Of the 3.9 million the sector employs, HR experts say at least 100,000 are likely to lose their jobs by the end of this financial year. Ayan Pramanik and Raghu Krishnan report.
'Above 2,000 metres the gradient of the Himalayas is very steep and if you build any infrastructure (roads, dams, hydro power projects) in these regions, it will not be able to sustain these events (the onslaught of debris that comes down with great speeds).'
Start-ups have their own sub-cultures their language and ways of working.
'Job opportunities will be available in pharma, retail, medical, virtual business operating sectors, IT sector, telecommunications, infrastructure development, healthcare sector and e-commerce.'
'No one realises that people with 90 days waiting period are shopping around which naturally increases the cost of hiring.'
'AI will be bigger than the advent of the Internet or the harnessing of electricity.' 'India must embrace it with all its might,' says NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant.
'You need to polish your skills and be prepared to be an asset in the 'new normal' work environment.' 'Access MOOCs (massive open online courses) and keep your brain razor sharp, despite not having a job offer or having your job offer rescinded.'
And if you have started wondering why such innovations come only from American companies, Ajit Balakrishnan offers the answer.
He said India has a rich tradition and a long history of both discovery and use of science and technology.
HR Guru Mayank Rautela offers practical advice.
Whenever you think of Microsoft, the only name that crosses one's mind is Bill Gates. But the tech behemoth was co-founded in 1975 by Gates and Paul Allen.
Investors are already factoring in the impact. The IT Index on the BSE exchange dipped 2.5 per cent, with Infosys, Wipro and TCS showing a decline.
Macro environment, tech shift main challenges now: N Chandrasekaran
'I'm not surprised with what's happening in India,' 'Tiger' Tyagarajan tells Nivedita Mookerji.
If it happens, this would mean the largest spectrum auction in terms of amount with over 7,000 Mhz going up for sale across eight bands
Rituparna Chakraborty, co-founder and EVP, TeamLease Services explains which sectors will contribute to India's growth story.
'The only way to create more jobs is to make sure that we anticipate the skills that will be required in the future and prepare ourselves for those skills.'
The Genie will contain lots of gamified apps.
Some examples that show we may be call for introspection, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
'Our technology is going to help Indian agriculture the way the White Revolution helped milk production.'
HR can make better hiring decisions with solutions powered by robotics & machine learning.
'50% of students lose out because of lack of English language skills.' 'Only 15% to 20% have the functional skills companies are looking for.'
Rediff.com's Ashish Narsale lists the smartphones that ruled our hearts in 2019.
We bring you five lessons any entrepreneur, aspiring and otherwise, can learn from the founder of Facebook.
Robotics is making inroads into HR, but will not replace the function any time soon, experts say.
'Now is the time for India to course correct and for the government also to course correct,' says businessman Mangesh Khatri.
Irrespective of what the future may have in store, the year 2018 has ushered humanity towards an era of next generation technology, demonstrating that there is no looking back in scientific innovations.
In new year message, Sikka warns staff of automation, Premji talks of Wipro's core values
'Don't waste your time in doing long pointless graduation courses.' 'Try and get into an apprenticeship or a job after Class 10 or Class 12, as there is always time to get back to academics and learn new skills.'
Seamlessly integrating multiple devices is becoming the single most important strategy for retailers, says Ritwik Sharma.
Entirely new businesses have been built using data to disrupt traditional companies.
Thirty years after the massacre at Tiananmen Square, coerced collective amnesia envelops the Chinese nation about that horrific event. Claude Arpi glances back at how the student uprising could have changed the Middle Kingdom forever had the Chinese Communist party not traveled on the route of martial law.
The talent gap in the industry is huge, says N Chandrasekaran, MD & CEO, TCS.
Tech grads from BITS Pilani identify a problem and then use technology to solve it. The Visit story.
Ashok Soota of Happiest Minds shares the secret recipe with us.
Most companies often subsidise the sale and the delivery, making losses on their books.
'As far as Kashmir is concerned, a 'solution' was very much in play, and had brought endemic violence across the Jammu and Kashmir regions very much under control before the disruptive adventurism of the present regime resulted in a limited and localised escalation.'
Branch additions for most major banks in the current financial year do not correspond to the number of the past two years.
Not only young companies, even some established players are opting to function out of co-working spaces with an aim to quickly scale up their services. Sangeeta Tanwar reports.
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