Wed, Feb 21, 2024
Industry body Nasscom in a report said digital public infrastructure (DPIs) such as Aadhaar, UPI (Unified Payments Interface), and FASTag have witnessed exponential adoption. Going ahead there is an opportunity for further scalability, reaching even the most remote segments of the population by 2030.
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Fri, Feb 16, 2024
The Engineering Research & Development (ER&D) sector alone contributed 48 per cent to the total export revenue addition in FY24, Nasscom said in its annual review.
Tue, Dec 26, 2023
Based on analysis of the data collected through a survey of over 500 senior executives from across large enterprises, SMEs and startups engaged in the commercial development and/or use of AI (Artificial Intelligence) in India, the report offers a glimpse into the beliefs and perceptions of the tech industry about its key strengths and areas for improvement when it comes to compliance with the benchmarks for RAI adoption.
Tue, May 23, 2017
A forum of IT workers is all set to get itself registered as the first union of techies in the country, amid reports of large scale layoffs by IT companies.
Sun, May 21, 2017
After a layoffs in India and and visa curbs in the US, IT industry body Nasscom has stepped up its lobbying with America and has paid a total amount of $1,50,000 (nearly Rs 1 crore) to two registered lobbyists in the country in the first quarter (Q1) of 2017.
Thu, May 18, 2017
Nasscom today refuted reports of mass layoffs in the IT sector saying the industry will hire about 1.5 lakh people this year on "net" basis although techies will have to re-skill themselves to stay relevant.
Sat, May 13, 2017
India's IT industry body Nasscom on Friday has issued a statement denying a mass layoffs by IT companies in the country stating that the workforce realignment linked to performance appraisal processes is a regular feature every year.
Mon, Apr 24, 2017
It said that the US Department of Labor estimates that there will be about 2.4 million unfilled science, technology, engineering and mathamatics (STEM) jobs by 2018.
Wed, Apr 19, 2017
The proposed changes are forward-looking and non- specific, it contended. Any change in visa norms can affect the movement of labour as well as spike operational costs for IT players.
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Tue, Apr 18, 2017
US president Donald Trump will sign an executive order later on Tuesday which will direct federal agencies to recommend changes to a temporary visa programme used to bring foreign workers to the US to fill high-skilled jobs and Indian IT companies are likely to feel the heat.
Wed, Apr 05, 2017
It said that an entry level computer programmer position would not generally qualify as a position in a “specialty occupation”
Tue, Apr 04, 2017
The US government had issued a policy memorandum on March 31, which India's IT industry body Nasscom has said that it will little impact on its members applying for visas for higher level professionals this year.
Wed, Mar 15, 2017
Commissioner of police in Chennai has arrested Stayzilla's founder and CEO Yogendra Vasupal and locked him up in Puzhal prison.
Wed, Mar 08, 2017
IT organisations in the sector are striving to provide a conducive environment to returning mothers, says report by Nasscom and Mercer.
Despite there has been talks in the US administration to curb H-1B visas issued to Indian IT professionals, Infosys Public Services on Wednesday announced its partnership with Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) in Texas to modernise child welfare information system.
Mon, Mar 06, 2017
Nasscom heads met with key policymakers in the US Congress and the Trump administration today.
The US market contributes about 60% of the export revenue for the Indian software sector, led by TCS, Infosys, Wipro, HCL and others.
Fri, Mar 03, 2017
Chandrashekhar said the Indian IT industry actually contributes immensely to the US economy in terms of jobs that are created in America, both directly and indirectly.
Fri, Feb 24, 2017
India's trade minister Nirmala Sitharaman said New Delhi had reached out to the administration of President Donald Trump to stress the importance of India`s $150-billion IT services industry to US citizens.
Wed, Feb 22, 2017
The IoT market in India is expected to reach $15 billion by 2020 accounting for nearly 5% of the total global market
Fri, Feb 17, 2017
Aditya Puri, Managing Director and Chief Executive of the second largest private lender HDFC Bank, on Friday backed the idea of setting up a national bad bank, saying anything that can help resolve the perennial bad loans problem is welcome.
In India itself if you look at the social sector there are so many problems, but a solution which may have worked globally may not work in here, said Sinha.
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