India has been able to attract 40 global smartphone makers to the country -- creating at least 50,000 jobs. But GST could hurt that, discovers Ayan Pramanik.
According to the report, on the MNC R&D ecosystem titled 'attrition, hiring and salary increase 2013' India currently hosts 1,031 MNC R&D centers, growing at around 4 per cent year or year, with an overall employment base of 2,44,000 growing at about 11 per cent year on year.
Analysts say it is a case of over-promise and under-delivery.
The 2019 election gives the Indian public the same choice: Between growth and oligarchs (or, in our case, dynasts and crony capitalists). If we chose wisely, well and good. If not, well, we have the Nehruvian Rate of Growth and massive corruption to fall back on. In a large sense, it is a choice between the India of the Lutyens elites and the Bharat of the real citizen, says Rajeev Srinivasan.
'The pressure on relative performance and the feeling of being left out among many investors may also account for the belief among many that this has to be a technology stock bubble.' 'The feeling of a bubble is also reinforced by the extreme performance gap between growth and value investing.' 'While at first glance, one can only stand back awestruck by the wealth creation delivered by technology stocks globally. It does not seem at all like the internet bubble of 1999-2000, says Akash Prakash.
Shuji Nakamura was given only a tiny bonus for his invention and he had to sue to get the money due him.
The president's moves will make it easier for entrepreneurs to work in the United States
Apple said it sold 51.2 million iPhones in its second fiscal quarter, down from 61.2 million in the same quarter a year ago but above analysts' estimates of about 50 million devices.
The project, code-named MF101 by Foxconn, will be spread across 1,500 acres at Talegaon or Khopoli.
Lenovo, Xiaomi, Vivo, Gionee lead the onslaught, beating Indian and global brands with smart deals and astute image management measures.
The regional fallout could continue.
'I have been managing people since I was very young. I really enjoy it.' 'For me, age is only a proxy for experience.'
Says more than 120 who lost jobs have approached it; TCS says workforce optimisation leads to some involuntary attrition, nothing out of ordinary
With less than five months to go, it's time you fine tuned your skills and assessed your preparation for the big day.
International pay packages have soared 10-30 per cent at IITs.
Foxconn is the world's largest contract manufacturer for electronic goods and makes iPhones for Apple and smartphones for its Chinese rival Xiaomi.
With an impressive resume, the Meizu m1 Note phablet will attract users who would like to lay their hands on a big screen device which is well built, cost effective, and not a slouch in performance either, says Himanshu Juneja.
Surging value of dollar may be posing the biggest threat to US corporate earnings.
Has Make in India's mascot, the metal lion, begun to rust?
Tax problems and unfavourable WTO agreements are making Tamil Nadu's electronics corridor less attractive to companies.
'It is my duty to give the govt the right price of crude oil.'
15 per cent of startups in Silicon Valley are founded by Indians.
'Students tell me their parents are fine with them either joining a start up or even starting one. This was not the case 10 years ago.'
With Sundar Pichai becoming the CEO of Google, India has one more reason to cheer its prowess in the global IT sector.
Gulshan Rai talks to Surabhi Agarwal about the tussle with social media companies over sharing data, Section 66a of the Information Technology Act and his new job.
Let's take a look at the doomsday scenarios:
Two months after the Malaysia Airlines plane vanished into the skies, conspiracies have floated to explain the enigma of the vanishing flight. Amid these claims, one is that the plane was hijacked and is being prepped for a terror attack by the Taliban or by Israeli terrorists. Anvar Alikhan tries to piece this puzzle together and find out the truth behind flight MH370.
Satya Nadella is the highest-paid CEO in the US. So how do the other Indian-American executives fare?
'No PM has said no to anything we have proposed. I am not a politician and I cannot give speeches about things, but a lot of good things have been done in science by previous governments.' 'Under Dr Manmohan Singh, we could do a few important things. I used to meet him once in 6, 8 weeks. He often said, 'Professor Rao, you assume that you have my approval and carry on.' He was shy and decent. He is a real gentleman.' 'Science keeps me going at 80. I feel young.' Professor C N R Rao, the eminent scientist who was honoured with the Bharat Ratna, on the state of science in India.
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