Sheetal Singh

Sheetal Singh, Senior News Journalist, SightsIn Plus

TCS iON Offers Free 15-Day Course to Build Future-Ready Skills
Training

TCS iON Offers Free 15-Day Course to Build Future-Ready Skills

TCS iON, a subsidiary of Tata Consultancy Services, is offering its Career Edge – Young Professional programme, a free 15-day online course designed to help young learners prepare for jobs and interviews. The programme focuses on skills needed to enter the workplace. Focus on Job Readiness The course covers interview preparation, digital and IT-related skills […]

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TCS Expands AI Infrastructure: 264-Acre HyperVault Campus in Hyderabad
Industry

TCS Expands AI Infrastructure: 264-Acre HyperVault Campus in Hyderabad

TCS subsidiary HyperVault AI Data Center Limited has secured 264 acres in Hyderabad to develop an AI data centre campus with capacity of up to 1GW, according to a September 5 exchange filing. Campus Designed for AI Computing The purpose-built campus will serve frontier AI companies and hyperscalers. It will support high-density GPU deployments for […]

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EPFO UAN Activation Moves to UMANG: 5 PF Services Employees Can Access
EPFO

EPFO UAN Activation Moves to UMANG: 5 PF Services Employees Can Access

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has shifted key Universal Account Number (UAN) services to the UMANG app, allowing members to generate, activate and authenticate their UAN through Aadhaar-based Face Authentication. The change applies to both new EPF members and existing members whose UAN is yet to be activated. The EPFO member portal now clearly […]

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Volkswagen India Plans 12% Workforce Cut by 2027
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Volkswagen India Plans 12% Workforce Cut by 2027

Volkswagen Group’s India business plans to reduce its workforce by about 12% by 2027 as part of a three-year restructuring programme aimed at lowering operating costs ahead of new vehicle launches and future investments in the country. Skoda Auto Volkswagen India (SAVWIPL) The restructuring is being carried out by Skoda Auto Volkswagen India (SAVWIPL), which […]

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Jakson Group Appoints Shilpa Seth as General Manager – HR
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Jakson Group Appoints Shilpa Seth as General Manager – HR

Jakson Group, an energy and infrastructure company, has appointed Shilpa Seth as General Manager – Human Resources. In her new role, Shilpa will handle HR for Jakson’s solar business, with responsibilities covering talent, capability building, organisation development and digital HR initiatives. The role covers key people-related functions for the solar vertical. Extensive Experience Shilpa brings […]

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Volkswagen Approves Biggest Restructuring in Its History: 100,000 Jobs at Risk
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Volkswagen Approves Biggest Restructuring in Its History: 100,000 Jobs at Risk

Volkswagen Group’s Supervisory Board has approved its Future Plan 2030, which includes around 50,000 additional workforce reductions worldwide. This comes on top of roughly 50,000 positions already planned to be reduced, taking the total potential workforce reduction under the company’s restructuring plans to around 100,000 positions. The plan comes as the German automaker faces weak […]

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TCS to Harmonise METRO’s IT Systems Across Europe and Asia
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TCS to Harmonise METRO’s IT Systems Across Europe and Asia

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has been selected as a strategic partner by METRO AG to simplify and harmonise the wholesaler’s IT application landscape across its major markets in Europe and Asia. The engagement will move METRO from country-specific systems towards a more centralised technology environment. Moving Towards a Common IT Environment METRO has historically operated […]

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Microsoft to Report Business Under Two Segments From FY27
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Microsoft to Report Business Under Two Segments From FY27

Microsoft is changing the way it reports its business to investors, moving from three reporting segments to two as artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing and software become more closely connected. The new structure will take effect from the company’s first-quarter results for fiscal 2027. The company will replace its existing segments — Productivity and Business […]

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Deloitte Launches New AI Practice: What It Means for Future Skills?
AI

Deloitte Launches New AI Practice: What It Means for Future Skills?

Deloitte has launched a new Open Model Engineering practice to help organisations build and deploy Agentic AI using a mix of open and proprietary AI models. Alongside the technology push, the move also points to growing demand for specialised AI engineering skills. The practice, announced on September 2, will initially support clients across North America, […]

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Wipro Expands Employee Productivity Tracking: What TimeScope Records
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Wipro Expands Employee Productivity Tracking: What TimeScope Records

Wipro is expanding the use of its TimeScope productivity monitoring platform across India, allowing employees and managers to track digital work activity on company-issued laptops and desktops. The rollout includes information on login duration, inactive periods and time spent on work-related applications. According to an internal employee communication reviewed by Mint, Wipro initially deployed TimeScope […]

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PayPal India Layoffs: 600 Jobs Reported, Company Says 220 Affected
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PayPal India Layoffs: 600 Jobs Reported, Company Says 220 Affected

PayPal has cut jobs across its India operations as part of a wider global restructuring, with people familiar with the matter reporting that around 600 employees were affected. PayPal, however, has put the number at approximately 220 employees, or about 4% of its India workforce. The job cuts were carried out on August 31 and […]

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