India’s employment outlook remains strong with a Net Employment Outlook (NEO) of 42% for Q3 2025, according to a report by Manpower Group. Key sectors driving optimism include IT, Energy & Utilities, and Financial Services, amid rising automation and AI skill demand. Regionally, North India leads hiring intent, and large...
Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have long been frontrunners in the GCC sector, each implementing targeted policies to attract investments. While Tamil Nadu concentrated on tax incentives linked to salaries and hiring, Karnataka introduced a comprehensive strategy encompassing Tier-II city investments and academic collaborations. Now, Gujarat has stepped into the spotlight...
India’s job market is embracing Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities, which are now becoming significant talent hubs, fueled by concrete facts and promising trends. Industries are breaking free from urban constraints, as seen in sectors like BFSI where Tier 2 cities show 82.02% junior hiring. A prime illustration is...
The Indian IT services industry has been a major driver of economic growth in recent years. However, the industry is facing a number of challenges in the present global landscape, including the need to adapt to new technologies, rising competition from other countries and slowdown in IT services growth. Image...
India and the European Union (EU) have jointly urged the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to postpone the implementation of a ruling against India’s import duties on certain Information and Communication Technology (ICT) products until September 19, 2023. Image Source: WTO An interesting development has come up pertaining to the WTO...
India’s SEZ policy has led to significant success for its IT industry, but under the new Foreign Trade Policy, it needs to be reoriented to both comply with WTO norms and promote India’s manufacturing competitiveness in focus sectors. Exports of SEZs in India have grown from Rs 463.77 thousand crore...
India has an expected business potential of US$ 100 billion in the engineering R&D sector in the coming years, which could create additional employment for 1-1.25 million people. In order to capitalise, India needs to build its expertise in digital technology and establish its credentials as a destination for software...
Helge Tryti, Commercial Counsellor, Royal Norwegian Embassy, elaborates on the future of Indo-Norway cooperation, which is strongly geared towards energy and marine resources. In addition, he believes that given the size of the Indian market, setting up manufacturing facilities can be a more prudent option for companies rather than just...
Tanaz Buhariwalla, Director, IDA Ireland, discusses Ireland’s key advantages as a business destination for Indian companies, including a business-friendly ecosystem, competitive costs, support for innovation and vital strategic location for companies targeting the US and EU market. She also explains why post-COVID, Indo-Ireland cooperation is more critical than ever before....
Amaresh Chakrabarti, Senior Professor and Chairman, Centre for Product Design & Manufacturing, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), explains how the institute is creating innovator entrepreneurs and also enabling effective interface between students and Indian manufacturing SMEs to solve complex problems. He firmly believes that with the right ecosystem to scale...
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