Prachi Verma

New Delhi

Assistant Editor at The Economic Times

Prachi Verma is a journalist with the Economic Times and writes on talent, career and business life. Views expressed are personal.

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भारतीयों को फिर से भा रहा कनाडा, एडमिशन के लिए दिखा रहे दिलचस्पी, जानें क्या है वजह

4 days ago | navbharattimes.indiatimes.com | Prachi Verma

भारतीयों को फिर से भा रहा कनाडा, एडमिशन के लिए दिखा रहे दिलचस्पी, जानें क्या है वजह Authored by: Prachi Verma|नवभारत टाइम्स•24 Jun 2025, 7:04 pm यूनिवर्सिटी में पढ़ाई करते स्टूडेंट्स (Gemini) (फोटो- नवभारतटाइम्स.कॉम) Study in Canada: जो दरवाजा एक साल से बंद था, वो अब धीरे-धीरे खुलने लगा है। भारत और कनाडा के रिश्तों में आए ताजा सुधार ने हजारों भारतीय स्टूडेंट्स को फिर से कनाडा में जाकर पढ़ाई करने की वजह दी है। स्टडी-अब्रॉड प्लेटफॉर्म्स का कहना है कि इस साल कनाडा के कॉलेजों में भारतीय...
In geopolitical storm, companies urge staff to stay social media safe

1 week ago | economictimes.indiatimes.com | Ratna Bhushan |Prachi Verma

Amid geopolitical turmoil , several companies are issuing fresh social media guidelines or reinforcing existing ones, telling employees to avoid posting personal opinions on social media, especially controversial views on wars, politics and faith-related matters.
Amid Covid & global chaos, Indians’ big fear: Missing that flight

3 weeks ago | economictimes.indiatimes.com | Anumeha Chaturvedi |Prachi Verma

Kanika Mehra, a schoolteacher from Noida is looking up flights and hotels for her upcoming holiday this month. It’s turning out to be a difficult choice. June flight fares for Vietnam, a destination at the top of her list, are about 50% higher than those in July, signalling high demand during the summer school break. Mehra, wanting to escape the domestic summer rush in the hills, turns to Sri Lanka.
Companies Bring Fatter Cheques to Campus

3 weeks ago | timesascent.com | Prachi Verma

The Class of 2025 has higher salary offers across top campuses after a flat 2024, signalling a pickup in hiring activity, according to the Deloitte Campus Workforce Trends: Placement Cycle 2025 report, which analysed placements across 508 institutions. Median salaries for MBAs and BTechs are expected to rise 8.3% and 4.3% year-on-year, respectively, after declining 9% and 0.1% in 2024.
Business+leisure = Booming business for travel, hotel companies

4 weeks ago | economictimes.indiatimes.com | Anumeha Chaturvedi |Prachi Verma

New Delhi: It is business , but mixed with leisure. It is bleisure. And it is booming.Marketing professional Surabhi Tiwari likes combining her love for travel with her work trips, be it a domestic conference that she recently attended in Hyderabad or an international summit in Japan. She takes about two to three days off exploring nearby places around the destination post her work assignments.
India Inc Weather Report: Extreme(s) Degree of Preparedness

1 month ago | timesascent.com | Prachi Verma |Ratna Bhushan

As freak weather events become the new normal—from heavy rains lashing Bengaluru and Pune to Delhi-NCR’s “feels like” 50°C heat—corporate India is moving swiftly to safeguard its workforce and minimise manufacturing and operational disruptions. Companies like Godrej Consumer Products, ITC, Dabur, CEAT, Raychem RPG, Vedanta and KPMG are rolling out multiple initiatives to adapt to unforeseen climate shifts—from redesigning infrastructure to revising work schedules.
The hottest jobs 5 years from now? The answers will surprise you

1 month ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Brinda Sarkar |Prachi Verma |Sreeradha BasuSreeradha Basu

Many of these jobs don’t exist now, some will be radically new avatars of existing jobs, but all will require higher skill levels than those required for today’s most sought-after jobs. What experts across sectors say about the coming jobs revolutionWhere do you see yourself in ﬁve years?” Once a common interview question, it is, increasingly, a meaningless one — such is the speed of technological change.
The Hottest Jobs, 5 Yrs From Now?

1 month ago | timesascent.com | Brinda Sarkar |Prachi Verma |Sreeradha D Basu

"Where do you see yourself in ﬁve years?" Once a common interview question, it is, increasingly, a meaningless one — such is the speed of technological change. Most stafﬁng specialists and headhunters say it’s almost impossible to predict what the job market would look like in ﬁve years. TOI spoke to experts across sectors to get a ﬁx on what this churn might throw up, in terms of the most valuable entry-level white-collar skillsets in the near future. All answers were deeply caveated.
With Machines Fast Learning, India Inc Goes All In on Training

1 month ago | timesascent.com | Prachi Verma

Call it the need of the hour, a growing number of companies are extending AI training to all employees, rather than a select few, as they seek to stay relevant in the ongoing AI-driven transformation. These include top corporates such as Vedanta Group, Schneider Electric, Accenture India, Sap Labs India, Indian Energy Exchange, Sterlite Electric, Resonia, and Serentica Renewables. Some are working in phases to cover their entire workforces.
AI School’s in session: India Inc says 'everyone must learn' as machines get smarter

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Prachi Verma

12 hours agoIndia Rejects Trump’s Claim That Trade Incentives Led To CeasefireThe Indian government has pushed back against US President Donald Trump’s claim that a ceasefire between India and Pakistan was a result of US trade concessions. Speaking at a news conference, India’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, stated that trade was not discussed in recent talks between New Delhi and Washington.