The government is planning to launch 7 startup research parks, 16 TBIs and 13 startup centers
New Delhi: To improve ease of business, especially for startups, the government of India has relaxed procedural laws where startups working in areas covered under the list of 36 “white” category industries have been exempted from all the applicable compliances under 3 Environment Laws viz. the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974; the […]
Read More →TCS, Cognizant, Infosys are the largest employers in IT-BPM sector in India
Chennai: NASSCOM has announced the annual rankings of Top 20 IT-BPM employers in India for fiscal year 2015. Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS), the country’s largest IT company by revenue, is the largest employer where as Cognizant Technology Solutions India stood at second position. The employee strength in Infosys is the third largest while Wipro […]
Read More →Government earmarks Rs.600 crore under Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS) for 2016-17
New Delhi: The government has earmarked Rs.600 crore for Financial Year 2016-17 under Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS). As a Fund of Funds, FFS would not invest directly in Startups, but would participate in the capital of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) registered Alternate Investment Funds (AIF). Earlier, the government had approved […]
Read More →Jobs led by skills and work led by technology set to be transformed: NASSCOM HR Summit
Chennai: Jobs, work style, and work culture are set to transform and key agents of the change will be skills and technology. The equation and understanding between man and machine will also shift. The two-day NASSCOM HR Summit has comprehensively discussed and analyzed these emerging trends happening in the HR practices. Commenting on automation […]
Read More →Government of India sponsored Startup India States’ Conference on 23 July 2016
New Delhi: India is the third largest startup ecosystem in the world. The government of India is on a mission to promote and nurture startup culture. Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) is organising a day-long Startup India States’ Conference on Saturday (23 July 2016) at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. In the conference, the […]
Read More →SHRM India HR Awards invite nominations from HR professionals and business organisations
Mumbai: The SHRM India invites nominations from HR professionals and business organisations for various categories of its fifth year SHRM India HR Awards. The SHRM India HR Awards recognize the organization’s practices as a benchmark of the highest quality in the HR practices. The Award winners will be announced and felicitated at its annual Conference […]
Read More →Share of women employees in TCS rises to all-time high of nearly 34%
By Rudra Narayan Sahoo, Mumbai: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s largest IT company by revenue, has added a gross of 17,792 and a net of 8,236 employees in the first quarter of financial year 2016-17 (Q1 FY17). The total employee strength at the end of Q1 FY17 was 362,079 while the total attrition rate (LTM) […]
Read More →SAP and ISB collaborate to nurture five social enterprise startups in India
Hyderabad: India is the third largest startup ecosystem in India. Social enterprise startups have a significant role in social and national innovation for empowering citizens. Now, SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) and the Indian School of Business (ISB) have joined hands to nurture the social entrepreneurship ecosystem with relevance to national priorities. The ISB-SAP Social Enterprise […]
Read More →Now Incubation Cell at IIFT Delhi to nurture MSME startups engaged in foreign trade
New Delhi: Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Mr Kalraj Misra, today (18 July 2016) inaugurated Incubation Cell at Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) Delhi. The initiative is named as “KITTES (Knowledge for Innovation in Trade & Technology for Entrepreneurial Start-ups), a dynamic business incubation cell dedicated to startups in the […]
Read More →Manipal Global Education bags education firm of the year title at CNBC-TV18 India Risk Management Awards
Mumbai: Manipal Global Education Services (MaGE) has added another feature to its cap as the institute won the ‘Firm of the Year’ award in the education category at the 3rd edition of ICICI Lombard and CNBC-TV18 India Risk Management Awards. The India Risk Management Awards recognise organisations and teams that have significantly added value to […]
Read More →AasaanJobs launches Video Job Description services to ease hiring process
New Delhi: Digital transformation is driving innovation in recruitment process. Now, AasaanJobs, a leading recruitment portal for entry-level and mid-level jobs in India, has joined the bandwagon. The recruitment and job portal company has launched Video Job Description, a unique HR initiative which is aimed at easing the process to hire candidates for their clients. […]
Read More →EuroKids launches EuroVarsity, an online skill development platform in the Pre-School education space
Mumbai: Now skill development courses and online varsity for pre-school teachers. EuroKids International, India’s NextGen Pre-schools, launched EuroVarsity, an online skill development platform. As part of its Skill Development initiative, EuroVarsity will conduct online courses and the first course to be launched on this platform is a program focused on Early Childhood Care and Education […]
Read More →IPO of Quess Corp, a staffing solution company, a hit; oversubscribed 147 times
Mumbai: Banagalore based Quess Corp, a staffing solution company, whose IPO was mega hit, will list on Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE) on 12 July 2016. The public offer was opened for subscription from June 29 to July 1 with a price band of Rs. 310– Rs. 317 per Equity Share […]
Read More →Zeta launches three Employee Tax Benefits and Rewards digital solutions to simplify HR practices
Mumbai: Zeta, an end-to-end solution provider to companies to manage their Employee Tax Benefits and Rewards programmes electronically, launched three new digital solutions in the Employee Tax Benefits and Rewards space. These three digital products of Zeta will simply HR practices in employee benefits and reward features. Zeta now expanded its tax benefit portfolio with […]
Read More →IIM Calcutta invites nomination for Distinguished Alumnus Award
Kolkata: IIM Calcutta has invited nominations for Distinguished Alumnus Award from various stake holders including students, alumni, faculty, and staff of the institute. IIM Calcutta, the only triple-crowned, that is, AACSB, AMBA, and EQUIS accredited business school in India, instituted the Distinguished Alumnus Award as an annual event since it celebrated the Golden Jubilee of the Institute […]
Read More →Course for compliance management: CII, ISB and GE join hands to develop compliance leaders in the Indian industry
Mumbai: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), the Indian School of Business (ISB) and GE joined hands recently to launch an executive education programme aimed at positioning and enabling compliance professionals as strategic business partners. The Compliance Management Programme is designed for professionals from functions such as human resources, company secretaries, finance, quality, legal, regulatory, […]
Read More →Grand finale of National Competition for Young Managers on 12 August 2016
New Delhi: The grand finale of the 42nd National Competition for Young Managers (NCYM) organized by All India Management Association will be held on 12 August 2016 in New Delhi. NCYM recognises competitive excellence among young managers by providing them an unparalleled opportunity to hone their analytical, creative thinking, problem solving, team working and leadership […]
Read More →E-commerce most preferred sector and HUL top employer for MBA graduates: Nielsen Campus Track Business School Survey
Mumbai: E-commerce emerged as the most preferred sector for employment and HUL was voted as most preferred employer by top-35 B school graduates, as per Nielsen Campus Track Business School Survey 2016. Nearly 30% of the students surveyed selected the ecommerce sector as their top choice Vs 2% higher compared to 2015. As per Campus […]
Read More →B-School students in India vote for Google, Apple, Facebook, BMW, RBI, as the most attractive employers 2016
Mumbai: In the today’s competitive employment environment, employer branding plays a key role both in attracting talents and managing costs involved recruitment process. The perception of students, the budding talents of the labour market, about the people culture of the business organization matters a lot. Google has emerged as the top choice of MBA students […]
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