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We Want Employees to Connect. But How Close Is Too Close?
Culture & Behaviour

We Want Employees to Connect. But How Close Is Too Close?

India has traditionally defined social relationships beyond the immediate family. An unrelated woman could be addressed as didi or behenji, while an unrelated man could be called bhaiya, anna, or by other regional terms. These relationships created familiarity and respect while also drawing a line between social closeness and romantic intimacy. Raksha Bandhan represents a […]

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Reimagining Employee Engagement: Beyond the Free Lunches and Annual Surveys
Employee Engagement

Reimagining Employee Engagement: Beyond the Free Lunches and Annual Surveys

For decades, the human resources playbook for employee engagement was predictably simple: throw a quarterly pizza party, hand out silver keychains at the five-year mark, and issue a 50-question annual engagement survey that took three months to analyze and six months to ignore. That playbook is not just outdated—it is officially broken. Today’s workforce is […]

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TCS Cuts Q1 Variable Pay for Mid and Senior Employees
Compensation

TCS Cuts Q1 Variable Pay for Mid and Senior Employees

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has paid an average 60–70% of quarterly variable pay to mid- and senior-level employees for the April-June quarter, down from payouts of up to 80% in the previous two quarters. The payout is lower sequentially but remains above the 20–40% levels reportedly given to employees in these categories for nearly two […]

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Wipro Expands Google Cloud Partnership to scale Gemini Enterprise Adoption
AI

Wipro Expands Google Cloud Partnership to scale Gemini Enterprise Adoption

Wipro has expanded its partnership with Google Cloud to accelerate the adoption of Gemini Enterprise and agentic AI across enterprise operations. The company will also expand its internal use of Gemini Enterprise and equip more than 10,000 AI-certified specialists, including 1,500 Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs), with advanced AI capabilities. The announcement comes as Wipro looks […]

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Wipro Adds AI Agent iSkill to Help Learning for 2.4 Lakh Employees
AI

Wipro Adds AI Agent iSkill to Help Learning for 2.4 Lakh Employees

Wipro has integrated an AI agent called iSkill into its AI Academy to help employees find learning courses based on their roles, skills and previous certifications. The initiative covers more than 240,000 associates, according to the company. How iSkill Works Wipro’s AI Academy was built three years ago to help more than 240,000 associates become […]

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NSDC and AWS Launch Cloud and AI Skilling Program for 1.5 Lakh People
AI

NSDC and AWS Launch Cloud and AI Skilling Program for 1.5 Lakh People

The National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Cultus Education have launched a nationwide cloud and AI skilling initiative with Amazon Web Services (AWS), targeting 1.5 lakh learners with foundational skills and 10,000 participants with intensive, job-ready training. Cloud and AI Training Across India The AI Skilling programme will provide 1.5 lakh learners with foundational AI […]

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Siddharth Meherkar Joins Mahindra & Mahindra as National HR – Channels
Appointments

Siddharth Meherkar Joins Mahindra & Mahindra as National HR – Channels

Siddharth Meherkar has joined Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. as National HR – Channels, based in Mumbai, after over 15 years of experience across HR and business partnering roles. In his new role, Siddharth will handle HR responsibilities for the Channels function, building on his experience in talent management, HR operations, workforce planning, employee engagement and […]

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Meta AI Workforce Plan: 60% Team Cuts Considered, Then Pulled Back
AI

Meta AI Workforce Plan: 60% Team Cuts Considered, Then Pulled Back

Meta considered reducing the size of some teams by up to 60% as part of its AI workforce strategy, but later pulled back from a planned second restructuring round after AI agents failed to deliver the expected productivity gains, according to a Reuters investigation. Meta’s AI Workforce Strategy The internal programme, known as Project OT […]

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Octave Intelligence to Scale Hyderabad Centre to 2,000 Engineers
Employment

Octave Intelligence to Scale Hyderabad Centre to 2,000 Engineers

Octave Intelligence plc has inaugurated a 2 lakh sq ft Technology and Innovation Centre in Hyderabad, with plans to scale the facility to 2,000 engineers in the coming years. The new centre is located in HITEC City and will support the company’s global technology and innovation operations. Key Takeaways The centre will bring together teams […]

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When Standard HR Approaches Don’t Fit: Designing Workforce Architecture for Complex Contexts
Talent Strategy

When Standard HR Approaches Don’t Fit: Designing Workforce Architecture for Complex Contexts

Human resources (HR) as a discipline has spent decades refining standard playbooks. Compensation frameworks, hiring processes, performance systems- all built for standard contexts where the work fits established categories. Most work fits. Not all work does. Three categories of HR context are becoming increasingly common where the standard playbook does not apply. Organizations building first […]

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Dr. Praveen Purohit: Is the Traditional Engagement Model Still Enough?
Employee Engagement

Dr. Praveen Purohit: Is the Traditional Engagement Model Still Enough?

Is the traditional employee engagement model still relevant? What do you believe will matter most to employees in the next two to three years, and how should CHROs rethink engagement? Responding to this, Dr. Praveen Purohit, CHRO, VAML, said: The question today is not whether employee engagement matters. It unquestionably does. The real question is […]

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Six-Month AI and ML Internship with Rs. 10,000 Monthly Stipend
Internship

Six-Month AI and ML Internship with Rs. 10,000 Monthly Stipend

AICTE and TantrShell have invited applications for an Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML) Intern role, offering a six-month virtual internship with a monthly stipend of ₹10,000. The opportunity is open to candidates across India, with 10 openings listed on the AICTE Internship Portal. The internship was posted on August 20, 2026, and candidates can […]

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