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Despite strong Q2 numbers, large deals become scarce for IT majors

The firms' total contract values have declined

India's e-commerce industry set to grow 84% by 2024, says report

In India, daily active user (DAU) growth in top shopping apps accelerated in the past three quarters

Gati Shakti Yojana to give tech push for quicker delivery of infra projects

The use of GIS and geo-mapping can reduce project costs considerably, including by obviating project reruns

Exit rush cloud hovers over IT: Top companies see 15-30% attrition rates

This could disrupt demand uptick, say experts

BluSmart drives a green agenda, hopes to expand presence from core NCR base

BluSmart has also gone in for backward integration, creating EV charging stations or what it calls "super-hubs" that can charge almost 70-80 EVs at a time

Infosys boosts guidance after strong showing; Q2 net profit rises 11.7%

Revenue for the quarter was up 20 per cent to Rs 29,602 crore

Roposo launches creator-led live entertainment commerce for shoppers

Live commerce, a format that allows users to shop online while watching live video streaming events, could hit $300 bn in sales in China this year. It is still at a nascent stage in India

Infosys to hire 45,000 freshers in FY22 after spike in Q2 attrition numbers

Company COO Pravin Rai says the current scale of war for talent was not seen in past three decades

How Grip Invest is making lease finance an attractive investment option

The platform aims to give retail investors an option other than FDs and stocks, and also wants make lease finance a popular choice for firms seeking asset-light business models

ADIF files petition before CCI against Google's new PlayStore policy

CCI is already looking into the matter for potential abuse of dominance by Google in the app market

This quarter is all about consolidation of growth momentum: TCS CEO & MD

'Two years back we experimented and took in 32,000-35,000 freshers in the first two quarters and this allows us to bring freshers into the company in an accelerated way', said Gopinathan

TCS Q2 results: Consolidated PAT rises 14% to Rs 9,624 cr, revenue up 17%

The company added 19,690 employees during the quarter under review taking its total headcount of 528,748

TCS to hire 35,000 more in H2FY22 after reaching 43,000 fresher hiring goal

During Q2FY22, the firm's attrition inched up to 11.9%. Though the number is lower than those of other players, it is higher than TCS' in own attrition in the past few quarters

VC the most outstanding asset class for India in 2021: IVCA-Preqin

India's total AUM at $61bn as of 15, December 2020, with $15bn of dry powder as of end of Sept 2021

Boom time: 31 and counting, happy hour for India's unicorn club

The great unicorn rush, that started with Digit Insurance this year, has covered diverse sectors from fintech to e-shopping and even cloud kitchen

TCS' long-standing partnership with SBI extended for another 5 years

Under new contract, TCS will continue to maintain, enhance SBI's application estate around core banking, trade finance, financial reporting &, financial inclusion with new features and functionality

Rise in cloud adoption necessitates relook at security infrastructure

In the past year, a staggering 88% of Indian organisations suffered a business-impacting cyberattack, with 56% of respondents indicating the attacks targeted remote workers

Tekion raises $250mn in Series D funding round; valuation nearly triples

The round was led by Alkeon Capital and co-led by Durable Capital. Other investors include Hyundai Motor and several reputable dealer groups across the US

Indian IT's Q2 results to reflect growing digital transformation demand

Key metric to watch will be TCV wins, and attrition

Mphasis acquires US-based Blink UX for $94 mn in an all cash deal

Founded in 2000, Blink has over two decades of expertise using its evidence-driven Design SM process to define digital user experience for clients