In the upcoming weeks, Amazon plans to lay off 370 employees at its European headquarters in Luxembourg. At this workplace, this will be the largest round of job reductions ever. Approximately 8.5% of the 4,370 employees are impacted by the cuts. The layoffs follow Amazon's announcement
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This article has been contributed by Mukul Pasricha (Founder & CEO , Spring House Workspaces) As 2025 comes to a close, the commercial real estate and workspace market in India is undergoing its most significant transformation in decades. The old office equation - long leases, fixed desks, centralized headquarters is giving
Bengaluru-based Lumov, an innovator in orthopedic recovery and rehabilitation products space, has raised a Seed Round of INR 10 Crore/ $1.2 Mn led by Incubate Fund Asia, with participation from QRG Investments and Holdings (Havells Family Office), IIMA Ventures, SIDBI, and several other noted angel investors, including Ashish Gupta
Superhealth, India’s first hospital network with zero wait-time and zero commission, has officially launched its flagship facility in Salapuria Towers, Koramangala, Bengaluru, marking the first milestone in its mission to establish a 100-hospital network across the country. The investment into Superhealth has been made by the family office of
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This article has been contributed by Sourabh Deorah, CEO and Co-Founder, AdvantageClub.ai One of the most positive changes in today's workplaces is the increased emphasis on mental health. Teams collaborate more successfully, think more clearly, and perform steadily when members recognize their emotional needs and take a
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This article has been contributed by Anita Yadagiri, Director – The Canvas, ANJ Group Technology has moved to the heart of workspace design. Modern offices are expected to sense, adapt and respond to people in real time, making intelligence as critical as aesthetics. This shift is reshaping every design decision, from
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Creating a calm and pleasant workspace can make your day feel lighter and more productive. One of the easiest ways to do this is by adding a few indoor greens to your desk or office corner. They lift your mood, bring a touch of nature inside and make your space
Working long hours and not getting paid enough, working from home? No more. The new rules say ‘take 2x salary for it.’ Here's why...
Cognizant introduces stricter laptop monitoring for its employees. From keyboard touches to mouse moments, the tool will track every minute. Here's how...
ExtraMile Play, a gamified employee engagement platform, has raised approximately $500,000 in seed funding to accelerate product innovation to strengthen its technology capabilities, and expand into new geographies and enterprise segments. The round is led by GSF (Gurgaon), with Mount Judi Ventures (Bengaluru), GrowthSense and Growth91 (Ahmedabad) as co-leads.
Infosys co-founder N. R. Narayana Murthy has said that India can reduce its economic gap with China, but only if the country is prepared to work harder and raise its standards across sectors. In a recent interview with Republic World, he said progress will depend on how consistently India acts
Neville Tata, the son of chairman Noel Tata, and company veteran and former Titan managing director Bhaskar Bhat have been appointed to the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust (SDTT) board by Tata Trusts. They will both be in office for three years. In accordance with a new Maharashtra government regulation that
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This article has been contributed by Nanda Padmaraju – Chief Revenue Officer, EMEA, APAC & ANZ at Covasant Technologies The Back Office That Built the World For several decades, India served as the world’s most dependable outsourcing destination. From customer support desks and banking back offices to complex technology projects,
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The modern working world faces growing challenges that require not only flexibility and adaptability but also intelligent solutions to manage complexity efficiently. Visual tools have emerged as a key element at the heart of productive workflows: they bring clarity, simplify information, and make work processes more intuitive and transparent. Those
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The Indian commercial interior design and office fit-out sector is expanding rapidly, valued at INR 277 billion in 2023 and projected to grow to INR 805 billion by 2030 at a CAGR of 16.5%. FocusOn Interiors provides end-to-end turnkey solutions, bridging the gap between design and execution through structured
The Economic Times reported that Google, a prominent US tech company, has leased over 617,000 square feet of office space at Atrium Place in Gurugram, one of the biggest office space agreements of 2025. The building, which was created in collaboration with DLF and Hines, represents Google's
The Chief Minister's Office (CMO) announced on 23 October that mining behemoth Vedanta Group plans to invest an additional INR 1 trillion in Odisha, generating over 100,000 direct and indirect job opportunities. The group has already made comparable investments in the state through a number of projects.
Microsoft wants its employees to have more work freedom, while Dell and Amazon have stricter 5-day work rules. Why? Learn more.
In order to introduce the C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft in India, Mahindra Group said on 17 October that it has signed an agreement with Embraer Defence & Security. The Mumbai-based Mahindra Group said in a statement that it has inked a historic strategic collaboration agreement (SCA) with Embraer Defence
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When Thomas Kurian stepped into Google Cloud’s corner office in early 2019, some people expected the quiet executive from Oracle to spark such a turnaround. Drawing on more than two decades at Oracle, Kurian brought structure to a division once known more for its potential than its profits. Under
Pune-based direct-to-consumer (D2C) brand Two Brothers Organic Farms (TBOF) has successfully raised INR 110 crore (approximately $12.5 million) in a Series B funding round. The round saw participation from 360 One Asset, Rainmatter Investments, the Narotam Sekhsaria family office, and IGNITE Growth LLP. This follows the company’s Series
Meolaa, an end-to-end technology-powered FMCG company, today announced that it has secured $6 million in Pre-Series A funding to advance its digital-first growth strategy. The round was led by General Catalyst (GC), alongside participation from Claypond Capital (family investment office of Dr. Ranjan Pai), Colossa Ventures, entrepreneur Kunal Shah, Turbostart
Finarkein today announced the successful extension of its Pre-Series A funding round, securing $ 1.5M in primary and secondary investments. This round of funding was led by DSP Group Family Office with participation from existing investors. The investment round saw fresh investment from marquee investors like DSP while select existing
Global technology giant Zoho Corporation on 1st October unveiled Vani, a new brand inside the organisation that offers an all-in-one, intelligent platform that prioritises visuals and offers a fresh take on workplace creativity and collaboration. Through the use of whiteboards, flowcharts, diagrams, mind mapping, and video conferencing, Vani enables teams