Google To Establish Startup Hub In Madhya Pradesh: CM

I was wondering if Uttar Pradesh can be the next Bangalore. It has everything. It has a large population which is decently literate. It has IIT Kanpur, IIT BHU, NIT ALLAHABAD and other deemed universities. It has good connectivity to Delhi with Expressways and Highways. Crime is significantly down. It has the largest Airport coming in India Jewar International Airport. It has cities like Noida which already is an IT hub. I believe cities like Lucknow and Kanpur can be the next hub of investment and employment opportunities in India. They have their own metro projects for city commute and for long distance travel we have RRTS service that is a work in progress. To top it all Alcohol is not banned here unlike Gujarat. I think with the right planning Uttar Pradesh can have several Bangalore-like tech hubs. What are your thoughts on this?

- The Tamil Nadu government has signed an MoU with Google to set up 'Tamil Nadu AI Labs' in Chennai, aiming to upskill 2 million youngsters in AI. - Industrie Minister TRB Rajaa announced the partnership on X, highlighting the collaboration's focus on startups, MSMEs, and the rural economy. - The government also signed six MoUs across various sectors, attracting INR 900 Cr in investments and creating over 4,000 jobs. - Investments include Nokia's R&D centre, PayPal's AI-ML development centre, and semiconductor innovations by Microchip in Coimbatore. - This initiative follows Chief Minister M K Stalin’s US visit and aligns with the growing trend of big tech companies investing in India post-pandemic. Source: [Inc42](https://inc42.com/buzz/tn-govt-partners-google-to-build-ai-labs-seeks-to-upskill-2-mn-youngsters/)

Spread across 23 floors with a built-up of 3 million sft for 25,500 employees, it will be Google's largest office campus outside their US HQ in Mountain View!

- Google has signed a pact with Tamil Nadu to start Pixel 8 production and build an industrial ecosystem. - The MoU was signed at Google's Mountain View office with Tamil Nadu's chief minister M K Stalin. - This agreement follows the setup of 'Tamil Nadu AI Labs' to promote AI solutions. - Google aims to empower MSMEs and upskill the local workforce with AI capabilities. - The tech giant's move is seen as a strategic push to dominate India's premium smartphone market. Source: [Inc42](https://inc42.com/buzz/google-to-start-pixel-8-phones-production-build-industrial-ecosystem-in-tamil-nadu/)

Recently, I've been observing a concerning trend that I haven't observed before in my 5 years in this industry. A large no. of job openings are coming up at mid-sized companies and startups that require 5+ years of experience but pay 7-12 LPA. One of these companies even used to pay a decent more when I'd applied to it a few years before Does anyone have insights on the root causes behind this trend and how it will shape up the job market going forward? My hypotheses on root causes:- (1) Bad job market (2) Advent of AI