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Team Computers Receives Prestigious Economic Times Award For Contribution In IT Services
Team Computers, a leading provider of state-of-the-art digital services and IT-consulting solutions received the prestigious 'Economic Times Most Promising Tech Marketeers Award 2023," The IT company was honoured for its excels in tailoring marketing initiatives to meet the unique… read-more
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KTR Welcomes CITCO's Second Largest Campus In Hyderabad
KT Rama Rao, the IT and UD Minister inaugurated CITCO's second largest campus, opening a working opportunity for the youths of Telangana. During the inauguration, KT Rama Rao praised Hyderabad and said the city is no-nonsence city. "As a result, in just nine years, the number of employees in the technology sector had grown from 3.25 lakh to 10 lakh, which was ‘truly explosive,’ said BRS Minister KT Rama Rao… read-more
Tags: Telangana Expansion, IT sector, KT Rama Rao, CITCO, IT Industry
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Infosys's Non-Compete Clause Unenforceable, Say Lawyers
The newly invoked non-compete clause by Infosys is not enforceable, according to several lawyers and recruiters. The clause prohibits new-comers from working on the same customer's projects across named rival companies for a certain phase of time since leaving the company. This move comes amid sky-high attrition. However, the IT giant has described this as a standard business practice, adding that it won't affect one's career growth.
Tags: business, Infosys, IT, IT sector, IT Company
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India Becomes Largest Startup Hub In World: PM Modi At Kanpur IIT Convocation
PM Narendra Modi addressed the 54th convocation of IIT Kanpur, on December 28. During the event, PM Modi said, "Today India has become the largest startup hub in the world". PM emphasised on growth of the IIT sector since 2014, after BJP came into power. In the past seven years, the Centre also launched schemes and initiatives, 'paving new roads for youth,' said Modi, who is in Kanpur.
Tags: Uttar Pradesh, IIT kanpur, PM Modi, IT sector, Startup Hub
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Spending In India's IT Sector To See A $93 Billion Boost In 2021: Report
IT service management company Gartner has predicted a massive spending boost of $93 billion in India's IT sector in 2021. The prediction reported 7.3% increase from 2020 figures which is lower than the global average increase of 8.4%. Devices and enterprise software sector will see the highest growth as businesses continue to innovate their workforce, it added. Notably, Cloud will garner the major software growth in India during 2021.
Tags: IT sector, India, Software services, Gartner
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India-Canada To Resume Negotiations Over CEPA; IT Jobs In Agenda
India and Canada are likely to restart negotiation over the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), overdue since 2017, in April 2020. A government official stated that several virtual meetings were held between the two countries. Moreover, through CEPA, India aims to boost job opportunities for IT professionals in Canada, enabling easier work visas. Meanwhile, Canada will focus on the expansion of agricultural trade with India… read-more
Tags: Canada, India, trade deals, IT sector, CEPA
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Open Platform GeeksForGeeks Helping Students Crack IT Firm Interviews
A computer science portal Startup GeeksForGeeks has emerged as a leading solution for all placement-related concerns of students seeking a career in the IT sector. Offering different online courses with features including schedule flexibility, self-paced learning, and recorded lectures, GeeksForGeeks allows anyone to contribute and help others sharing their knowledge. Started by an IIT-Roorkee alumnus Sandeep Jain, the startup also helps… read-more
Tags: Startups, Jobs, Campus placement, IT sector
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TN Approves TIDEL Mini IT Parks In 4 Districts; Aims Steer IT Growth
Tamil Nadu Government has acceded to TIDEL Park's proposal to instate mini-IT parks in four II and III-tier districts, selecting Salem, Villupuram, Cuddalore, and Theni for the opening phase. Relatedly, the government has directed the respective district collectors to find non-objectionable 10-20 acres of government tracts. Reportedly, one of Asia's largest IT Parks - TIDEL has been permitted to usher IT growth in tier two and three towns.… read-more
Tags: Tamilnadu, Government, TIDEL, IT Park, two tier town, three tier town, IT sector
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IT Firms Opt For Hiring More Flexible, Project-Based Employees
IT companies are now hiring more flexible staff on project basis to save the cost. Reportedly, the pandemic-fueled need for digitization and automation has forced the companies to hire people with digital skills on contractual basis. Moreover, a report of job portal Indeed has indicated a rise of 22% in the hiring of flexible staff in January 2021. Interestingly, the Indian Staffing Federation stated that the IT sector hires around 12%… read-more
Tags: IT sector, employees, IT Employees, Jobs
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Infosys, Accenture To Bear Cost Of COVID Vaccine For Staff, Families
IT giant Infosys and consulting company Accenture PLC have announced to bear the cost of COVID-19 vaccination to be provided to their India-based employees. Infosys' COO Pravin Rao stated to inoculate employees’ immediate families as well. Accenture also assured to cover employees and their eligible dependents who choose to get vaccinated. Rolling out the phase-2 of the mass vaccination drive, the government has allowed private health… read-more
Tags: Infosys, Accenture, Covid Vaccine, IT sector, Covid-19
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