A techie from a Pune-based Tier-3 college claimed his salary jumped from ₹3.5 LPA to ₹27 LPA in just three years after facing over 30 interview rejections. He said he kept improving his coding and interview skills, switched jobs strategically and later landed a high-paying role after a founder approached him on LinkedIn. "Life really came full circle," he said.

A new documentary highlights how industrial agriculture is harming rivers through chemical runoff, excessive groundwater extraction and ecological degradation. Experts warn that these pressures threaten biodiversity and freshwater-dependent communities, calling for sustainable farming practices that protect river ecosystems.

Garo communities around Meghalaya's Nokrek are witnessing changing rainfall patterns, shifting seasons and declining farm productivity linked to climate change. Their traditional ecological knowledge points to growing risks for forest-dependent livelihoods, highlighting the need to integrate indigenous wisdom into climate adaptation strategies.

India's push for Integrated Water Resource Management aims to balance economic use, equity, and sustainability. However, fragmented governance, poor coordination, and weak data systems limit progress. Experts call for stronger basin-level planning, better institutions, and participatory approaches to manage water more effectively.

Tripura's growing aquaculture sector relies heavily on women's labour, yet their contributions remain largely unrecognised. This limits access to wages, training, and decision-making. Experts say addressing gender gaps is crucial to sustain growth, improve livelihoods, and ensure fair benefits across the fisheries value chain.

A new SHRM study warned that AI could disrupt 28% of back-office jobs, 24% of data and reporting roles and 21% of customer service jobs in India within three years. It found 45% of organisations face AI and digital skill shortages and only 2.3% of India's workforce receives formal training compared to 68% in UK and 96% in South Korea.

Bengaluru-based startup Pronto, which provides services like cleaning, laundry, and kitchen prep, has been accused of recording videos inside customers' homes to train AI. A journalist claimed that Pronto was turning Indian homes into training grounds as Pronto professionals used small outward-facing cameras during select opt-in services. The customers received footage later, he claimed.

Apple has registered a new subdomain, "genai.apple.com", ahead of its WWDC 2026 event scheduled from June 8 to June 12, MacRumors reported. The new domain doesn't lead to a live web page yet and it is unclear whether it will become a public website. The move could be related to Apple's expected generative AI announcements, including revamped Siri, at WWDC.

A Meta employee revealed she voluntarily asked the company to include her in the recent layoffs which affected 8,000 employees. Julie Bone, who worked as a Content Designer, said, "I had been there exactly six years, which was longer than 80% of the company." "For a long time now, Meta's ambitions and my own were in different continents," she added.

An elderly woman in Bengaluru was allegedly duped of nearly ₹24 crore over five months in a "digital arrest" scam by fraudsters posing as CBI officers. The scammers reportedly targeted her after learning she had received large sums from property transactions. They falsely claimed her bank accounts were linked to money laundering case. Police have arrested five suspects so far.