More and more domestic companies are setting up business process outsourcing units in district headquarters, tier-III cities and non-IT clusters to save on real estate costs and stem attrition rates.
Technology has long been shrinking physical distances, but now comes one that can virtually wipe them out.
Gold recovered 0.5 per cent or $2.90 in the end of last week but the chances of further weakening of dollar has cast a shadow on its future price.
RoHS-compliance is still at an awareness stage in India.
Signalling its increasing dependence on India for R&D requirements, Cisco, the global networking solutions provider, has set up a new business unit in Bangalore - the first by the company to be based outside the US.
Mumbai-based real estate developer, Royal Palms, is developing Mumbai's first Gem & Jewellery Special Economic Zones on a private land at an expenditure of Rs 400 crore.
Aztecsoft, a Rs 300 crore (Rs 3 billion) Bangalore-based outsourced product development firm, is witnessing the exit of its key board members.
India will be the first country to have a separate ranking.
As a part of its Tox Tech campaign, Greenpeace in 2005 issued a list of demands on Wipro, including introduction of a take-back policy, recycling and a policy for phaseout of hazardous materials.
Agilent Technologies, a $5 billion measurement solutions provider, plans to ramp up its R&D presence in the country significantly in the next two years.
In the second half of July this year, when Rishad Premji, the eldest son of Wipro Chairman Azim Premji, joins the company as a business manager, Pratik Kumar, executive vice president-HR will have a tough time.
The finishing schools aim to train students from the tier-II and tier-III institutions who aspire for IT jobs and don't get it.
Despite rising salaries, the country can sustain the cost advantage for another 10-15 years.
Gold demand in Mumbai has declined by 50 per cent during the last three days to approximately 500 kg compared with one tonne during the normal season.
Security solutions provider McAfee is the latest one to realise the potential of India as a great market. McAfee, which was earlier operating through a liaison office in India, will now have its own subsidiary.
Gold prices in Mumbai hit a five-month low at Rs 8,800 (99.5) and Rs 8,850 (99.9) per 10 gram on Thursday following a decline in the global prices and falling demand in the domestic market.
A monster Einstein could soon be powering the way you gather information.
Over the last couple of years, the Indian landscape for outsourced market research is changing rapidly.
Will gold touch the psychological barrier of $720? Investment funds are bullish but cautious.
IT solutions and services provider Wipro is looking at acquiring companies worth over $100 million each to fill various technology gaps and expand to newer geographies.
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