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Updated on: May 2023
EPFO Payroll Data Highlights for FY 2022-23
EPFO

EPFO Payroll Data Highlights for FY 2022-23

The provisional payroll data of EPFO released on 20th May, 2023 highlights that EPFO has added 13.40 lakh net members in the month of March 2023. During the financial year 2022-23, around 1.39 crore net members have been added by EPFO with an increase of 13.22% compared to the previous financial year 2021-22 wherein EPFO […]

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BT plans massive layoffs, to cut up to 55000 jobs
Layoffs

BT plans massive layoffs, to cut up to 55000 jobs

The UK telecommunication giant British Telecommunications (BT Group) has planned massive layoffs to cut up to 55000 jobs and some of these jobs will be replaced by artificial intelligence. Philip Jansen, Chief Executive, said, “We have delivered our outlook for FY23: this year we’ve grown both pro forma revenue and EBITDA for the first time in […]

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DRDO is inviting applications for Apprenticeship, last date May 30
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DRDO is inviting applications for Apprenticeship, last date May 30

The premier agency under the Government of India, The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is inviting applications for Graduates, Diploma & ITI for Apprenticeship training. DRDO ARMAMENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT (ARDE) invites Online Applications for the year 2023-24 from eligible Graduates, Diploma holders & ITI for undergoing Apprenticeship training under the Apprenticeship Act […]

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ChatGPT is offering a free course in Prompt Engineering; Apply
Technology

ChatGPT is offering a free course in Prompt Engineering; Apply

ChatGPT is sharing the Prompt Engineering for Developers course that the OpenAI team built in collaboration with DeeplLearning.ai. In ChatGPT Prompt Engineering for Developers, you will learn how to use a large language model (LLM) to quickly build new and powerful applications. Using the OpenAI API, you’ll be able to quickly build capabilities that learn to innovate […]

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Who can avail of ESIC Sickness Benefits? ESIC Guidelines
ESIC

Who can avail of ESIC Sickness Benefits? ESIC Guidelines

Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Sickness Benefit can be availed if IP contribution is paid for not less than 78 days. Sickness Benefit During periods of certified sickness for a maximum of 91 days per year, insured workers are entitled to Sickness Benefits in the form of cash compensation at the rate of 70% of salaries. […]

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Amazon Web Services will support nearly 1,31,700 jobs annually
Industry

Amazon Web Services will support nearly 1,31,700 jobs annually

Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced it plans to invest INR 1,05,600 crores (US $12.7 billion) into cloud infrastructure in India by 2030 to meet growing customer demand for cloud services in India. This investment is estimated to contribute INR 1,94,700 crores (US $23.3 billion) to India’s total gross domestic product (GDP) by 2030. This planned […]

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Nokia hiring for various profiles: Student Trainee, WFH, Hybrid jobs
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Nokia hiring for various profiles: Student Trainee, WFH, Hybrid jobs

Finnish multinational telecommunications, information technology, and consumer electronics corporation, Nokia in India is hiring for various roles including Student Trainee. Commenting on the position the company said, “We are looking for a talented System and Product Specialist Working Student to join the Customer & R&D System Engineering team. You will be responsible for supporting our […]

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After Infosys Wipro announced more benefits to its employees
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After Infosys Wipro announced more benefits to its employees

A multinational corporation that provides information technology, consultant, and business process service, Wipro has an allotment of approximately 3,98,733 shares to its eligible employees as stock options through an exchange filing. 3,96,893 shares were given under the ADS Restricted Stock Unit Plan 2004,1840 were allocated under the Restricted Stock Unit Plan 2007. According to reports, […]

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E-commerce can contribute MSMEs to UP $1 trillion economy vision
Industry

E-commerce can contribute MSMEs to UP $1 trillion economy vision

IIM Lucknow – Center for Public Policy, hosted an event at their campus in partnership with the Department of State Tax, Department of state planning, Government of Uttar Pradesh, and Flipkart to deliberate on the role of e-commerce in achieving the vision of USD 1 trillion economy for the state. The discussions touched upon the […]

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Flipkart is hiring for various roles; Check details & Apply
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Flipkart is hiring for various roles; Check details & Apply

A part of the Walmart-owned Indian e-commerce company, Flipkart is hiring for various roles in locations across India. The company said on the career page, “At Flipkart, we believe that there’s a place for every kind of talent at all levels.” “Submit your application and let’s help you find your happy place, where you can […]

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Apple restricts the use of ChatGPT by its employees
Industry

Apple restricts the use of ChatGPT by its employees

According to reports Reuters Apple, an American multinational technology company has restricted the use of ChatGPT and other external AI tools by its employees. The reason is that Apple develops similar technology. The company has also banned Microsoft-owned GitHub’s Copilot, which is used by developers to automate code writing. The company cautions as some unauthorized sensitive information […]

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Cognizant eliminates 30-35% of office space in Chennai: DLF
Industry

Cognizant eliminates 30-35% of office space in Chennai: DLF

As per the earlier report, an American multinational information technology services and consulting company, Cognizant would eliminate 80,000 seats or 11 million sq feet of office space to bring the cost down further. Chief Executive Officer Ravi Kumar S said, “This reduction in real estate costs is net of investments to expand our real estate footprint in […]

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