Scarcity of critical skills was observed as the biggest challenge for respondents. While 37% of respondents cited lacking skill certifications or new skills their jobs required as an obstacle to career growth, 18% cited a lack of soft skills like verbal and written communication, supervisory skills, and presentation.
Parameters like IT infrastructure, less traffic congestion and better quality of life make Pune the top city of choice for tech talent, while big IT companies moving their offices to Hyderabad and a cheaper cost of living allowed the city to claim the second position in cities preferred by tech professionals.
The Dun & Bradstreet Composite Business Optimism Index, a quarterly survey-based index designed to measure the pulse of the Indian business community across India stands at 69.9 for Q3. The index registered a fall of 27.6% as compared to Q2 2022. Five out of six optimism indices have registered a decline, as compared to Q2, it said.
EDII Director General Sunil Shukla said the institute has been successfully offering entrepreneurship and skill development training to artisans, weavers, women startup founders and the unemployed, leading to sustainable livelihood options for them. He opined that rural entrepreneurship has the potential to power over 70 per cent of the Indian economy by imparting the right set of skills to the right set of people.
Flexibility is a key factor for most working women. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, too, has highlighted this recently, as he called on businesses to be more flexible to encourage the participation of women in the workforce.
The announcement will be keenly awaited to know how the behemoth will be carved so as to equitably divide it among Ambani's three children - twins Akash and Isha, and Anant.
Talking about succession, the 65-year-old tycoon said that the Akash and Isha have taken leadership roles at the telecom and retail businesses while younger son Anant has joined the new energy business and is being groomed for a leadership role.
"For FY23, your company has earmarked Rs 3,117 crore for the existing lines of businesses excluding the paints and B2B e-commerce business," said Birla while addressing shareholders of the company.
