As the economy goes into a tailspin, jobs across industries are becoming a casualty

Commercial real estate is on a strong footing even as the residential segment flounders

India remains the world's third-largest start-up hub after the US and China with nearly 52 start-ups having the potential to become unicorns.

The addition of seven unicorns in 2019 till August, takes the total number of unicorns to 24, making India the country with the third highest number of unicorns

The awards function, the first in the Business Today's Business Leaders of State (BLOS) series, also saw three power-packed panel discussions on industrial clusters, food processing industries and manufacturing in Madhya Pradesh

Brian Humphries took over as the Chief Executive Officer of IT company Cognizant in April 2019. While the company is based out of New Jersey, Humphries visits India every few months. The reason isn't hard to see - Cognizant has 2,00,000 employees in India. The country is also emerging as a large business opportunity. Business Today's Goutam Das caught up with Humphries on his most recent visit. Edited excerpts:

The state of Madhya Pradesh has been an early mover in setting up industrial clusters such as Pithampur, Dewas and Mandideep. That has resulted in many big businesses being established in the state apart from creating an ecosystem for small businesses. So what is MP doing to build on the initial success? Dr R S Goswami, President ,FMPCCI, Avinash Sethi, Nasscom SME Council, Rajesh Rajora, Principal Secretary, Industries MP  explain in detail.

The rethink has come as representative employers and employees offered mixed reactions in a recent consultation meeting with the labour and employment ministry.

Once the children turn 21, they will no longer be able to continue with their H-4 visas, meant for dependents of H-1B work visa holders. The children will have to secure F-1 visas for international students in order to continue with their studies in the US or self-deport to India.

According to the report, every ninth agri-tech startup in the world is originating from India, adding that there has been a 1.7-times increase in average farmer income in last decade, enabling farmers to try new tech solutions