Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Canada and India are building a new partnership across key sectors including energy, innovation, and artificial intelligence, reflecting growing economic cooperation between the two nations. This major partnership is anchored in a new Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), a $2.6 billion uranium supply...
Google Cloud Partners with India’s HCL Tech for Healthcare
HCL Technologies, Indian multinational information technology services, headquartered in Noida, expanded its strategic partnership with Google Cloud to jointly launch healthcare and life sciences solutions for customers. The two companies will establish a joint center of excellence with industry subject matter experts and Google Cloud-certified ideapreneurs to deliver solutions for...
India’s IT Companies to hire 100,000 Employees in 2021
In 2021, India's top five IT companies aim to recruit in large numbers to meet the increasing demands for talent who can work on projects remotely for customers looking to digitally transform their businesses. Tata Consultancy Services, India's largest outsourcing company, expects to employ > 40,000 employees from campuses in...
IT Hiring in India Picks Up Momentum
India's IT sector generated a record 104,825 jobs for the period April '18 - Apr '19, -- the highest job creation in this sector in the last three years. IT companies Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys filled 53,303 positions in FY 18-19. According to the Q3 result of HCL Technologies,...
India's HCL Acquires Seattle's Strong-Bridge Envision
Headquartered in Noida, a distance of 13 miles from Delhi, HCL Technologies acquired Seattle-based Strong-Bridge Envision, a digital transformation consulting firm backed by Bow River Capital of Denver, CO. With offices in Seattle, Denver, Atlanta, and New York City, Strong-Bridge Envision (SBE) will become part of HCL’s global Digital and...
What Technology Innovations is India Working at?
In his article in Fortune on whether India can become an innovation hub for the world, journalist Ashish Gupta explores India's capability in cutting-edge technology and disruptive innovation. In his search for answers, Gupta talks to many stalwarts in the field of innovation: Vijay Govindarajan, Coxe Distinguished Professor at Dartmouth,...