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The India findings of the Microsoft Work Trend Index (WTI) 2026 paints a rosy picture about AI adoption in the country. However, it puts the onus on leaders to scale up the adoption for it to bear fruit at a larger scale

Microsoft has placed about 500 employees in India on performance improvement plans (PIPs) and Oracle is laying off around 3,000 people in the country as technology companies restructure their workforces and reallocate budgets towards newer areas.Around 2% of M

India is preparing for the Eighth Central Pay Commission, whose recommendations will shape public finances for years to come. Yet before debating how much governments should spend on public employees, a more fundamental question deserves attention: how much do

Over the past year, the accelerated global adoption of artificial intelligence has driven sharp productivity gains for companies. As intelligent systems perform routine and knowledge-based tasks more efficiently, many roles have become redundant, prompting wid

The termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians has led to job losses for caregivers. This decision impacts developmentally disabled men like Richie Rosen who relied on their aides

There is a disconnect between how tech companies pitch artificial intelligence and tout its surge in usage and how people, especially young adults, are responding to AI. At least, the Pew Research Center s latest report, published Tuesday, suggests

Every aI system begins with data, and every dataset begins with people. When people are absent from that data, AI inherits those gaps

India's unemployment rate fell to 5.1% in July 2026, showing positive labor market trends. Both labor force participation and worker population ratios saw notable improvements across the nation

India produces more graduates than almost any country on the planet. By some estimates, over 1.5 million engineers alone enter the workforce every year

Quick commerce platforms anticipate hiring thirty to forty percent more temporary workers this festive season. This surge reflects increased product availability and consumer preference for instant deliveries

India has overtaken China in supplying merchant shipping officers, with 140,718 officers compared with China s 110,893, according to the BIMCO-ICS Seafarer Workforce Report 2026. India has nearly 312,000 seafarers overall, ranking second globally behind the Ph

When Helen Phillips began to write Hum in 2019, it felt like speculative fiction.In her future world, people found it hard to breathe as the worst effects of the climate crisis kicked in; their jobs were threatened by evolving technology, forcing them into str

Microsoft employees are bracing for more layoffs. On Monday, July 6, the tech giant said it plans to cut around 4,800 jobs, or about 2.1 per cent of its global workforce

The RSS leader s call for hum do, humare teen we are two, we have three set social media ablaze. But it has done little to fan any similar enthusiasm among the youth it was aimed at

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Meta is making a huge shift towards artificial intelligence (AI), even as it cuts thousands of jobs. The company is investing heavily in AI infrastructure while restructuring its workforce

In a first-of-its-kind reform, Andhra Pradesh has thrown open its doors to doctors from across India by removing state registration hurdles. An MBBS graduate holding a recognised medical qualification and valid registration with any state or UT medical council