Work and Productivity

India's white-collar hiring rose 12% year-on-year in February, led by a rebound in IT and a sharp surge in AI/ML roles, with the Naukri JobSpeak Index hitting 3,233.

In today's fast-moving workplace, young professionals are being pushed to project confidence long before they have built real judgment and depth of competencies. This column explores why premature certainty can quietly weaken learning, leadership and long-term career credibility, especially in a VUCA world.

According to EY's Future of Pay 2026 report, Indian organisations are fundamentally rethinking how they allocate reward capital.

What if AI sparks the next major downturn — even as productivity soars? Explore Citrini Research 2028 scenario where white-collar jobs disappear, markets tumble and households lose income.

Sikka argued that the industry is currently witnessing a 'profound improvement' that allows a single individual to exceed the output of entire teams.

Modern workplaces speak more about psychological safety than ever, yet many teams are becoming increasingly uncomfortable with honest disagreement. Conflict avoidance is quietly weakening leadership, trust and innovation. That's why the future will belong to organisations that learn to hold tension with maturity rather than silence it.

The shift in preferences indicate the rise of occasion agnostic footwear culture, of which high-quality, design-focused sneakers are the rulers.

One of the most striking features on the AI Summit website is its dedicated dyslexia and ADHD accessibility modes-tools rarely seen together on official platforms.

If hiring builds capability, appraisals determine whether that capability stays, grows, or exits.

A former Microsoft developer says relocating from the US to India for a remote job improved his finances, lifestyle and career focus.

In India, urban flooding has disrupted transport, power supply and essential services, while desertification is hurting agricultural output and rural demand.

According to the Foreign Ministry's May 2025 data, there are 35.4 millionnon-resident Indians (NRIs) and persons of Indian origin (PIOs). This is the world's largest overseas population.

A LinkedIn post by a former Zomato employee has gone viral—not because of jobs or returns, but because it reflects on work that shaped identity.

As part of other health efforts, Apple is working on an AI chatbot that would allow users to ask questions about their well-being.

From talent pipelines to tourism storytelling, design capacity to government-led digital campaigns, here are the biggest takeaways from the Budget for YouTubers, Instagram creators, streamers, podcasters, and digital storytellers.

The survey found that 76% of Indians have one or more obese individuals in their close social network, including family, friends, colleagues or neighbours.

Cities account for a disproportionate share of India's economic output, yet the Survey notes that Indian cities struggle to convert scale into efficiency.

A former Oxford student declined offers from McKinsey and Morgan Stanley to examine why elite graduates often remain in careers they once planned to leave.

The proposal is being framed as a response to mounting concerns over excessive screen time, mental health risks, and foreign influence online.

According to the unions, the demand for a five-day work week dates back to 2015, when only the second and fourth Saturdays were declared holidays.