Avik Das, Business Standard

Stories by Avik Das, Business Standard

Karnataka Bets Big On Space

Karnataka Bets Big On Space

Rediff.com   28 Nov 2025

'This policy is a vision to position Karnataka as the epicentre of India's space ambitions'

IT Firms Brace For DPDP With Minimal Disruption

IT Firms Brace For DPDP With Minimal Disruption

Rediff.com   26 Nov 2025

'The impact will be minimal and it will only increase compliance cost on consent, data flows, localisation timelines, internal audits, data mapping, and new tooling.'

Why IT Firms Face 5-10% Payroll Hike

Why IT Firms Face 5-10% Payroll Hike

Rediff.com   24 Nov 2025

'Companies will need to revisit compensation structures, contracts, staffing models, and human resources system.'

Sarvam AI To Launch India's First LLM In Feb

Sarvam AI To Launch India's First LLM In Feb

Rediff.com   20 Nov 2025

Sarvam's LLM will have more than 17 trillion tokens with 17 to 20 per cent coming from Indian data

Sebi Eases IPO Lock-In Rules

Sebi Eases IPO Lock-In Rules

Rediff.com   14 Nov 2025

Sebi has proposed allowing depositories to mark such pledged shares as 'non-transferable' for the duration of the lock-in period, based on instructions from the issuer.

OpenAI Trains ChatGPT To 'Think in Indian'

OpenAI Trains ChatGPT To 'Think in Indian'

Rediff.com   13 Nov 2025

'The aim is to have curated datasets that create cultural and historical nuances that help us make our models understand these better.'

'Don't Consider Gold, Silver As Asset Classes'

'Don't Consider Gold, Silver As Asset Classes'

Rediff.com   11 Nov 2025

'An asset must generate income. Equities yield dividends, bonds pay coupons, deposits give interest, and real estate earns rent.' 'Gold, silver, and even Bitcoin produce no income, they merely store value. So, they should not be compared to productive assets.'

OpenAI WARNS Of Superintelligence Risks

OpenAI WARNS Of Superintelligence Risks

Rediff.com   10 Nov 2025

To prevent the race for superintelligence from going off the rails, OpenAI recommends shared standards and insights from frontier labs, public oversight and accountability proportional to capabilities, building an AI-resilient ecosystem, and reporting and measurement by labs and governments on AI's impact.

'Banks Need To Reinvent Themselves'

'Banks Need To Reinvent Themselves'

Rediff.com   3 Nov 2025

'Reinvention is not a hugely difficult task. With technology as available today, you can reinvent yourself pretty quickly.'

UPI Goes Global, Fintech Hits A Wall

UPI Goes Global, Fintech Hits A Wall

Rediff.com   1 Nov 2025

'When you think of cross-border payments, the first things that come to mind are risk, compliance, taxation, speed, and cost.'

HCLTech emerges fastest growing IT firm amid global headwinds

HCLTech emerges fastest growing IT firm amid global headwinds

Rediff.com   27 Oct 2025

Indian information technology (IT) services companies reported lacklustre growth in the second quarter, at a time when the macroeconomic environment did not deteriorate further. HCLTech emerged the best performer among India's top six IT services firms with a constant-currency growth rate of 4.6 per cent, even though uncertainties continued to persist.

Freshers Back in Demand At IT Majors

Freshers Back in Demand At IT Majors

Rediff.com   23 Oct 2025

Infosys, HCL, Wipro ramp up fresher intake as AI reshapes skills demand and hiring shifts from 'hire to train' to 'train to hire'.

JLR Cyberattack Triggers $2.55 Billion Shockwave

JLR Cyberattack Triggers $2.55 Billion Shockwave

Rediff.com   23 Oct 2025

At an estimated 1.9 billion in losses and over 5,000 UK organisations affected, the Jaguar Land Rover cyberattack has been labelled the most economically damaging cyber incident in UK history, exposing the deep vulnerability of interconnected supply chains.

Physical AI: The Next Big Leap in Manufacturing

Physical AI: The Next Big Leap in Manufacturing

Rediff.com   18 Oct 2025

Physical AI equips machines with the ability to perceive, learn, and act in the real world by integrating AI algorithms with sensors and actuators in physical systems like robots and vehicles.

Infosys wins 14K cr deal to modernise UK's NHS workforce management system

Infosys wins 14K cr deal to modernise UK's NHS workforce management system

Rediff.com   15 Oct 2025

The 15-year agreement will see Infosys develop a next-generation, data-driven workforce management platform to replace the existing electronic staff record (ESR) system, which annually manages a 55 billion payroll for 1.9 million NHS employees.

Tech Mahindra profit down 4.5%, sees limited impact from H-1B visa fees

Tech Mahindra profit down 4.5%, sees limited impact from H-1B visa fees

Rediff.com   15 Oct 2025

Tech Mahindra's net profit declined 4.5 per cent to 1,195 crore in the September quarter over a year earlier. It was, however, slightly higher than 1,141 crore sequentially.

HCLTech profit flat at Rs 4,235 cr, revenue rises 10.7% in Q2FY26

HCLTech profit flat at Rs 4,235 cr, revenue rises 10.7% in Q2FY26

Rediff.com   14 Oct 2025

HCLTech reported flat net income of Rs 4,235 crore in the second quarter of 2025-26 (Q2FY26) compared to last year, even as its revenue was up 10.7 per cent to Rs 31,492 crore helped by financial services and technology business verticals.

Pilot Training In India Is Below The Mark

Pilot Training In India Is Below The Mark

Rediff.com   14 Oct 2025

The principal problem lies in lack of training infrastructure and relatively lax safety standards.

NatWest Wants To Hire 3,000 Engineers In India

NatWest Wants To Hire 3,000 Engineers In India

Rediff.com   10 Oct 2025

With 18,000 employees already, NatWest eyes 3,000 engineers in India by next year to strengthen its AI and data capabilities.

Global headwinds likely to show in IT firms' Q2 results

Global headwinds likely to show in IT firms' Q2 results

Rediff.com   8 Oct 2025

Indian information-technology (IT) service providers are likely to report another quarter (July-September) of low, single-digit growth owing to macro uncertainties, chiefly emanating from America, with no respite in sight even in the second half of the year.