Seoul, April 15 (IANS) South Korea added 206,000 jobs in March, topping the 200,000 mark for the second straight month, though weakness in youth employment and the manufacturing sector persisted, data showed on Wednesday.The number of employed people rose by 0.7 percent from a year earlier to 28.79 million last month, according to the data from the Ministry of Data and Statistics, reports Yonhap news agency.After slowing for two consecutive months, job growth had rebounded to the 200,000 range i…
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New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Salary increments across India Inc are expected to remain largely stable in 2026, with average hikes projected at 9.1 per cent, slightly higher than the 9 per cent increase recorded in 2025, a new report said on Monday.The “Deloitte India Talent Outlook 2026” report by Deloitte, based on a survey conducted earlier this year across multiple sectors, indicated that companies are now settling into a steady pattern of annual pay increases after the sharp fluctuations se…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 7 (IANS) In a rare interaction between political leadership and the state’s technology community, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday engaged with IT professionals, startup founders and technocrats at the Technopark campus here, calling for a stronger focus on skills, innovation and manufacturing to secure India’s economic future.The discussion, titled “Technology, Innovation and Opportunity,” drew around 200 invited IT professionals, including software eng…
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) India is emerging as a key player in the global Artificial Intelligence revolution and is helping to democratise the technology not just for its own citizens but also for developing countries around the world, Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, said on Thursday.Speaking at the Asia in 2050 Conference in Bangkok, Georgieva said the rapid development of AI has the potential to reshape the global economy, with Asia playing a central…
Rajkot, Feb 13 (IANS) Students in Gujarat are being equipped with practical skills alongside academics under a state-wide initiative to promote self-reliance.Led by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, the programme targets students from classes 9 to 12, combining vocational training with traditional studies to prepare them for employment and entrepreneurship.At Shree Chandrasinhji Higher Secondary School in Rajpara, Kotda Sangani Taluka, Rajkot district, pupils are receiving hands-on training in 11 …
Hyderabad, Feb 6 (IANS) Hyderabad Police Commissioner V.C. Sajjanar has voiced concern over the threat posed by ‘Agentic AI’ and called for appropriate security measures, trust framework and governance to tackle it.The Police Commissioner, through a social media post on Friday, highlighted how autonomous, multi-agentic Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems act independently across critical sectors. According to him, the risks arise from both malicious exploitation and unintended autonomous be…
Mumbai, Feb 5 (IANS) The warehousing stock in India reached 610 million square feet in 2025, and more than half of this was premium Grade A space, a report showed on Thursday.Institutional-backed Grade A assets now account for 38 per cent of quality stock, bringing standardised development, enhanced specifications, and attracting global occupiers, sand the JLL report. Logistics (3PL) and e-commerce lead storage demand, while light manufacturing, driven by auto, engineering and electronics, is gr…
Washington, Jan 31 (IANS) Artificial intelligence is advancing so rapidly that national policy choices made in the next few years will determine economic growth, geopolitical power, and social stability, technology entrepreneur Romesh Wadhwani said.Delivering the keynote address at a major CSIS conference ahead of India’s upcoming AI Impact Summit, Wadhwani said AI is entering a new phase defined by autonomous “AI agents” capable of planning, executing, and learning with limited human over…
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Bhavish Aggarwal-run electric two-wheeler company Ola Electric on Friday announced to lay off approximately 5 per cent of the workforce owing to the “ongoing structural transformation”.In a statement, the company said it is “doubling down on speed and discipline through increased automation across its frontend operations”.“As part of this ongoing structural transformation, approximately 5 per cent of the workforce will be impacted,” Ola Electric said.It furth…
Washington, Jan 23 (IANS) US lawmakers and homeland security officials have warned that China remains the most persistent cyber threat to American civilian infrastructure, a challenge that closely mirrors security risks faced by India and other major democracies.The warning came during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing focused on cybersecurity, transportation security, and emerging technology risks. Members from both parties said Chinese state-backed hackers are increasingly targeting …