People often have a fear regarding Artificial Intelligence i.e. AI that this technology will take away people’s jobs. But famous filmmaker Shekhar Kapur says that AI is not a loss but an advantage for middle class people.

Big companies are facing real losses
Shekhar Kapur said that the loss of AI is actually being caused to those big companies which were run by middle class people. Now middle class people do not want to work with them and want to do something new themselves.

Youth are leaving jobs and focusing on startups
According to the filmmaker, today’s young generation wants to open their own startup instead of working in factories and companies. With the help of AI, youth are now able to work on their ideas and move forward.

Middle class is getting the most benefit from AI
Shekhar Kapur said that the biggest benefit of AI is getting to the middle class people. The use of Artificial Intelligence has increased rapidly in today’s young generation and more people will join it in the coming time.

AI is an easy solution to expensive education
He said that in today’s time education has become very expensive but AI system is no less than a gift for the middle class. The courses which were earlier available for lakhs of rupees are now available for free or at low cost on AI platforms.

AI will change the entire education system
Shekhar Kapur believes that in the coming times, AI will change the entire education system. The things which are taught in books and coaching centers are now easily available on AI platforms like Chat GPT.

Big business of coaching center will also be affected
He told that coaching centers have opened in every street and locality in the country, which have become a business worth about Rs 25 billion. But now the content taught there is available on different AI platforms.

In the end, Shekhar Kapur said that in the coming times, youth will not just run after jobs but will give more importance to their work and their dreams. AI will be the biggest help in this change.

Political debate has started once again in America regarding H-1B Visa. President Donald Trump’s recent order calls for new restrictions and a fee of approximately $1,00,000 (about Rs 83 lakh) on non-immigrant workers, especially H-1B visa holders. The purpose of this step of Trump is said to be to promote domestic employment. Apart from this, American lawmakers and industry experts believe that this decision can be harmful for both America’s technological leadership and India-US partnership.

Four prominent lawmakers from California and Texas, Jimmy Panetta, Ami Bera, Salud Carbajal and Julie Johnson, have written a letter demanding President Trump to reconsider this policy. He says that the H-1B visa program is the fundamental basis of the American economy and innovation. Limiting it will weaken America’s competitiveness in areas like AI, cyber security and scientific research. The lawmakers wrote that this move would prove to be a major blow not only to talented foreign professionals, but also to American startups and research institutions.

There will be a direct impact on India

These MPs specifically took the name of India in their letter and said that this policy can deeply hurt the India-US strategic partnership. He wrote, ‘High-skilled technical talent coming from India is an integral part of our innovation ecosystem. Limiting the H-1B visa program will not only hinder technological progress but will also affect relations with our democratic ally India. According to the information, last year 71% H-1B visas were issued to Indian citizens, which makes it clear that India is the biggest beneficiary country of this program.

Why should America step back when China is increasing investment?

The lawmakers said that when powers like China are investing billions of dollars in artificial intelligence and robotics, America should focus on attracting talent, not limiting it. He warned that if this policy continues to be implemented, it will reduce America’s innovation capacity and weaken its position in global competition.

The burden on small businesses will increase

The MPs also argued that such high fees would make it almost impossible for small startups and research institutes to hire international talent. According to him, this policy will only favor big companies, while the real strength of American innovation lies in small businesses and emerging startups.”

Possible impact on India-US relations

Diplomatic analysts say that this visa policy of Trump can affect the strategic partnership that has been going on between the two countries for years. A large number of Indian professionals work in America in fields like technology, engineering, medicine and finance. Experts say that if new tariffs and restrictions are implemented, it will not only reduce Indian talent flow but will also limit educational and business cooperation between the two countries.

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H 1b visa: The US Government Shutdown, which began on 1 October, has completely stalled the H1B visa process. The biggest impact of this is on the Indian professionals who are H1B visa beneficiaries. According to data, more than 71% of Indians are Indian professionals in H1B visa holders.

The US Department of Labor releases the required LCA (Labor Condition Application) before approved any H1B visa application. But due to shutdown, the functioning of the department has stopped.

New visa cannot be released

According to immigration lawyers, if the employees have not taken LCA approval before the shutdown, then no new H1B visa can be given. Apart from this, change in the condition of visa will also not be possible. Sophie Alcorn, an immigration lawyer of Silicon Valley, said that this will have the most impact on new applications. At the same time, there will be no effect on the already ongoing matters as American citizenship and immigration services (USCIs) work on the basis of their fees and are not dependent on the Congress budget.

Employees and their families increased concern

The situation of thousands of technical staff and their families has been affected due to shutdown. The legal status of many employees depends directly on government approval. Startup companies are facing uncertainty about their employees. It also includes the founder who is on a visa himself. The process of recruitment of high skilled employees and visa renewal has stopped completely. O 1 visa people, who are given special abilities in science, art or business, are also facing similar uncertainty as the immigration process has slowed down and affected due to shutdown.

H1B visa fee increase

There is no fixed date of government shutdown. President Trump has recently announced an increase in visa fee for the new H1B visa applicants by $ 1,00,000. Along with this, a plan has been made to change the lottery system to give priority to high -paying employees. This shutdown started on 1 October at 12:01 pm local time and no end date is fixed. The last long shutdown lasted for 35 days during Trump’s tenure, which was the longest in the last four decades. Until the Congress agrees on funding, Indian professionals working in America will have to wait uncertain.

Bihar News: The state is moving towards progress with the startup scheme of the Bihar government. This scheme is proving to be helpful in making self -employment by providing self -employment to all classes and communities. According to the information received from the Department of Industries, 1,522 startups have been registered so far. Under this, 62 crore 50 lakh rupees have been given by Nitish government so far.

Apart from women entrepreneurs, the number of Scheduled Caste/Tribe Entrepreneurs is also considerable. Some startups have also been given additional assistance. In this, additional financial assistance of Rs 13 lakh 30 thousand has also been provided. The number of startups in rural areas is also increasing rapidly. Due to this scheme of the Department of Industries, the spirit of entrepreneurship among the youth has been encouraged.

Startup policy started in 2017

The participation of youth, women and some of the traditionally neglected communities under the startup has also increased. It is also a sign of change in the socio-economic scenario of the state. Let us know that the Bihar startup policy was started in the year 2017, which aims to promote innovation and startup activities in the state.

Keeping in mind the changing landscape and local needs, the government made a change in it and implemented Bihar Startup Policy 2022. The main objective of this policy is to create a favorable environment for startup using the talent of the youth of the state. Bihar is to make the first choice of startups, investors and other stakeholders so that the overall development of the state can gain momentum.

What does Industry Minister Nitish Mishra say?

Industry Minister Nitish Mishra says that all kinds of cooperative works are being done from encouragement at various levels to promote startups. After promoting the innovation of the youth, and after churning all the proposals under it, help is provided in every way for its implementation. This is promoting self -employment. The youth are helping to shape their meaningful imagination.

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India’s startup ecosystem is once again showing strong performance. In the last week of March, the country’s startups have raised funding of more than $ 150 million (about Rs 1,250 crore). During this time 23 startups attracted new investors, including 5 growth-stages and 17 early-stage deals.

Which startups raised money fiercely?

Smallcase, which is India’s largest model portfolio platform, completed a $ 50 million series-D funding. It included new and current investors with Elev8 Venture Partners. Fintech company Abound also achieved the highest number of $ 14 million funding this week. In total, 17 early-stage startups raised $ 54.09 million.

Fintech and Delhi-NCR dominated

This week, most of the deals took place in Fintech sector, where 6 startups achieved funding. Talking about regional distribution, Delhi-NCR startups were at the forefront, where 8 deals were done. This was followed by Bangalore, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai.

Indian startups perform well

In the first quarter (January-March) of 2025, Indian startups raised a $ 2.5 billion funding, which is 13.64 per cent higher than the previous quarter and 8.7 per cent higher than the same period last year. With this, India has become the third highest funding startup ecosystem.

Late-stage startups raised $ 1.8 billion during this period, which is 38.46 per cent higher than the previous quarter and 114.54 per cent higher than last year’s Q1. While Delhi’s tech startups secured 40 percent of the entire country’s funding, Bangalore stood second with 21.64 percent.

Government continues support for startups

Under the Startup India Initiative, the government has announced funding support to 217 incubators. By 31 January, the government has allocated Rs 916.91 crore to promote startup incubation. According to DPIIT, there are 1.59 lakh startups registered in India so far, which shows the rapidly growing innovation ecosystem of the country.

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