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Updated on: Jul 2023
TCS iON offers many Free Online Courses for young professionals
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TCS iON offers many Free Online Courses for young professionals

TCS iON is a strategic unit of Tata Consultancy Services focused on Manufacturing Industries (SMB), Educational Institutions, and Examination Boards. TCS iON provides technology using a unique IT-as-a-Service model, offering end-to-end business solutions. It caters to the needs of multiple industry segments, through innovative, easy-to-use, secured, integrated, hosted solutions in a build-as-you-grow, pay-as-you-use business model. […]

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Karnataka IT Minister: Attrition among women in Tech Sector 40%
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Karnataka IT Minister: Attrition among women in Tech Sector 40%

Karnataka IT- minister Priyank Kharge has expressed concern over the rising attrition rate among women in the Tech industry. The Karnataka IT Minister Priyank Kharge’s recent Tweet said, “Some estimates put women employee attrition in IT companies at 30-40% since Dec 2022, while the industry average is currently 15%.” “There is a 1-1.5 percentage point […]

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P&G India to invest ₹2000 Crore in Gujarat to set up an export hub
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P&G India to invest ₹2000 Crore in Gujarat to set up an export hub

Procter & Gamble India (P&G India) announced that it will invest ₹2000 Crore to set up a new state-of-the-art personal healthcare manufacturing facility in Gujarat. The investment was announced by LV Vaidyanathan, CEO, P&G India, in a meeting with Mr. Bhupendra Patel, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Gujarat. The facility builds on top of the P&G […]

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TCS, Infosys, HCLTech, Wipro; net hiring drop 78% in FY23
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TCS, Infosys, HCLTech, Wipro; net hiring drop 78% in FY23

The Indian IT major companies including Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys, and HCLTech have witnessed a net 78% hiring drop in FY23. The companies have faced difficulties due to tough macroeconomic conditions. Infosys in FY23 added 29,219 people and in FY22 the company added 54,396 people with a hiring drop of over 46 percent as compared […]

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Microsoft AI training program and grant challenge; last date Aug 15
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Microsoft AI training program and grant challenge; last date Aug 15

data.org with support from Microsoft Corp., launched Generative AI Skills Challenge, a global grant for organizations to help train and upskill teams to use generative AI. This global grant will support organizations driving skilling and economic growth, especially those focusing on fair and community-led implementations of generative AI skills programs, with historically marginalized populations around the […]

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Deloitte: Nearly 30% of the workforce will be based out of India
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Deloitte: Nearly 30% of the workforce will be based out of India

According to Romal Shetty, CEO, of Deloitte South Asia, the largest professional services network by revenue and several professionals in the world, Deloitte plans to have around 30% of its workforce operating from India within the next four years. Deloitte India currently employs about 50,000 people. The company plans to expand with global growth plans […]

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Amid global challenges, India a silver lining: HUL’s Nitin Paranjpe
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Amid global challenges, India a silver lining: HUL’s Nitin Paranjpe

Nitin Paranjpe, Chairman, Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), while addressing shareholders at the Company’s 90th Annual General Meeting, said that as India gears up to become one of the largest economies in the world. In his speech titled ‘Transforming to Win in the New India’, Paranjpe cited India as the ‘silver lining’ in a challenging era […]

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Infosys to provide free of cost access to Skillsoft learning content
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Infosys to provide free of cost access to Skillsoft learning content

Infosys, a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Skillsoft, a leading provider of transformative learning experiences, to revamp education and learning for students from class 6 to lifelong learners in India. Infosys will provide learners, free of cost, access to a rich […]

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TCS names S Viswanathan as Head- Hiring amid jobs scam probe
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TCS names S Viswanathan as Head- Hiring amid jobs scam probe

According to Livemint, India’s largest IT services company, TCS has named a new head for hiring amid the 100-Crore Bribe-for-Jobs Scam probe. However, TCS said that media reports of an alleged recruitment scam were “Incorrect” in the exchange filing on Friday, June 23, 2203. The company found it a breach of code by certain employees and […]

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Lulu Group to create employment for 50,000 people in India
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Lulu Group to create employment for 50,000 people in India

An Indian Emirati-based multinational conglomerate company, Lulu Group will be investing Rs 10,000 crore in India on various ongoing projects over the next three years. Yusuff Ali also said the Lulu Group has committed about Rs 3,500 crore in investments in Telangana in the next five years. “We have got an investment of more than Rs […]

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Byju’s employees want to leave the firm before they are fired, Why?
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Byju’s employees want to leave the firm before they are fired, Why?

Indian ed-tech startup Byju’s employees are concerned about their future as the company has carried several rounds of job cuts. Byju’s has already sacked several thousand employees this year due to slowing demand. The company recently sacked 500-1000 employees to cut costs. The fresh set of layoffs is expected to impact employees across marketing, sales, […]

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Micron to create 20,000 jobs in India in Semiconductor Industry
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Micron to create 20,000 jobs in India in Semiconductor Industry

Micron Technology, Inc., one of the world’s largest semiconductor companies, announced its plans to build a new assembly and test facility in Gujarat, India. Micron’s new facility will enable assembly and test manufacturing for both DRAM and NAND products and address demand from domestic and international markets. Phased construction of the new assembly and test […]

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