New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) India hosts world’s most AI-active workforce, with 80 per cent of employees using AI multiple times a week and 41 per cent using it daily, a report said on Monday.Around 31 per cent of employees believed AI will positively impact their job responsibilities in the coming year, making India one of the most optimistic markets globally, a report from ADP said.Despite high adoption and stronger workplace engagement, employees who use AI most frequently questioned their produ…
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Chandigarh, May 28 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday announced that master’s degree and PhD programmes would be introduced in post-harvest management, plant pest control and plant diseases.He also dedicated 14 Horticulture Science Centres of Maharana Pratap Horticulture University and said the centres would play a significant role in delivering the latest technologies, quality planting material and scientific guidance to farmers.The Chief Minister was addressing the i…
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) India emerged as a global leader in artificial intelligence adoption, with 41 per cent of employees reporting that they use AI nearly every day, a report said on Tuesday.The report from ADP Research said that around 80 per cent of employees in India use AI at least multiple times a week – the highest levels recorded across all surveyed markets.Indian usage is significantly higher, as only half of the workers surveyed globally use AI multiple times a week. Nigeria (39 p…
United Nations, April 21 (IANS) Weathering the fallout of the Iran war-induced energy crisis, India will remain the fastest-growing large economy in the Asia Pacific region at 6.4 per cent during the current fiscal year, according to ESCAP, the UN agency for the region’s economy.The report released here on Monday by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, better known by the acronym ESCAP, said India’s real gross domestic product (GDP) growth moderated from 7.4 per cent …
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) India has emerged as a frontrunner in the adoption of agentic Artificial Intelligence (AI) across the Asia-Pacific region, with enterprises moving rapidly from experimentation to real-world deployment and returns, according to a report.A report of Tech Wire Asia said 97 per cent of organisations worldwide are exploring agentic AI strategies, and adoption levels vary significantly across regions.In Asia-Pacific (APAC), India stands out with the highest proportion of ‘ex…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Delhi University on Sunday made biometric attendance mandatory for all its employees and warned of strict action in cases of late arrival, as part of a renewed push to enforce discipline and improve administrative efficiency.In a detailed administrative order issued, the university has directed all staff members to mark their attendance through an Aadhaar-based biometric system.The official working hours have been fixed from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., comprising a total of 8…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The Asian Development Bank’s $10 billion credit to Pakistan till 2030 signalled continued multilateral confidence, but underscores the country’s heavy reliance on external support and the urgent need for structural reforms to solve institutional challenges, as per a media report.The editorial from Dawn highlighted that capital inflows alone cannot fix “institutional challenges.””The focus on integrated solutions by combining policy reforms with financing and technica…
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Pakistan must generate roughly 30 million jobs over the next decade to absorb new labour‑market entrants, but recent growth is incapable of it, causing brain drain and weakened productivity, a report has said.The report from Maldives Insight said the economy grew at an average 1.7 per cent annually between 2022 and 2025, far below what is needed to sustain employment, and the official unemployment rate reached 7.1 per cent in FY25, the highest in 21 years.The pace of …
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) India has the potential to lead a new human revolution powered by purposeful and responsible Artificial Intelligence, Vishal Sikka, founder and CEO of Vianai, said on Thursday.Speaking at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 here, Sikka said AI presents a historic opportunity for the country.“India has previously transformed areas like connectivity and food security within a generation, and now it has a chance to build the next era through AI,” he noted.Sikka, who is also…
Washington, Jan 13 (IANS) India’s economy is projected to remain among the world’s fastest-growing major economies, with growth estimated at 7.2 per cent in FY2025-26, supported by strong domestic demand despite rising global trade tensions, the World Bank said on Tuesday.In its latest Global Economic Prospects report, the World Bank said India’s resilience helped lift overall growth in South Asia in 2025, offsetting the impact of heightened policy uncertainty and global trade frictions.Grow…