Tag: IT sector
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Making progress globally
To build a truly modern and skilled workforce, there is a need for the IT sector to employ more women engineers.
July 20, 2018 -
Telangana begins work on IT tower in Karimnagar
In an attempt to extend information technology sector outside Hyderabad and take it to tier II cities, the Telangana government on Monday began work on the IT tower in Karimnagar, an official statement said. IT Minister K.T. Rama Rao laid the foundation stone for the tower to be built at a cost of Rs 25 …
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January 8, 2018 -
Tapping the right potential
India is commonly known for its epithet — the land of endless opportunities. The service sector is burgeoning at the increasing pace and accommodating major chunk of populace who draw their livelihood from various prospects offered in the private organisations, encompassing IT and corporate sector. The demand for blue collared jobs remains an all time high …
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December 14, 2017 -
H1B, L1 visas’ issue taken up with US: Commerce Minister Prabhu
India has emphatically raised with the US administration the issue of H1B and L1 visas, which have facilitated the entry Indian IT professionals, thereby, immensely benefiting the American economy, said Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu on Saturday. “We raised very strongly the issue of Indian professionals and H1B and L1 visa issues,” Prabhu told reporters here …
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October 28, 2017 -
Bihar according priority to IT sector: Nitish Kumar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said that his government is giving top priority to development of information technology in the state and has initiated several steps in this direction. The CM was addressing “Bihar IT and ITeS Investment Conclave 2017” which was attended among others by Union IT Minister Ravishankar Prasad. He said that …
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September 14, 2017 -
Nifty closes 39 points up at 9,952Nifty closes 39 points up at 9,952
Nifty on Tuesday closed the day with modest gain of 39 points following fresh buying in realty, metal, energy and IT sectors on the back of higher global cues. Investors took a cautious stance amid current geopolitical tensions, however, improving bilateral relationship between India and China gave them some relief. Overseas, European stocks were trading …
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September 5, 2017 -
Largest ever tender for laptops, projectors floated in Kerala
An e-tender worth Rs 300 crore, billed to be the largest ever in the IT sector in Kerala’s history, was floated on Saturday, said an IT official. The e-tender for 60,250 laptops and 43,750 multimedia projectors was published in the state’s eTender portal, said K. Anvar Sadath, Vice Chairman and Executive Director, Kerala Infrastructure and …
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September 2, 2017 -
Emerging technologies
As the world becomes more digitalised, companies are transforming to use technology more intelligently and strategically. This leads to the creation of new jobs in the IT sector even as some evolve or get obsolete. The following are a few key job roles of the future in four different spheres of infrastructure, development, security and …
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June 15, 2017 -
Havn’t heard, seen massive layoffs in IT sector: Gopalakrishnan
The opportunities for new recruitment and promotions have shrunk in India's IT industry, a phenomenon natural when growth slows down, says an industry expert, who sees no merit in reports about massive layoffs. The growth rate has definitely slowed down because of which opportunities in the industry, especially for new recruitment, is down, Infosys co-founder …
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June 5, 2017 -
20-25 lakh jobs will be created in IT sector in 5 years: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Denying the reports of a downturn in employment in the country's IT industry, Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday said in the coming four to five years, almost 20-25 lakh additional jobs will be created in the sector. "I completely deny and refute that there is any downturn in the employment …
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May 23, 2017 -
Trump’s policy not to hit Indian IT, pharma firms: Minister
Indian IT, Biotech and pharma industries will not be impacted due to Donald Trump's policies as the US is expected to continue "the commerce-related attitude" towards the country, Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers H N Ananth Kumar said on Saturday. "Prime Minister has already had a telephonic conversation with the US President (Trump). As …
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January 28, 2017 -
Nifty trades flat; Infosys sinks to 1-month low
Stocks traded in a flat, narrow band on Friday, in line with their overseas peers, as traders and investors remained fence sitters on the last trading day of the week. Thick selling action, however, was concentrated on the software sector, which plunged to a 2-week low following a negative development in its main market, the United …
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January 6, 2017