India Inc is striving to reimagine workplaces, championing inclusivity, diversity, and gender parity in a highly disruptive, tech-driven world to spark a pink edge.Companies are ramping up efforts to attract and retain women talent with targeted leadership programmes, cutting-edge AI upskilling, and enhanced flexibility that nurtures work-life balance. In this drive for a more equitable…
As companies in India grapple with both global and local challenges, Companies are facing dilemma between- manage compensation budgets and salary increases in 2025 or focus on cost overrun. According to Deloitte India’s Talent Outlook 2025 report, the average salary increment for the coming year is expected to be 8.8%, slightly lower than the 9.0%…
Analysts suggest that DOGE’s jurisdiction primarily covers federal contracts, whilst Indian IT firms predominantly work with state and local governments. The cancellation of federal contracts by the US Department of Government Efficiency‘s (DOGE), under Elon Musk‘s leadership, might affect consulting-focused technology firms working on discretionary US government projects. However, Indian IT companies are expected to…
Minutes after President Trump’s latest tariffs took effect, the Chinese government said on Tuesday that it was imposing its own broad tariffs on food imported from the United States and would essentially halt sales to 15 American companies. China’s Ministry of Finance put tariffs of 15 percent on imports of American chicken, wheat, corn and…
At the biggest toy industry trade show in the Western Hemisphere this weekend, toy makers, as usual, displayed seemingly endless rows of stuffed animals, action figures and puzzles, hoping to entice retailers to pick their products. But this year, the chatter at Toy Fair New York was dominated not by the next Barbie, but a…
The race for Artificial Intelligence is heating up, and it’s nothing short of a high-stakes thriller. With China advising its Artificial Intelligence (AI) experts to steer clear of rival nations like the United States, and tech giants like Google diving headfirst into the fray, the stakes have never been higher. New updates say that the…
MUMBAI: Markets regulator Sebi has eased norms for security receipts – issued by asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) to manage bad loans – by allowing smaller finance companies to invest in the financial instruments. Sebi’s outgoing chief Madhabi Puri Buch in a notification on Feb 28, her last day in office, allowed smaller NBFCs and housing…
From her home in Phoenix, Erica Campbell is waiting for a cargo vessel from China to deliver a shipment of thousands of Jesus rattle dolls, tin Easter eggs, religious-themed baby swaddle blankets and 15,000 packages of Jesus Heals bandages. Ms. Campbell, 36, the owner of Be a Heart, a Catholic goods business, paid the Chinese…
President Trump’s promise during last year’s election to make it far easier to drill for oil and gas thrilled energy executives who believed his policies would lower their costs and help them make a lot more money. Those hopes are now fading. Thanks to Mr. Trump’s tariffs, the oil and gas industry is contending with…
Kremlin officials are dangling the prospect of lucrative investment deals for American energy companies, apparently seeking to convince President Trump that large economic gains could come from siding with Moscow in ending the war in Ukraine and scrapping economic sanctions on Russia. There is no doubt that Russia has vast troves of oil and natural…