Industry Trends

Semicon India 2.0: Infineon CEO calls India key semiconductor market, expands workforce by 28%

Speaking at the inaugural session of SEMICON India 2026 on Thursday, Hanebeck described India as a market of “tremendous importance” for Infineon, pointing to its expanding customer base, workforce and research and development footprint in the country.

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Adidas begins layoffs at India Tech Hub in Gurgaon, over 350 employees affected

The layoffs were announced to employees during a town hall on September 15, according to the report. Adidas has confirmed that it is reducing roles within its Technology organisation in India but has not disclosed the number of employees affected.

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Cycle behind the classroom: Why MBA learning must move beyond the clock

Graduates enter organisations dealing with incomplete information, diverse markets, competing stakeholder interests and consequences that often take quarters, not minutes, to materialise. Yet many classrooms continue to be structured around content transfer.

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Rethinking workforce planning as work outgrows job descriptions

The gap is visible in how companies approach workforce planning today. A study by Deloitte’s Human Capital Trends highlighted that 71 per cent of workers already perform some work outside of the scope of their job descriptions. This indicates that fixed job titles and headcount rules no longer fit how businesses operate.

8 hours ago

Uber’s 10% workforce cut signals a shift towards leaner, AI driven operations

The cuts were Uber's largest since the pandemic, and they were not presented as a rescue operation. Khosrowshahi has described the company as growing, profitable and held back mainly by its own org chart. What the layoffs buy, in his telling, is speed and spending room at a moment when robotaxi rivals are moving into cities Uber treats as home turf.

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MDL plans Rs 27,000 crore shipbuilding cluster at Dighi, eyes 90,000 jobs

The company on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with National Shipbuilding and Heavy Industries Park Maharashtra Ltd (NSHIPML) for the project in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, according to a state government release.

21 hours ago

The leaner GCC: On decoupling growth from headcount

As GCCs move into a bigger league of mandates, the expectation is to deliver more value without necessarily adding people at the same pace. Teams are being asked to expand their mandates, take on difficult work and contribute closer to business outcomes, all while their own headcount remains broadly stable.

21 hours ago

The rise of an FDE signals a new era for engineering talent

There is a new name for this breed of engineers – Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE). An FDE is embedded with a client to build the system inside their environment. The model, data pipeline, evaluation layer and the guardrails stays only until the client's own team can run it without them. A good FDE is designed to make their own presence unnecessary inside the organisation.

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Flipkart creates 2.5 lakh festive jobs, 60% in last-mile delivery

The company said it is adding nearly 1.4 lakh last-mile employment opportunities and has opened more than 900 new festive delivery hubs across the country ahead of its festive sales.

15 Sep 2026

More women join workforce in Delhi, but gender gap persists

The city’s LFPR stood at 11.2% in 2017-18 and rose to 13.7% in 2018-19 before beginning to decline. It fell to 12.8% in 2019-20, 10.7% in 2020-21 and 9.4% in 2021-22, the lowest level in the seven-year series. The turnaround began in 2022-23, when the rate rose to 11.3%, followed by a sharp increase to 14.5% in 2023-24.

15 Sep 2026

Gold, silver price prediction: Will gold, silver continue to fall? Check outlook on September 17, 2026

MCX Gold is likely to remain under pressure in the near term, with prices continuing to trade lower on a weekly basis and pointing to a sideways to bearish setup.

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Fed rate hike FAQs: Credit cards, mortgages, car loans, savings explained

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NSE IPO opens for subscription: From GMP to market cap & global comparison - top 10 things to know

NSE is positioned to gain from increasing retail participation in the capital markets. However, its earnings continue to depend substantially on transaction volumes. NSE’s post-issue price-earnings (P/E) multiple of 42.9 is lower than BSE’s 53, even though NSE holds a dominant position in the market.

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Gold hallmarking costlier: Fee up 67% ahead of festive season; new charges explained

A hallmarked article carries three key markings: the BIS logo, the karat or millesimal fineness and a six-digit alphanumeric Hallmark Unique Identification (HUID) number.

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Sensex, Nifty extend gains as benchmarks strengthen in afternoon trade

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Global oil prices drop 1.2% as Saudi seeks alternate routes after pipeline attack

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Top stocks to buy today: Stock recommendations for September 17, 2026 - check list

Top stock market recommendations: Aegis Logistics, Aarti Pharmalabs, and Just Dial - are the top stocks to buy recommended by Aakash K Hindocha, Vice President - Research, Nuvama Professional Clients Group/Nuvama Wealth for September 17, 2026.

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100% Trump tariffs loom: Russia sanctions bill passed in US; will it make India stop buying crude from Moscow?

Will Donald Trump impose 100% tariffs on India for its Russian crude oil buys? What will that mean for India’s exports to the US and its energy security situation amid the Middle East conflict?

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Kremer picked as World Bank's chief economist

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Busy Thursday: 6 listings & a mega IPO

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