync with India’s triumphalist narrative'. But it isn't in the clear yet; losses & scepticism may be holding it back.
Labour minister had already given in-principle nod & a draft will be sent to legal department before notification is brought out, says senior official.
Pandemic-driven enthusiasm around digitisation & technology drove companies to go on hiring spree, which came to screeching halt towards later part of 2022, as workforce reductions started.
As companies call back employees to work post pandemic, rent up by 15-20 per cent as against pre-pandemic levels & as high as 30 per cent in some residential localities.
In 'Against All Odds: IT Story of India', S. Kris Gopalakrishnan, N. Dayasindhu, Krishnan Narayanan write about the history of India's IT sector over the last six years.
Some tech companies have allegedly delayed onboarding new hires indefinitely, or revoked job offers completely for 'bizarre' reasons. Distressed techies want govt to intervene.
The current Iran war has laid bare a fundamental reality: 20 per cent of global energy trade cannot afford to rely on a single artery, no matter how resilient and cost-effective.
Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
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