New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has welcomed a newly agreed free trade agreement (FTA) between New Zealand and India, calling it a major step forward in economic cooperation. Luxon said the deal is expected to generate more jobs, higher incomes and increased exports by giving New
India’s electronics industry has created more than 1.33 million jobs over the past five years, driven largely by the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for manufacturing. The government’s PLI programme, part of broader efforts to boost domestic electronics production, has helped expand smartphone manufacturing and supported a sharp rise in exports. Industry figures
OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman has said that extremely high salaries linked to artificial intelligence will emerge only after the technology causes significant disruption to existing jobs and industries. Speaking about the long-term impact of AI on the workforce, Altman cautioned that the transition phase could be difficult, with many current roles changing or
When Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal chose to publicly sneer at India’s platform economy, questioning whether the country should be proud of “delivery boys” instead of manufacturing entrepreneurs, he was not making a throwaway comment. He was revealing how disconnected parts of India’s political leadership are from the economy they claim to manage. Fresh economic […]
Microsoft India and South Asia President Puneet Chandok has said artificial intelligence will transform how jobs are performed rather than eliminate them, pushing back against fears of large-scale job losses due to automation. Speaking on the impact of AI on the workforce, Chandok said technology has historically changed the nature of work and AI will […]
Amazon is reducing approximately 14,000 corporate positions globally, with nearly 700 jobs cut in New York City alone, as part of a wide-ranging overhaul of its workforce. The company states the changes focus on streamlining operations and realigning roles rather than solely cost-cutting. The NYC reductions affect executive and corporate offices, not warehouse or delivery
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) unveiled its election manifesto, titled “Sankalp Patra,” for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections in Patna on October 31, 2025. The alliance has promised to generate over one crore government jobs, establish mega skill development centres across districts, and attract new industrial investment to boost the state’s economy. The
Amazon is preparing to reduce its reliance on human workers by automating a large share of its U.S. operations. According to internal planning documents, the company aims to replace around 600,000 jobs by 2033 with robotics and artificial intelligence. A phased target reportedly includes eliminating 160,000 positions by 2027. Company’s Clarification Responding to reports,
HDFC Bank has clarified that the adoption of artificial intelligence will not result in job cuts. CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan said the bank sees AI as a tool to enhance efficiency and redeploy staff into customer-facing and technology roles rather than reduce its workforce. AI Experiments in Progress The bank, with a workforce of around 2.20 […]
India today is witnessing two parallel realities. In one, thousands of engineers and IT professionals are waking up to pink slips from companies like TCS, Infosys, and Wipro. These were the children of ordinary middle-class families who sold land, mortgaged houses, and took loans so their children could study Computer Science and join the great […]















