The DIT will have the software ready by end of September which will help decode 22 languages recognised by the Constitution.
"Gmail users can both search and apply on Naukri but if you are not registered on Naukri with a Gmail id, you can still search for jobs and view job descriptions, but can't apply," said Vibhore Sharma, senior vice-president, Product and Technology, Info Edge (India). The user may note the jobs he wishes to apply to and can then log on to his Naukri account whenever he wants to apply.
Following stringent cost-cutting measures by business process outsourcing units and IT firms across the country, the business of call centre cab owners has dwindled by anywhere between 5 and 40 per cent.
Indian IT-BPO firms have stepped up investments by around 30-70 per cent on training and education of employees despite the economic slowdown.
Representatives of Symantec, an internet security firm, said that the adult spam for February stood at 7 per cent
Faced with budget constraints and margin pressures, Indian IT services providers such as Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, Wipro and HCL are moving more work offshore (to India) rather than onsite (at the client's site) in a bid to contain costs.
The service is offered through SMS, call centres and the Internet. Industry experts said 8-10 million people use mobile search. Two million people use the Internet and the rest use SMSs and call centres. The operators' main source of revenue is premium SMS (what they charge for search query). Advertising from the local merchants getting listed in the search is a promising option.
Of the available media, it was the fastest growing segment in 2008. Its better return on investment and the comparative ease with which its efficacy can be measured will ensure that the trend continues, say analysts. Rising interest in social networking in 2008 has made brands think seriously about online advertising.
Insurance, telecom, infrastructure, FMCG and energy are unlikely to downsize; Elsewhere, only top performers are safe.
Job portals are perhaps feeling jobless as the economic slowdown is making recruiters defer and limit their hiring plans.
With the executive search business declining by 40-50 per cent, recruitment companies are on a serious cost-cutting drive
Firms like MphasiS believe in an inclusive workplace, providing equal opportunities to all.
Companies say it helps them save on consultant fees and reduces the recruitment life cycle. Companies pay consultants close to 20 per cent of the annual package of a person provided by them as their fee; incentives paid to the company's employees for bringing a candidate is comparatively paltry. Besides, companies believe the buddy system gets them the right person who is in sync with their culture, which becomes more significant in turbulent times.
The ongoing downturn has forced firms to cut back on advertising expenses. The banking, financial services and insurance segment (BFSI) has cut advertising budgets by nearly 40 per cent.
Recruitment-related HR executives are being moved to other HR functions like training and development and other day-to-day HR functions, or being taken on contract. If things worsen, there could also be layoffs. Companies like Wipro, Infosys, TCS and iGate, too, have a mix of contractual employees in their HR team.
Talks between production houses, cine workers union inconclusive, no fresh content for broadcasters.
Indian political parties could learn a few lessons from the digital media campaigning chapters of the US Presidential elections.
Most travel agents in India have refused to levy the transaction fees of Rs 350-10,000 on air passengers.
TRAI's recommendation to allow news and current affairs on private FM radio, which is awaiting the formal nod of the I&B Ministry by the year end, has not brought much cheer to radio players.
India's mid-cap software companies may shed as much as 10 per cent of their workforce as revenues and margins have shrunk owing to a global slowdown, analysts say.
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