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The inverted clock of Ashok Soota: Why India's serial IT builder gets bolder with age

New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- Around the turn of the millennium, as India's tech boom was still finding its legs, Ashok Soota was already staring down what most would call the finish line. He was 41 when he... Read More


Mint Explainer | Why India's workforce is in flux

New Delhi, Sept. 21 -- The job market is undergoing a churn. Multinationals are cutting roles, particularly in IT, even as new opportunities emerge in manufacturing, semiconductors, global capability ... Read More


They are masters of electronics assembly. But can our factories genuinely Make in India?

New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- Inside the Optiemus Electronics Ltd (OEL) factory in Sector 65, Noida, a bare green printed circuit board (PCB) etched with copper pathways enters one end of a production line. A... Read More


Mint Explainer | Will the new H-1B rules reshape the Indian IT strategy?

New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- The US has sharply raised costs and scrutiny for H-1B and L-1 visas, which will impact Indian IT and consulting firms. It has raised H-1B visa fees beyond $100,000 and paused new... Read More


Mint Explainer | Will dearer devices mute festive cheer?

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- Global chip shortages, costlier imports due to a weaker rupee and a shift in demand towards artificial intelligence (AI) chips are making consumer electronics, including laptops ... Read More


mid tier it firms ai growth scale

New Delhi, July 29 -- Persistent Systems, an Indian technology services company, had an eye on the German firm Nagarro for a few years. The digital engineering firm with over 300 customers in Europe ... Read More


Scale isn't sexy anymore: How mid-cap IT challengers are winning the AI era

New Delhi, July 29 -- Persistent Systems, an Indian technology services company, had an eye on the German firm Nagarro for a few years. The digital engineering firm with over 300 customers in Europe ... Read More


Mint Explainer | Can technology make India's exams leak-proof?

New Delhi, July 27 -- The exam reforms panel headed by Nandan Nilekani has been tasked with recommending reforms for examinations conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA). Even as the government... Read More


Mint Explainer | Why IT services companies are betting big on data centres

New Delhi, July 19 -- IT services majors are stepping into the asset-heavy data centre business, betting on artificial intelligence (AI)-driven demand and data localization rules. Tata Consultancy Ser... Read More