Devina Sengupta is a Deputy Editor at Mint. She tracks and writes on workplaces, human resources, and education, while also hosting a podcast called The Working Life that explores interesting HR trends in corporate India. Devina's work has been featured in prominent publications such as VCCircle, The Economic Times, Hindustan Times, The Times Of Update, Hindustan Times Syndication, LiveMint, and Magzter.
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Devina Sengupta's articles predominantly focus on human resources, employment, and business and industry topics within India. Her coverage heavily relies on data, press releases, and government announcements.
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By: Devina Sengupta
Indian companies are training blue-collar workers in AI, Python and error-proofing tools to boost safety, efficiency and quality. Unlike white-collar roles facing layoffs, shopfloor jobs are being augmented. While adoption is growing, challenges remain in motivation and digital skills.
By: Sowmya Ramasubramanian, Devina Sengupta
These gig workers are no longer attracted by slightly higher pay on another platform, as they look for stable jobs with predictable incomes to cope with the rising living costs. This has pushed up hiring costs by 15-20% this summer season as gig workers prefer fixed-salary jobs.
Piramal Finance, a non-bank financier, hired 262 entry-level sales executives entirely using an artificial intelligence (AI) bot.
Read this exciting story from Mint New Delhi May 07, 2026 issue. Imagine walking into a job interview with no human on the other side, just some code analysing every word, tone and response before deciding your fate.
By: Devina Sengupta, Josey Puliyenthuruthel
India Inc. is facing a three-way squeeze from artificial intelligence, currency pressure, and shifting work models, with CEOs increasingly focused on cash, jobs and productivity, says Ram Charan, the man Fortune 100 leaders seek counsel from to navigate their business reality.
By: Devina Sengupta, Josey Puliyenthuruthel
New Delhi, May 20 -- India Inc's debate over work-from-home is returning on a call from prime minister Narendra Modi as part of a strategy to deal with the repurcussions of the West Asia war.
By: Shayan Ghosh, Devina Sengupta
Experts said while it is the best thing for Essar lenders to do, buyers of these guarantees will not pay enough to cover banks' dues.
By: Devina Sengupta, Soumya Gupta
As the satirical mock ‘political party’ battles a government takedown order of its social media presence, employees at top audit and consulting firms find the sites of Cockroach Janta Party blocked on their intranets. The block is at the level of the company networks, not by ISPs.
Reliance Industries' hiring in FY26 is likely to have been 90,000 lower, signalling a broader shift at large companies towards AI-led productivity, upskilling and leaner teams. While the overall headcount continues to grow, recruiters expect hiring across corporate India to become more selective.
By: Pratishtha Bagai, Devina Sengupta
India's leading audit and consulting firms, are engaged in an intense battle for senior tax talent, with over 100 partners and executives changing firms in recent months. Rising demand for tax expertise, AI-driven solutions, regulatory complexity are driving aggressive hiring and expansion plans.
