BUSINESS
Accenture Q1 signals stable demand but execution pressure for Indian IT firms
For Indian IT companies such as TCS, Infosys, HCLTech, and Cognizant, analysts say a stronger recovery is likely to depend on an improvement in macro conditions rather than company-specific execution alone.
BUSINESS
AI-led RFP automation has boosted win rates at Cognizant, says Babak Hodjat
While AI has shortened RFP timelines, its biggest impact has been on the quality of responses rather than speed alone, the Cognizant’s chief AI officer tells Moneycontrol.
BUSINESS
India better placed to attract global AI talent amid US visa, immigration curbs: Cognizant chief AI officer Babak Hodjat
The crackdown on foreign students and tougher immigration policies have made the US less welcoming, prompting many to consider alternatives such as Canada and Europe, Hodjat tells Moneycontrol
BUSINESS
Global technology giants account for over 60% of NTT’s India data centre demand
Clients are facing ‘PoC fatigue’, as success rates of PoC to AI still remains 17-20 per cent, Avinash Joshi, MD, India, NTT DATA tells Moneycontrol
BUSINESS
GCCs increasingly rely on BPM partners for transformation, says Genpact
AI is about optimising business processes at an enterprise level. Without process and data maturity, GCCs cannot transition to AI-led operations, Dinesh Jain, who leads GCC engagements at Genpact, tells Moneycontrol
ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE
Satya Nadella's 2025 India AI Tour: A 3-City pitch amid India's AI ambitions
It was carefully crafted as a response to India's digital ambitions, talent pool, and policy environment, amid fierce competition from rivals like Google and Amazon.
BUSINESS
Mumbai’s AI hiring outpaces supply at 15% job posts vs 8% talent; Bengaluru tops with 29% share
Beyond the two largest hubs, Delhi-NCR, which holds 18% of India’s AI talent and 12% of job postings, shows a relatively balanced market.
BUSINESS
India’s GCCs power 22.5% of AI demand, cement 1.26 lakh talent base
India’s AI skill penetration is now 2.5 times the global average and talent concentration rising 252 percent between 2016-2024, a rate that outpaces the US, Germany, and the UK.
BUSINESS
Coforge banks on AI, cloud to hit $2 bn milestone by FY26
Management has ruled out entering any new verticals, geographies, or service lines for the next three to five years.
TECHNOLOGY
Bengaluru GCC to reach 15% of Curriculum Associates’ 2,700 global workforce as company scales AI innovation: CEO Kelly Sia
Sia said the India centre is becoming integral to the company’s global innovation strategy, particularly as it ramps up work on AI-enabled learning and assessment tools.
BUSINESS
India’s tech workforce races ahead on AI as enterprises lag on maturity, governance
Most professionals learn AI independently through YouTube, online communities, documentation or hands-on practice, with only a third receiving structured training from employers
BUSINESS
MC Interview: AI is a ‘second leg up’ for BPM; EXL’s opportunity has tripled, says CEO Rohit Kapoor
In an interview with Moneycontrol from the US, Kapoor said EXL has been posting double-digit growth, driven by a business mix that is increasingly data- and AI-led, with artificial intelligence embedded into client workflows.
BUSINESS
AI cutting time and effort, redefining GCC structures: Infosys delivery head
The Bengaluru-headquartered company has already worked with more than 100 GCCs, including Lufthansa Systems, zooplus, and Danske Bank.
BUSINESS
LTIMindtree builds 1,500 AI 'digital employees' as CEO Lambu bets on agentic future
Each agent has a human mentor responsible for training and supervising and at some point, some of them might even be 'retired' or 'fired' if they do not learn well enough, Venu Lambu tells Moneycontrol
BUSINESS
LTIMindtree will stop filing fresh H1-B visa applications: CEO Venu Lambu
Lambu said the impact on LTIMindtree's onsite delivery model will be limited because the company has already reduced its dependence on H-1B over the last few years and built a strong local hiring engine in the US.
TECHNOLOGY
Inside India’s AI data-centre boom: What it takes to build one
India generates nearly 20% of the world’s data, yet hosts only about 3% of global data centre capacity
BUSINESS
Education alone is insufficient without jobs, says Infosys' Sumit Virmani
India’s next wave of social innovators must focus on turning education and training into tangible employment outcomes, Virmani has said
BUSINESS
India drives SAP’s integrated AI strategy, says CTO Herzig
Philipp Herzig, also the Chief AI Officer of SAP, expects 2026 to be the breakout year for enterprise adoption of agentic AI
TECHNOLOGY
Higher basic pay, 48-hour work weeks: India’s IT sector prepares for rising costs under new labour codes
Two key shifts for IT will be the standardised wage definition, which forces companies to lift the share of basic pay, and 48-hour work weeks. The quantum will depend on the size of the company and the maturity stage it is already in.
BUSINESS
Almost 60% of GCCs investing in Agentic AI; build incubators to globalise ideas: EY
GCCs are also institutionalising innovation, with 67 percent creating dedicated innovation teams and incubation programs aimed at global problem statements.
BUSINESS
Accenture explores Agentic AI for high-volume enterprise workflows, says India head
Accenture is already applying Agentic AI in finance workflows for a large Indian retail company, where 5 agents are expected to deliver around 35% cost savings in payment operations.
BUSINESS
Cognizant seeks dismissal of Infosys counterclaims in TriZetto fight
The Teaneck-headquartered company has also asked the court to pause all antitrust-related discovery by Infosys until its dismissal plea is decided.
TECHNOLOGY
Indian IT firms deem DPDP compliance timelines workable, warn smaller firms could be left scrambling
The DPDP Rules also puts legal obligation on businesses on data handling practices
BUSINESS
Deepwatch opens GCC in Bengaluru with 50 employees, plans to hire 100 more
The new GCC will focus on building agentic AI systems, or autonomous AI agents that streamline cybersecurity workflows by automating repetitive tasks such as threat detection, investigation, and response.
