Romita Majumdar &Amp;Amp; Ayan Pramanik

Stories by Romita Majumdar &Amp;Amp; Ayan Pramanik

Ayurveda with an allopathic twist

Ayurveda with an allopathic twist

Rediff.com   2 Dec 2017

Kapiva's plans to introduce allopathy-like doses of ayurvedic remedies for the millennial consumer finds traction.

Traders can now edit their GSTR-3B returns of August, September

Traders can now edit their GSTR-3B returns of August, September

Rediff.com   19 Nov 2017

At least 2,00,000 traders encountered difficulties in August, September, and October since there was no editing facility in summary return filing.

All is well at Infosys, assures Murthy

All is well at Infosys, assures Murthy

Rediff.com   16 Nov 2017

Nilekani is an organised person and his strength is simplification of complex ideas, said Murthy.

Why IT firms are not hiring for empty posts

Why IT firms are not hiring for empty posts

Rediff.com   15 Nov 2017

'The world has changed and nobody has the patience to start a project and wait for six months to look at the outcome.'

H1B issues affect people, not companies

H1B issues affect people, not companies

Rediff.com   12 Nov 2017

'We are only talking about 65,000 H1B visas a year, it is not going to go down drastically.' 'If the number reduces and when you spread that reduction across all the top IT services companies, the impact will be marginal.'

Why Bengaluru now has an IT union

Why Bengaluru now has an IT union

Rediff.com   11 Nov 2017

'There is large-scale sacking, and salaries in smaller companies are lower than the minimum wages of Rs 18,000 a month.'

All the perks of being a car owner, none of the pain

All the perks of being a car owner, none of the pain

Rediff.com   2 Nov 2017

Drivezy is helping people share their vehicles.

How IT services cos are fighting shrinking client budgets

How IT services cos are fighting shrinking client budgets

Rediff.com   31 Oct 2017

IT firms are training employees of their clients and even aspiring IT professionals, in order to create fresh revenue streams amid shrinking deal sizes in traditional software maintenance, says Ayan Pramanik.

What does Nandan Nilekani have in store for Infy shareholders?

What does Nandan Nilekani have in store for Infy shareholders?

Rediff.com   23 Oct 2017

Will Infosys, which will announce its Q2 results on Tuesday, be able to break away from the single-digit growth rates the IT services sector has been seeing?

Passport Seva Kendras to be more accessible

Passport Seva Kendras to be more accessible

Rediff.com   22 Oct 2017

The government plans to expand the programme of using head post offices as PSKs.

Wipro CEO: 'The next is automation'

Wipro CEO: 'The next is automation'

Rediff.com   18 Oct 2017

Bhanumurthy B M, president and chief operating officer, Wipro, tells Ayan Pramanik and Raghu Krishnan that service delivery through digital technology-enabled platforms will change the business dynamics for the company.

Infy under Nilekani: What's different, what's not

Infy under Nilekani: What's different, what's not

Rediff.com   18 Oct 2017

While the framework of service delivery and client-focused approach remains unchanged, Nilekani's suggestions, of taking start-ups with newer technologies to clients, are being implemented.

TCS hits the jackpot with digital training

TCS hits the jackpot with digital training

Rediff.com   16 Oct 2017

Indian software firms have been retraining their workforce in emerging technology areas, also helping them get certified

Digitisation pushes ITES cos to hire off campus

Digitisation pushes ITES cos to hire off campus

Rediff.com   16 Oct 2017

IT services firms would no longer focus on large volume hiring from campuses like they did at least two to three years ago, as demands of clients are changing.

Don't shirk work, Sapience is watching!

Don't shirk work, Sapience is watching!

Rediff.com   11 Oct 2017

Sapience offers an innovative solution to measure the productivity of office and mobile workers, with almost no manual inputs from managers or employees, says Romita Majumdar.

Why Indian firms must protect user data

Why Indian firms must protect user data

Rediff.com   1 Oct 2017

'When users sign up for free apps and services, they are giving up data. They fail to realise the impact of their data in the public domain, which is something that corporations have been monetising on for some time now.'

Has the bubble burst? IT jobs still see low salary

Has the bubble burst? IT jobs still see low salary

Rediff.com   29 Sep 2017

At times of slow growth, India has seen number of graduates doubling since 2008 to almost 25 million in 2016

'India has a large percentage of women who want to be self-employed'

'India has a large percentage of women who want to be self-employed'

Rediff.com   29 Sep 2017

GlowRoad, a business network for homemakers, is helping women who want to earn from home.

By end 2017, Google to have its India Cloud Region in Mumbai

By end 2017, Google to have its India Cloud Region in Mumbai

Rediff.com   27 Sep 2017

It will compete with rivals Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure

In India, 5G network won't be a reality soon

In India, 5G network won't be a reality soon

Rediff.com   15 Sep 2017

Delay due to rise in operating cost of telcos, late adoption of 4G network