From Rs 50K employee reimbursement to Rs 10 crore for IT parks: How Karnataka is luring IT firms to Beyond Bengaluru clusters
The measures are part of a wider strategy to ease pressure on Bengaluru’s strained infrastructure and seed new technology hubs across the state.
IT union slams Karnataka's self-certification policy, calls it anti-worker move
The new provision allows companies to self-declare compliance, which the IT union argues grants corporations a free hand to violate labour laws without fear of scrutiny.
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.
Infosys launches AI-first model to help enterprises modernise GCCs
The model provides an end-to-end approach covering strategy development, site selection, entity setup, recruitment, and operational launch.
Entry-level tech demand slumps 20-25% as India shifts to diamond-shaped workforce: EY
Industry observers cited in EY’s report say several Indian IT services firms have already consolidated 20-25% of entry-level roles through intelligent automation and AI augmentation.
Labour commissioner of Pune summons TCS over layoff complaints by NITES
Over the past several months, NITES had appealed to CM Devendra Fadnavis, alleging TCS of illegally laying off nearly 2,500 mid to senior level employees in Pune.
Doing more with less: AI rewrites the operating model of Indian IT
Strategy has shifted to AI factories, agentic systems, and platform-infused engineering. And executives speak of productivity gains rather than fresher hiring now.
India needs to take bigger bets in deep tech, says Infosys cofounder K. Dinesh
Patient capital, early investment, and strong university networks helped many nations become leaders in advanced technologies.
Certain matters raised by the industry could not be addressed in the subordinate legislation: Nasscom on DPDP Rules
“Our focus now moves to supporting implementation in a manner that is practical, proportionate and aligned with the objectives of the law,” the technology industry body said following the government’s notification of the DPDP Rules on November 14.
H-1B shift shows Trump moving from ideology to pragmatism, analysts say
Industry watchers say India’s IT sector remains largely unfazed as US visa restrictions tighten, with firms already localising hiring and reducing dependence on H-1Bs.
Karnataka to reimburse rent, property tax, power duty to lure IT firms outside Bengaluru
The strategy is to move technology jobs and investments into cities such as Mysuru, Mangaluru, Hubballi-Dharwad, Kalaburagi, Belagavi, Shivamogga, and Davanagere.
Karnataka IT Policy: Up to Rs 50 crore in R&D reimbursements, biggest state-level incentive in India
Policy also encourages firms to shift from service-led models to product-centric innovation and early-stage prototyping to scalable technology development.
Karnataka's new IT policy eyes 90 lakh jobs by 2030, proposes return programme for overseas talent
The 2025-2030 IT policy also proposes ‘Technoverse’ technology campuses, a ‘Women in Global Tech Missions Fellowship’, and a unified digital network across innovation hubs.
Back office renaissance: Genpact, EXL, Firstsource surge as BPMs ride the AI wave, outpacing IT peers
Integrated technology operations, once the stronghold of IT firms, are now being executed meaningfully by companies that began as BPMs or BPOs.
IT hiring flat but 17-18% surge recorded for GCCs, says Info Edge
Global Capability Centres (GCCs) and premium tech roles offset muted IT hiring as Info Edge posts steady Q2FY26 earnings.
Persistent Systems, Mphasis outperform Tier-I IT peers in billable revenue per employee
Among Tier-I IT firms, HCLTech had the highest billable revenue per employee at $17,822 in Q2, growing 5.2 per cent YoY, according to estimates by UnearthInsight.
H-1B visa curbs lift subcontracting costs for Indian IT firms; Infosys sees steepest rise
Beyond tightening H-1B visa rules, demand uncertainties are also driving IT firms to focus on short-term contractors rather than hiring full-time employees.
GSMA calls for major rethink of India’s reserve price mechanism, warns against “oversupply” narrative
According to GSMA Intelligence data, India’s spectrum cost burden is among the highest in the world, at roughly 26% of operator recurring revenues—limiting the capital available for 5G and upcoming 6G expansion.
Telcos urge government to auction entire 6GHz band for mobile use, warn against Wi-Fi split
The Department of Telecommunications has proposed auctioning only the upper 700MHz of the 6GHz band for mobile use, while delicensing the lower 500MHz for Wi-Fi. Telcos
GCCs, ER&D drive hiring with 30-40% salary hikes, says TeamLease even as IT stays flat
Mid-tier IT services and ER&D firms are seeing healthy demand for niche skills such as Python, cloud security, and AI and prompt engineering
Cognizant to rollout Claude LLM to 3.5 lakh employees in expanded partnership with Anthropic
The move is intended to help enterprises shift from AI pilots to scaled deployments. This is expected to help enterprises integrate AI with existing systems without requiring major architectural overhauls, Cognizant added.
Snowflake bets on India’s under-penetrated Cloud and AI market to drive next phase of APJ growth
India is one of the fastest growing markets for Snowflake in the Asia Pacific and Japan region, says country head Vijayant Rai
Happiest Minds says demand environment stable as digital, AI programs continue
Clients shift from pilots to production as tech spending focuses on efficiency and measurable outcomes.
Quess sees ‘green shoots’ in IT staffing during September quarter as select hiring mandates open
The demand is primarily in AI, cloud transformation, cybersecurity, enterprise platforms and SAP HANA upgrades, tied to ongoing technology modernisation in global enterprises.
