Priyanka Sangani

Priyanka Sangani is a Consulting Editor with Business Today and an Editorial Consultant with a healthcare technology firm. She has over two decades of experience in business journalism, writing on corporate strategy, leadership, and technology. She has previously worked at The Economic Times and Business Standard, and also had an earlier stint at Business Today.

Rather than chasing headlines, she is more interested in uncovering the story behind the news and understanding what ma...

Flexible staffing in GCCs rose to 25% in the last quarter of 2026, up from 22% in 2025, according to Quess Corp’s GCC Talent Trend Report, reflecting a steady increase in subcontracting and short-term hiring.

Why India’s GCCs are hiring fewer full-timers and more AI contractors

by Priyanka Sangani |Apr 28, 2026

As AI adoption doubles, GCCs are increasingly hiring for capability on demand rather than building permanent teams.

Indian IT services firms, historically among the largest users of H-1B visas, have been steadily reducing their dependence on the programme.

H-1B loses sheen for Indian IT as fees surge, hiring pivots local

by Priyanka Sangani |Apr 1, 2026

The decline builds on last year’s drop, when filings fell from 442,000 for FY2025 to 339,000 for FY2026, signalling a structural shift in how companies approach hiring for the US market.

Fresher hiring in India’s IT sector has fallen from a peak of 600,000 in FY22 to about 120,000 in FY25, according to Xpheno

Indian IT’s fresher hiring slump signals structural shift, not just slowdown

by Priyanka Sangani |Mar 21, 2026

Delayed joining letters and shrinking campus intakes point to a shift from bench-building to just-in-time hiring.

The AI boom is driving a shift towards Tier II towns

by Priyanka Sangani |Mar 18, 2026

The AI boom is pushing demand for higher-density GPUs, improvement in cooling techniques and a shift towards tier II towns.

Mandy Andress, Chief Information Security Officer at Elastic

AI-driven cyber threats forcing rethink of enterprise security, says Elastic CISO

by Priyanka Sangani |Mar 16, 2026

Elastic’s Mandy Andress says enterprises must redesign security controls as AI accelerates attacks and threat actors increasingly target credentials and software supply chains.

chief technology officer Mustafa Furniturewala

India emerges as global hub for GenAI education demand, says Coursera CTO Mustafa Furniturewala

by Priyanka Sangani |Feb 24, 2026

Mustafa Furniturewala said generative AI is not only driving demand for courses but also transforming how education itself is delivered.

AI is gaining widespread traction, with 44% of users engaging with AI-enabled features such as voice search, image-based search, chatbots and AI filters.

India’s internet user base tops 950 million as rural growth, AI drive adoption

by Priyanka Sangani |Jan 29, 2026

Rural India now accounts for about 548 million active internet users, or more than half the total base, and is growing at nearly four times the pace of urban India.