Job loss

The Kannada Development Authority (KDA) has issued an order meant for all branch and regional heads which explicitly and clearly says that every non-Kannada working in banks should learn Kannada language within 6 months, otherwise they…

As the first quarter of 2017 is about to end, the industry is once again facing the sting of pink slips and mass-firings, all around. And not surprisingly, automation, technology and robots are being attributed as the source now,…

  Since last few weeks, there has been intense negativity regarding Indian IT Industry. Media bombarded us with reports related to mass layoffs, terminations and pink slips, and there was a sense of depression all around. But it seems…

New reports have emerged, which is pegging an even more depressed state for IT professionals. Earlier, it was believed that around 56000 IT professionals will be asked to leave their jobs this year, but it seems it was just a fraction…

One of the first lessons which a business learns via hard way is that it exists for one sole purpose: making profits. A hardcore business is different from a social service, and providing employment is not it’s main objective of…

HDFC Bank has become India’s first bank to deploy a robot inside their branch for customer service purpose. This interactive humanoid, christened as IRA or Intelligent Robotic Assistant will be able to greet customers, and then offer a…