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India IT braces for visa headwinds, trade risk as AI and GCC expansion accelerate

GCC, News /

India’s USD 280-billion IT industry is heading into 2026 facing tighter visa rules and global trade uncertainty, even as companies make their biggest push yet into artificial intelligence and global capability centres. Heightened scrutiny of the US H-1B visa programme including a proposed USD 100,000 fee and concerns over a possible 25 per cent outsourcing tax has complicated overseas delivery models for Indian IT firms.

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AION-Tech Solutions and Bulgarian firm Theoremus AD sign MoU to advance multimodal urban mobility in India

Global Collaboration & Mou /

AION-Tech Solutions Ltd., a publicly listed, technology-first enterprise, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Theoremus AD, a Bulgarian multimodal transport firm, to collaborate on next-generation urban mobility solutions across India.

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Redefining Work: Karnataka’s trailblazing move toward gender equity

DOE & GOK, News /

In 2025, the Government of Karnataka made history by becoming one of the first Indian states to introduce a comprehensive Menstrual Leave Policy, 2025 (“the Policy”) applicable across both public and private sectors. Approved by the state cabinet in October 2025, the Policy entitles women employees to one paid day of menstrual leave per month, totalling twelve paid leaves per year. The Policy is applicable to women between the ages of 18 and 52 years, and extends to establishments registered under the Factories Act, 1948, the Plantations Labour Act, 1951, the Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966, and the Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961 and the Karnataka Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1961.

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Is Karnataka’s Tier-2 Ready for Quantum?

Beyond Bengaluru, News /

Quantum technologies in India are moving from academic promise to early deployment, driven by state funding, national missions, and rising startup activity. As Karnataka commits ₹1,000 crore to its quantum mission and sets a 2035 target to become a “quantum economy”, attention is shifting beyond Bengaluru. The key question is whether the state’s tier-2 cities can participate meaningfully in this push, or whether quantum will remain concentrated in a few urban clusters. The state has announced multiple initiatives, including an expansion of the quantum research park at IISc, indigenous hardware efforts, and partnerships between startups and universities outside the capital. However, readiness in tier-2 cities depends less on announcements and more on talent pipelines, in

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Karnataka attracts data centre investments worth Rs 13.50 billion

KDEM, News /

Datasamudra, the data centre arm of Teleindia Datacenter, is reportedly planning an investment of Rs 3-5 billion over the coming years to expand its presence beyond Bengaluru. The company is expected to develop a 35-40 megawatt (MW) artificial intelligence (AI)-focused data centre in Mangaluru, along with smaller 5 MW edge facilities in Mysuru and Hubballi-Dharwad.

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