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EIP in the past, has encouraged interns from start-ups to massive MNCs, which includes Walmart, Microsoft, Bosch, Amazon, IBM, Qualcomm, NVIDIA, JPMorgan etc. from students to CEO,across every age group (from 14 to 65).

Inkers, NASSCOM, NVIDIA to train over 1000+ professionals

The programme is aiming to train more than 1K professionals under its EIP – 3.0 Knowledge Series.

16 Feb 2019 11:47 AM

The Accelerate 10X program will build on the foundation laid down by the 10,000 Startup initiative.

NASSCOM unveils Accelerate 10X aimed at catapulting India’s startup ecosystem

The Accelerate 10X program is designed to channelize the nation's entrepreneurial push into emerging technologies.

24 Sep 2018 3:29 PM

Currently, the size of ecommerce in India is estimated to be $35 billion.

E-commerce to cross $100billion by 2022, says study

As a result, the industry is seeing a growing focus on customer experience, thereby taking e-commerce beyond just selling things online.

08 Sep 2018 2:05 AM

India's e-commerce market is set to grow three times to surpass USD 100 billion by 2022 and may trigger over a million jobs in the coming years, a report said on Friday.

India's e-commerce market to surpass USD 100 billion by 2022: report

The e-commerce market is worth about USD 35 billion at present.

07 Sep 2018 5:50 PM

Indian start-ups have potential to be world-class organisations: Rishad Premji

Indian technology and services industry is on track to reach its goal of USD 200-225 billion in revenues by 2020.

28 May 2018 11:54 AM

Former Union Home Secretary G K Pillai had said that some subordinate staff in the MHA would see pornographic content on Internet and download malware in office, leading to compromise of the computer networks. (Representational Image | AFP)

Home ministry tightens grip over porn content in office

Ex-Union home secy said that while senior officials are busy with meetings till late evening, subordinates are on porn sites.

13 Apr 2018 10:23 AM

Nasscom President R Chandrashekhar told PTI in an interview that a new generation of users and new economic strata that are entering the digital space for the first time have necessitated focused campaigns, which promote awareness around online behaviour and threats.

Multi-level campaigns must for awareness on data, user security: Nasscom

As far as citizens are concerned, there is a need for building awareness on what the threats are.

30 Mar 2018 5:15 PM

Mary Kom Regional Boxing Foundation was registered and established as a charitable trust in 2006. (Photo: Twitter)

Home Ministry probes Mary Kom's NGO, Rajiv Gandhi Trust over 'foreign fund misuse'

NASSCOM, which is also in the list, is the apex body for the 154 billion dollar Indian IT BPM industry.

20 Mar 2018 8:01 PM

With 24 per cent exports from the IT industry, it is the largest export sector for the country.

IT to create 1 lakh jobs in FY19, misses FY18 target

Nasscom on Tuesday projected a growth rate of 7-9 per cent for the IT and BPO sectors for fiscal 2018-19 as against 7.8 per cent in 2017-18.

21 Feb 2018 2:49 AM

It was remotely launc-hed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from New Delhi on Monday after addressing the delegates of WCIT-2018 thro-ugh video conference.

Nasscom launches reskilling portal

Nasscom has signed an MoU with the Union ministry of electronics and IT for strengthening re-skilling initiatives.

20 Feb 2018 1:30 AM

The platform - FutureSkills was unveiled by Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi who applauded the initiative and its focus on creating skills for future jobs in the country. (Photo: File)

Narendra Modi unveils ‘Futureskills’ to upskill technology professionals in India

NASSCOM also signed a MoU with MeitY with the aim to reskill the country’s technology workforce.

19 Feb 2018 3:23 PM

IT experts believe that labour is cheaper in India than in many western countries, hence the technology will have to be a lot more advanced to become more cost-effective and successful in India.

Net effect: Manpower ‘automatically’ loses steam in IT sector

Nasscom report reveals that the net hiring in IT sector has gone down from 2.03 lakh in 2015-16 to 1.75 lakh in 2016-17.

14 Jan 2018 3:05 AM

To brace against the impact, Indians IT firms have also been ramping up local recruitments and training manpower in the United States.

Disruptive moves on H-1B visa to hurt both India, US: Nasscom

Foreigners won’t be able to hold visa when applying for a green card.

04 Jan 2018 2:05 AM

Nasscom said it has flagged its concerns around visa related issues in the US with the senators, Congressmen and the administration, and will engage further in a dialogue over the next few weeks over the proposed legislation. (Photo: File)

Proposed US Bill on H-1B visa has 'onerous conditions', cautions Nasscom

The bill has been passed by the House Judiciary Committee and is now headed for the US senate.

02 Jan 2018 10:45 AM

On the other hand, new job roles in BFSI sector will include cyber security specialist, credit analyst.

'25 per cent jobs in BFSI to face existential threat by 2022'

BFSI sector will face existential threat, while 15-20 per cent of workforce in the sector would be deployed in new jobs.

29 Dec 2017 4:27 PM

Chandrashekhar was speaking to reporters after a meeting between IT industry and the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday on pre-budget consultations.

Got assurance on resolution of tax notice issue: Nasscom

Govt is withdrawing or amending reported Rs 10,000 crore demand notices served to some 200 companies.

12 Dec 2017 10:37 AM

Nasscom President R Chandrashekhar said artificial intelligence (AI) has come of age. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

Nasscom chief R Chandraskhekhar says AI has come of age

On impact of AI on human jobs, he recalled that advent of machines had a significant impact on how people performed physical labour.

30 Oct 2017 1:46 PM

In the 2016-17 fiscal, the online market had grown by 19 per cent.

E-commerce market to touch USD 33 bn this fiscal: Govt

Around 11,596 complaints were related to non-refund of payment while the rest were about defective products delivery.

28 Jul 2017 5:20 PM

Old Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes were banned on November 8 last year.

Parl panel may finalise report on note ban on Thursday

Panel has called representatives of IT industry body Nasscom for a presentation on digital payments.

19 Jul 2017 3:38 PM

Indian IT exports would grow 7-8 per cent in the current fiscal.

IT export growth projection is realistic, reasonable: Nasscom

All big companies have said they will grow between seven to nine per cent.

23 Jun 2017 4:27 PM

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