Debarghya Sanyal &Amp; Raghav Aggarwal

Stories by Debarghya Sanyal &Amp; Raghav Aggarwal

Sale of mid-segment homes overtakes affordable in India: Knight Frank

Sale of mid-segment homes overtakes affordable in India: Knight Frank

Rediff.com   5 Jul 2023

The sale of mid-segment homes in India has overtaken affordable ones in the first half of calendar year (CY) 2023, a report released on Tuesday showed. It is despite the increase in residential prices in all the major cities in India. The share of premium homes has also gone up during the period.

Google unveils a slate of AI tools for Indian developers

Google unveils a slate of AI tools for Indian developers

Rediff.com   29 Jun 2023

Google unveiled on Wednesday a slate of artificial intelligence (AI) tools and technologies for Indian developers at its first I/O Connect event for India, being held in Bengaluru. The company made accessible for Indian developers its faster, more accurate large language AI model accessible through PaLM API, Makersuite, as well as features on Google Cloud's Vertex AI. Google Cloud officially launched a new initiative in collaboration with Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, to help sellers build and scale commerce platforms across the country.

As employees return to workplace, more companies opting for flexible offices

As employees return to workplace, more companies opting for flexible offices

Rediff.com   27 Jun 2023

The demand for flexible office space is emerging as India's top short-term portfolio strategy, as 47 per cent of companies want to increase its use over the next 12 months, according to a survey by property consultant CBRE. Flexible office space is a workspace designed to provide employees with a variety of different places and ways to work. These spaces can be easily modified to fit the needs of any new project or role.

'If students can learn asking ChatGPT...'

'If students can learn asking ChatGPT...'

Rediff.com   15 Jun 2023

'What can a teacher do that ChatGPT cannot?'

Interested in working with OpenAI? Please feel free to email Sam Altman

Interested in working with OpenAI? Please feel free to email Sam Altman

Rediff.com   9 Jun 2023

If you are interested in working with OpenAI, feel free to email Sam Altman. In a free-wheeling fireside chat with university students on Thursday in Delhi, the CEO of OpenAI and his team seemed eager to welcome bright young IT practitioners of India into the OpenAI work space. Asked about the steep degree requirements for applying to tech giants such as Microsoft and Google, Altman said that his company was open to hiring undergraduates and even college drop-outs.

Gaming Is Not Just For India's Young

Gaming Is Not Just For India's Young

Rediff.com   1 Jun 2023

Meet Nilima Kalra, 79, Manju Roy, 80, Sumita Maan, 79, and Gurpreet Kaur, 75.

The Ban Baaja Baraat

The Ban Baaja Baraat

Rediff.com   29 May 2023

The Kerala Story is among a long list of films that invited bans and censorship.

Can You Send Email With An Attachment?

Can You Send Email With An Attachment?

Rediff.com   22 May 2023

More than 70 per cent of Indian youth aged between 15 and 29 can't!

India to have over 7,000 more ultra-rich individuals by 2027: Knight Frank

India to have over 7,000 more ultra-rich individuals by 2027: Knight Frank

Rediff.com   18 May 2023

The number of ultra-high net worth individuals (UHNWIs) in India is expected to rise 58.4 per cent in the next five years from 12,069 in 2022 to 19,119 in 2027, a report by property consultancy Knight Frank said on Wednesday. In its "The Wealth Report 2023", Knight Frank said that the number of Indian UHNWIs, with a net worth of $30 million or above, fell 7.5 per cent in 2022 due to economic slowdown, rate hikes, appreciation of the US dollar and geopolitical uncertainties. Globally, the number of UHNWIs fell 3.8 per cent in 2022 compared to 2021.

UPI-related scams account for 55% of total digital payments frauds in India

UPI-related scams account for 55% of total digital payments frauds in India

Rediff.com   17 May 2023

Out of all the reported digital payment frauds in India, over half (55 per cent) were United Payments Interface (UPI)-related, a new report released on Tuesday revealed. Another 18 per cent are card related, 12 per cent are related to internet banking and nine per cent are from phishing calls. Most of the UPI-related frauds, however, have a low ticket size.

Why Prompt Engineers Are In Demand

Why Prompt Engineers Are In Demand

Rediff.com   15 May 2023

The job of a prompt engineer does not necessarily require candidates to be trained in "hardcore" computer engineering skills. 'This is one of those rare jobs that opens the sector to the layman.'

Top CEOs got an average hike of 9% in 2022, workers' wages fell 3%: Oxfam

Top CEOs got an average hike of 9% in 2022, workers' wages fell 3%: Oxfam

Rediff.com   2 May 2023

The average salary hike of top-paid chief executive officers (CEOs) in four countries, India, the USA, the UK and South Africa, was 9 per cent, but the workers in these countries saw their salary dip by 3.19 per cent, an analysis by Oxfam on International Workers' Day on May 1 showed. Based on data from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and government agencies, the analysis also showed that workers in these countries worked "for free" for six days last year because their wages lagged behind inflation. One billion workers in 50 countries took an average pay cut of $685 in 2022, a collective loss of $746 billion in real wages, compared to if wages had kept up with inflation, it said.

Disney Hotstar's Succession Problem

Disney Hotstar's Succession Problem

Rediff.com   12 Apr 2023

If you were one of those waiting for the entire fourth season of Succession to drop so that you could binge-watch it over a weekend, you have missed the train.

Housing inventory overhang lowest in 5 years on the back of robust sales

Housing inventory overhang lowest in 5 years on the back of robust sales

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2023

The housing inventory overhang in the top seven cities in India stood at a five-year low of 20 months at the end of the January-March quarter, data from real estate consultancy Anarock showed on Monday. It was the highest at 55 months in the quarter ending December 2020. The inventory overhang is the amount of time it would take to sell the current housing listings in an area. A lower overhang denotes higher demand in a particular area.

Why India's gig workforce is still outside purview of basic benefits

Why India's gig workforce is still outside purview of basic benefits

Rediff.com   7 Apr 2023

If you have seen Zwigato, Param Kumar's story will sound familiar. Laid off from his job as a repairman at a Gurugram-based water purifier provider, he now delivers groceries and food for a mobile-based delivery app, in Delhi. Kumar, who started making deliveries last August, told Business Standard that he is working longer hours than his older salaried job as an RO repairman, and has no paid leaves or health insurance. Kumar is part of India's estimated 7.7 million-strong force of gig workers.

Why Kids Spend Less Time On Sports

Why Kids Spend Less Time On Sports

Rediff.com   4 Apr 2023

'The top two reasons for the low participation of kids are lack of time and need to focus on studies.'

Why Mumbaikars Are Wheezing And Coughing

Why Mumbaikars Are Wheezing And Coughing

Rediff.com   29 Mar 2023

La Nina, construction worsen air quality; spike in respiratory ailments.

Crypto firms see no long term impact of fall of US banks, investors unsure

Crypto firms see no long term impact of fall of US banks, investors unsure

Rediff.com   15 Mar 2023

The collapse of Silvergate Bank, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank in the US might create temporary liquidity issues but will not have any significant impact on the Indian crypto market in the long run, officials from several exchanges told Business Standard. All three banks are considered crypto-friendly. SVB offered services such as cryptocurrency custody and lending.

Foreign Medical Graduates On Tenterhooks

Foreign Medical Graduates On Tenterhooks

Rediff.com   9 Mar 2023

There is confusion around the registration guidelines and the cut-off dates for acquiring the degrees.

Big Tech Is Rushing To Train AI In Local Languages

Big Tech Is Rushing To Train AI In Local Languages

Rediff.com   21 Feb 2023

Indian mobile and Web consumers speak in 30 languages and around 1,600 dialects.