Agree. But if it happens there's a probability that in coming years Tier II cities will face the same issues as Tier -I, the one you have me mentioned

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It's high time for Big tech companies to open their branches in TierII cities actively, seeing the situation of major TierI cities. Infosys, Zoho are doing well in this path. 1. Decongestion of pop...

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It's high time for Big tech companies to open their branches in Tier-II cities actively, seeing the situation of major Tier-I cities. Infosys, Zoho are doing well in this path.
1. Decongestion of population
2. Reduced pollution.
3. Controlled cost of living
4. Development of small cities, so much migration of people. 

What's your opinion?

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To all the Entrepreneurial minds here. If given enough money and resources and time what problem will you solve? 

I’ll go first. If I had enough, I would solve air pollution. I think its a massive massive problem in urban India and will severely affect us in the long run 

What will you solve?

if given enough money and resources, what problem will you solve?

Poverty, will build sustainable businesses for bottom of the pyramid, will focus on vocational training and building small communities of self sustainable businesses

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"The extent of water surface in Bengaluru during 1973 was 2,324 hectares. Over the last 50 years, due to reckless concretization, the water surface has shrunk considerably. Of the remaining water bodies, 98% of lakes are encroached upon and 90% of them are fed with untreated sewage or industrial effluents. Naturally, this has impacted the recharge of the groundwater table as well," IISc's Prof TV Ramachandra had told TOI.

Bengaluru's severe water crisis and traffic congestion are prompting tech giants to consider relocating from the $245 billion IT hub. The city's civic challenges may impact India's IT industry landscape, compelling companies to explore emerging cities.

India looks for new Bengalurus as its Silicon Valley goes downhill

If they buiild more "lake-view" apartments, there will be no more lakes left, not that there are many left.

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Software Developer

Just visited Mumbai last weekend, it has somehow gotten worse over the last 5-6 years. Every 3rd or 4th road is either under construction or unusable. 

This girl from bumble legit defended Mumbai being safer than other metros literally after an illegal billboard fell on innocent people.

The "spirit of Mumbai" is Stockholm syndrome, most of the victims/residents just don't know it or have grown numb to it.

Every year people die on local train tracks and platforms, no one cares enough to do anything concrete about it.

Mumbai and Bangalore are both spiralling towards being borderline unliveable. Delhi NCR too to an extent. But the unfortunate reality is that they are economic hubs, hence people are forced to work there.

Decentralisation is the need of the hour, tier 2 and 3 cities must prepare themselves for reverse migration in the next few decades. I'm planning the same for myself if all goes well. It's not worth slowly dying in poisoned cities.

Miles to go before we sleep

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What is the quality of software engineers working in cities like indore, Chandigarh, jaipur, Ahmedabad etc.
Are they really good or companies running at these places are just for namesake???

Software engineers in Tier 2 cities

Recently I consumed a post here in GV, it's summary is Banglore is way way miles head of any other cities in India. 

Why Banglore is like today what helped and still helping why not other cities thriving like Banglore.

India needs at least 10 ecosystems like Banglore,

Hyderabad is in that direction from the past 10 years, 

But other ecosystems also should start focusing in that direction across India, North, South, East, West and Center and Banglore ecosystem should help and guide for that.

Would like to hear what others thoughts or opinions on this.

India needs more thriving ecosystems like Banglore!!! At least 10

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I am a Delhi person who has been living in Bangalore for the last 3 years. I like both cities (both have pros and cons) but I feel in a 10-15 year time frame, both are going to become unsustainable with traffic, safety, rising costs, infra issues and weather/air conditions (for Delhi)

From a long term POV, which Indian City is going to be the best city to live in? (factors)
1. Career Opportunities (could be job or a business as well)
2. Good infrastructure 
3. Cleanliness and safety 
4. Connectivity
5. Weather and sustainability 
6. Living expenditure is average but has good quality of life


Which city will be the winner?

Long term city to live in?

Probably tier2 cities,  
 Indore, Jaipur, bhopal, nagpur, nashik. 
 I think the above problems are/will be there in pune too sooner or later

I know a lot of companies are hiring for roles with competitive offers that are in sync with Bengaluru, Pune, Gurgaon, Chennai, and Hyderabad. Why not stay away from metros given the right opportunities? Would love to hear your thoughts.

What's stopping everyone from working in a Tier 2 or tier 3 city?

I like having lots of options in Swiggy Zomato and quick deliveries via Flipkart and Amazon.

Consultant

Google lays off more employees and moves some roles to other countries

Covid charity hiring and Diversity hiring ate google from inside just in 3 years. 🥲

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This water shortage thing in Bangalore is pretty depressing.

There is an extreme shortage of water but no one on this planet seems serious about it. People are busy making memes around it , poking political parties , blaming the government. The government is blaming other governments and that's it.

Imagine there were 280 lakes in the city now there are only 15. Imagine once Lalbagh and cubbon park were connected and there were elephants living there.

How can a random land mafia dry up the lake and build stupid buildings illegally purely for their profits? They will profit from it but whose resources they took? Nature's resources that were meant for everyone.

That land mafia must be chilling in Atlantis hotel in the rooftop swimming pool and here we are drying up.

In the end , only the one sitting at the top would benefit from it and the one who will suffer is common person and they are still not realising how badly they will suffer in future.

If you don't have water what are you going to drink? 500 2000 notes smoothie? No amount of money can give water. These land mafias and politicians will import fresh water for their families to drink after depleting Indian resources. What are you going to do ?

And then this government brings  CAA law to bring more people to our country where the existing citizens don't have enough resources.

WAKE UP SAVE INDIA FROM POLITICIANS. 

Anyway , this is not a propaganda post against any political party because all parties are at the end corrupted, they will exploit everything to make money and then safeguard their family by sending them in foreign countries. The one who will suffer is us.

People are not serious about Bangalore's condition. A rant post.

On a recent episode of Nikhil Kamath, he says “Bangalore is famous for nice and welcoming people”. This is so very true to a large extent. Every city however has some outliers who tarnish the image by going extreme. 

I have seen a lot of posts on GrapeVine complaining about Bangalore and their people. People should understand that every native resident of a city carries a profound sense of connection and endeavours to uphold the cultural heritage of their hometown. And what better way to preserve heritage than to safeguard language ?  This is the reason I believe most non Hindi speaking cities try to impose their language on outsiders. 

All said and done, I feel language should never be imposed but at the same time it shouldn’t be ridiculed either. I’ve seen a lot of “Kannada” hate post and is disheartening to see it.

And lastly I appologize to all those who have had negative experiences due to a few troublemakers. 

TL;DR : Bangalore is a lovely city with warm and welcoming people.

Bangalore is ❤️

I think these welcoming people are outsiders themselves. Actual natives hates outsiders and as per recent events they are trying to send back people, specially north Indians.

If not possible then at least during the time when monsoon is at its peak...

If not possible then at least on the days when it rains a lot regardless of it being the expected peak of the season

It saves lots of time and trouble with potholes, getting sick due to exposure to rain, traffic, etc.

In the long term it saved more time of employees and company if companies consider these factors.

For the monsoon season everyone should get WFH

Software Test - QA

I am seeing that lots of IT companies are opening their second office in Indore, MP. 

This is strange to me. Any clue?

IT companies in Indore!

Is office shifting to tier 2 cities only beacuse the commercial rents are high in Tier 1 cities or it has some other agenda behind it?

Nowadays many people are comfortable to work from there home location. It saves cost. Is this also the reason for companies shifting its focus to tier 2 cities?

Any inputs would help!

Why companies are shifting to tier 2 cities?

Bangalore's infra has been crumbling under the weight of its population growth. I believe that yesterday's traffic jam was just a trailer and situation will only worsen with time. 

Seriously contemplating moving out of Bangalore after being here for last 5 years. 

People who moved out, where did you move? And are you happy now with your decision ?

People who moved out of Bangalore, which city did you move to ?

PUNE✌🏻 
 much peaceful compared to Bangalore and work culture is way better than my experiences in Bangalore.  
 Festival celebrations are just amazing and no bad experiences since past 1.5 yr 
 Congestion is piling up this city just like BLR, as a lot of tech companies are gearing up for new offices and new tech parks are already under construction - specifically KHARADI area and they say almost 1.5 lac IT jobs will open up in the next 3-4 years.  
 Traffic woes are same,but again depends on the which part you stay - as we have similar deadlock junctions in Pune as well, if compared to BLR.

Scrum Master

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

Insane number of low paying software jobs

Here's a breakdown of the potential next big wave for Indian startups:

Deep tech: This involves applying complex technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, and Internet of Things (IoT) to solve problems in areas like healthcare, agriculture, and clean energy. Investors are looking for startups that go beyond simple consumer apps and solve substantial challenges.

Focus on intellectual property (IP): Developing new, innovative products and solutions will be key for Indian startups to compete globally. This could involve creating new devices, materials, or processes.

Tier 2 and 3 cities: The startup boom has largely been concentrated in metro cities. The next wave is expected to see more startups catering to the needs and challenges of smaller cities and rural areas.

Social impact: There's a growing interest in startups that address social issues like poverty, education, and healthcare. These startups could use technology to create a positive impact on society.

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