Balakrishnan said Nasscom had predicted that impact on jobs due to non-extension of STPI scheme might result in loss of 400,000 jobs in three to four years.
Sanjay Hegde, the Karnataka counsel in the Supreme Court, said that this is the maximum punishment Mittal could attract if found guilty.
Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology, A Raja on Wednesday assured that the Indian IT sector that the ministry was doing its best to convince the government that the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) scheme should be extended beyond 2009.
As you move higher up the corporate ladder, there is a growing need for you to at least gain a fair amount of proficiency in areas other than your core competency. And that's where certification programmes come in.
"I have always felt that the true value of SEZs must be judged by the extent to which they help promote labour-intensive manufacturing," Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh said on Wednesday.
As Nasdaq-listed company indicates poor spending in financial services space, Indian firms feel jittery
Vetting by inter-ministerial board removed for benefits under Startup India Action Plan
The pace of job generation has slowed as IT firms look at automation to do testing
Tata Consultancy Services is the top IT-ITES employer in India, followed by Infosys Technologies and Wipro Technologies.
Europe is the second largest market for Indian IT-BPM industry
A gaming summit is being organised by IAMAI in Mumbai today.
Here's the latest academic trend for IT aspirants -- finishing schools to transform graduates into career professionals.
A study conducted by BSA estimates that a 10-point drop in piracy in India from 74-64 per cent over four years would add 115,847 jobs.
NITI Aayog recommendations cite the need for greater industry-academia collaboration to meet skill demand
Senior management of companies use this visa for working in the US.
Nasscom president Kiran Karnik on Wednesday suggested the government should allow establishment of private higher and technical educational institutions on the lines special economic zones to provide quality education in the country.
The information technology (IT) industry has increased its contribution to the country's GDP from 1.2 per cent in 1997-98 to 5.2 per cent in 2006-07, according to a Nasscom-Deloitte study.
IT and ITeS sectors' contribution to India's GDP has increased by 4 times in the last 10 years, revealed a study.
This provides for H-1B extensions beyond the 6-year limit.
An analysis of 64 large deals awarded at the start of the decade reveals that more than half witnessed some restructuring or renegotiations.
Tata Consultancy Services plans to open its third IT centre in China in the current fiscal and increase its headcount five-fold to 5,000 by 2010, a senior official said on Friday.
Large companies are targeting niche players in the market to add to their portfolio.
However, a large number of businesses around the world are unable to quantify accurately the benefits their outsourcing arrangements would bring in for them.
The Indian animation industry is expected to grow at a CAGR of 25 percent during 2006-10
The trained officers would be able to analyse and scrutinise data on hard disks, track e-mails, extract evidence using Internet and mobile phones and will familiarise themselves with cyber crime-related legislation.
The third CITU strike in West Bengal and the move of unions to call the shots in Kerala's IT sector are developments that the IT industry, at large, has denounced.
While Dell has grown its business quite rapidly in India, one needs to be used to the ups and downs in the market place in the country, said the chief executive.
The 41st convocation of Saurashtra University turned out to be a perfect platform for the Gujarat chief minister to make a case for English proficiency in the state.
Unfazed by IT industry body Nasscom's attack for his comments on the health of BPO workers, Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss on Friday said his ministry is planning to come out with guidelines for people working in the BPO and IT industry.
The company's endeavour is to get independent of this visa matter as much as possible, Vishal Sikka said.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is on a three-day visit to India.
The Indian IT-ITeS sector, which has seen an upward revision of salaries in the last two-three years, is likely to witness moderation of wages from next year due to a gradual improvement in availability of professionals.
Companies such as IBM Daksh, Aegis, MphasiS, Intelenet, HTMT Global, Sitel India are also increasing their domestic focus.
'Indian companies has a responsibility to create jobs for Americans, too'
Union Communications Minister, Dayanidhi Maran, wants India to accept market-driven technologies.
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