In terms of industries, almost all sectors - banking, retail, government, communication - have leveraged AI across the board and used the technology to gain traction widely

COVID-19 has made sure that workplaces post-pandemic would be different. The work-from-home models have been tried and tested in most companies during the last year and many will continue with this model in some form or the other. But this also means that the Human Resource departments have had to adapt and innovate at a rapid speed. Anuradha Razdan, ED, HR, Hindustan Unilever, Rajnarayan, CHRO, The Titan Company, Rajesh Uppal, Sr Executive Director, (HR &IT) Maruti Suzuki India,  Rajkamal Vempati, CHRO, Axis Bank, and Mahalakshmi R, HR Head India, Mondelez International share what the new office would look like and how they are meeting the challenges.Also Read: MindRush 2021: 'After Covid-19, hybrid work culture is way forward but companies need to plan better'

Need to raise rural incomes and multiply opportunities for enhancing livelihoods

WEF warns that risks of job losses, a widening digital divide, disrupted social interactions, and abrupt shifts in markets could lead to dire consequences and lost opportunities for large parts of the global population

Tata Steel, ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India and Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd said they will continue to support the government in the nationwide drive and will wait till vaccines are available for corporates

\"In Japan, various efforts are made to utilise 5G in such fields as agriculture, transportation and disaster risk reduction. Japan is willing to share our experience and expertise and work together towards the successful introduction of 5G in India,\" stated Japanese minister Takeda

Out of the 215 arrests so far, there are 71 masterminds, 81 proprietors, 36 director/managing directors, 15 partners, 3 CEOs, 6 chartered accountants and one each of company secretary, broker, and GST practitioner

The last few decades saw MNCs from abroad do business and prosper in India but this decade will belong to the Indian MNCs, he said, after laying the foundation stone for the permanent campus of IIM-Sambalpur in Odisha through video conference

Currently, Infosys -- with over 2 lakh employees in India -- has around 2 per cent people working from office while rest are working from home

Technology allows for personalisation and a personalised experience is a more human experience, says Leena Nair, CHRO at Unilever.

The new approach, described in the journal Science Advances, pairs a fluorescence microscope readout device with a smartphone to determine the quantity of virus in a patient sample

Constitution of committees and their responsibilities are in sync with broad instructions issued by Centre; decision to provide vaccine for free was conveyed by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at a presser on Saturday

How companies are reorienting their systems to integrate short-term workers

In addition to 5G, the India-Japan Joint Working Group considers futuristic submarine optical fibre placements, smart cities and utilisation artificial intelligence in healthcare as some of the areas of mutual interest

\"We expect emergency authorisation for Oxford-Astrazeneca vaccine to be sought in the UK. If so, it will give an opportunity for India regulator also (to consider such an option),\" says Dr Vinod Paul, chairman of the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19

Spotmentor Technologies, engaged in the corporate skill development and redevelopment space, has been launched by four Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur alumni

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, November 8 renamed the Ministry of Shipping as the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways

State governments are on a \"policy-law-copy\" mode thus setting in motion a vicious and unhealthy competitive federalism

According to the 'Salary Trends Survey 2020 - 2021', the previous lowest average salary hike of 6.3 per cent was reported during the global financial crisis in 2009

In addition to restoring salaries, companies are also doing appraisals now as many had deferred the year-end appraisals that happen around March or April