IT sector
300 in Wipro fired for moonlighting
Wipro has sacked employees who were involved in moonlighting. What is Moonlighting? Moonlighting is the term used to describe an individual taking up a second job or multiple other work assignments besides his full-time job. The practice of working for ..
Month: Current affairs - September, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2024 • India Nation & States Current Affairs • Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Kerala IT Corridors
In the budget of Kerala that was presented by Finance Minister KN Balagopal, importance has been given to the IT sector of the state, with the focus being given to the futuristic 5G networks. Overview: Expeditious steps will be initiated ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Second Round of Quarterly Employment Survey
The Union Ministry of Labour and Employment recently released the second round of Quarterly Employment Survey. According to the survey, nine sectors hired two lakh people. This accounted to 85% of the total employment of the country. The survey was ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Women Wizards Rule Tech programme launched by NASSCOM to increase number of women in senior levels in IT industry
Indian IT industry’s apex body NASSCOM (National Association of Software & Services Companies) has launched ‘Women Wizards Rule Tech’ programme to increase number of women in senior levels in Information Technology (IT) industry. The programme was announced in March 2018 ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2018
Government to expand BPO promotion scheme for rural youth to 1 lakh seats
Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) is planning to expand its India BPO Promotion Scheme to 1 lakh seats from current 48,000 seats. It will also set up 5th and India’s largest National data centre (NDC) in Bhopal, Madhya ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2018
TCS becomes first Company to close over Rs. 7 Trillion Market Cap
India’s IT major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) became first listed company in India to close day’s trade with market capitalisation (m cap) of over Rs. 7 lakh crore (over $103 billion). M cap is value of company that is traded ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2018