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Temples won't create jobs in future, only science will, says Sam Pitroda
Creating more jobs remains a challenge, Pitroda said, suggesting to look at the idea of job creation with the mindset of the future and not the past
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About 4 mn jobs created in 7 months till March, says EPFO's payroll data
As many as 39.36 lakh new jobs were created during 7-month period ending March this year, as per the latest retirement fund body EPFO's payroll data. According to the latest data, as many as 6.13 lakh new jobs were created in the month of March this year, which is higher than 5.89 lakh payrolls with the Employment Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) in February this year. The data shows that the half of the payrolls were created in the expert service segment across all age buckets or groups. The segments where job creation was substantial were electric, mechanical or general engineering products followed by building and construction industry, trading & commercial establishments and textiles. The data clearly indicates that over half of the jobs created in organised sector in the country were in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat during the seven-month period till March this year. The first set of payroll data was released by the EPFO last month. Some of the experts had raised ...
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Good times ahead for Indian techies! IT sector to hire over 100,000 people
The Indian IT industry is expected grow at 8 per cent to USD 167 billion and hire over 1 lakh people this year 2018, Law and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said today. "President NASSCOM @debjani_ghosh_ met me. We discussed issues pertaining to IT industry of India. She informed me that Indian IT industry is set to grow at 8% to $167 Billion in 2018 offering direct jobs to 3.97 million people, which is an addition of 105,000 employees over 2017," Prasad said on social media platform Twitter. According to software services industry body Nasscom, the exports would be USD 137 billion in 2018-19 as against USD 126 billion in 2017-18. The industry is expecting to add one lakh jobs in 2018-19. The overall IT-BPO industry size would be adding USD 14-16 billion. At an other event today, Debjani Ghosh and UK's Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, Matt Hancock, launched the 4th edition of the India-UK TECH Rocketship Awards. The awards are designed to help Indian ...
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India must grow at 18% to ensure jobs to growing workforce: World Bank
Insufficient female labour participation, employment key challenges, says the report
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70-80% jobs in India can be potentially outsourced: Study
The survey received large number of inputs from Delhi, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Telangana
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Indians shunning overseas job lure; employment hunt at home on rise: Survey
Prospect of Brexit is likely to have deterred Indian job seekers looking for an opportunity in the UK
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