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Elon Musk's X rolls out a new feature in India to rival LinkedIn
1 month ago

Elon Musk's X rolls out a new feature in India to rival LinkedIn

India TV News  

Elon Musk has transformed his microblogging platform, X, into a super app. Recently, the company rolled out a new Job Search feature, allowing users to look for jobs on X in a manner similar to LinkedIn. This new addition follows last year’s introduction of the Job Hiring feature, where recruiters and companies can showcase their job listings. With the introduction …

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AI is an assistant to humans... it will have net zero effect on jobs: Flex’s Revathi Advaithi
1 month, 1 week ago

AI is an assistant to humans... it will have net zero effect on jobs: Flex’s Revathi Advaithi

Hindustan Times  

The world today is in the midst of rapid, multifaceted technological evolution that’s changing how we live, work, communicate, commute and interact. That’s controversial because a lot of people don’t believe that,” said Advaithi, in a virtual session at the 22nd Hindustan Times Leadership Summit. “We had to do that pretty quickly because people were beginning to use tools such …

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'Good infrastructure essential for eliminating poverty, creating jobs': Nitin Gadkari at HTLS
1 month, 1 week ago

'Good infrastructure essential for eliminating poverty, creating jobs': Nitin Gadkari at HTLS

Hindustan Times  

Union Minister For Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said good infrastructure is essential for eliminating poverty, creating jobs and advancing the country's development. Speaking at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, the minister said the central government aims to reduce logistics costs over the next two years. HTLS: Union minister Nitin Gadkari said political parties must follow an …

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SAP confident of new job creation by AI
1 month, 2 weeks ago

SAP confident of new job creation by AI

Live Mint  

German software-maker SAP SE is confident that artificial intelligence will create new jobs even as the rise of the new technology casts a shadow on jobs done by humans. The SAP board’s buoyant remarks on AI contrast with those of Google-parent Alphabet Inc’s chief executive Sundar Pichai, whose comments in the company’s post-earnings conference call with analysts put alarm bells …

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India Needs to Create 148 mn Additional Jobs by 2030
5 months, 1 week ago

India Needs to Create 148 mn Additional Jobs by 2030

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: India’s transformation from a rural-based economy to a services-led economy is incomplete. As the population continues to grow, India will need to create up to an additional 148 million jobs by 2030 and 324 million jobs by 2050, finds the IMF. “We find that India will need to create 148 million jobs by 2030 and 324 million by 2050 …

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Apple supplier Foxconn said to reject married women from India iPhone jobs
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Apple supplier Foxconn said to reject married women from India iPhone jobs

The Hindu  

The two women standing near the entrance to the iPhone factory in Tamil nadu were upset. ‘Cultural issues’ Foxconn typically doesn’t hire married women because of “cultural issues” and societal pressures, said Mr. Paul, who said he left the company in August 2023 for a better-paying role at a consulting firm. Many of the people who spoke to Reuters also …

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Silent layoffs in Indian IT sector affect over 20,000 techies: Which companies cut most jobs?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Silent layoffs in Indian IT sector affect over 20,000 techies: Which companies cut most jobs?

Hindustan Times  

India’s IT sector laid off around 20,000 techies during the calendar year 2023, in a manner known as a “silent layoff,” according to data shared by All India IT & ITeS Employees' Union, as reported by Moneycontrol. A “silent layoff” refers to a situation where employees are let go or have their employment terminated in a discreet or unannounced manner, …

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Apple Ecosystem Generated More Than 1.5 Lakh Jobs, Under PLI, Since 2021, In India: Report
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Apple Ecosystem Generated More Than 1.5 Lakh Jobs, Under PLI, Since 2021, In India: Report

ABP News  

Since the introduction of the government's production-linked incentive scheme for smartphones in August 2021, the Apple ecosystem has directly provided employment to more than 150,000 individuals, said a new report by The Economic Times on Monday. Moreover, the rapidly expanding Apple supplier ecosystem has led to the creation of over 70,000 new direct jobs. This comes days after Union Minister …

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'Khelo India Medallists Now Eligible for Government Jobs': Sports Minister Anurag Thakur Announces Revolutionary Measure
9 months, 2 weeks ago

'Khelo India Medallists Now Eligible for Government Jobs': Sports Minister Anurag Thakur Announces Revolutionary Measure

News 18  

Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur announced a revolutionary measure on Wednesday, keeping in line with Honourable Prime Minister of the Nation, Shri. Narendra Modi’s vision of a bustling sporting ecosystem in the country, as she said that Khelo India Medallists will be eligible to seek government jobs. The incredible step now extends eligibility to medal winners from the Khelo India …

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Govt admits AI can lead to job losses in India
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Govt admits AI can lead to job losses in India

New Indian Express  

Moving away from its earlier stance that AI is ‘not leading to job losses’, Government of India seems to be coming round to the realization that AI may end up taking jobs away from some people. “AI may result in automating some routine jobs but will also result in job creation in various data science, data curation etc,” said Electronics …

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PLI scheme led to 500,000 jobs in mobile phone manufacturing industry: Vaishnaw
1 year ago

PLI scheme led to 500,000 jobs in mobile phone manufacturing industry: Vaishnaw

Hindustan Times  

The production-linked incentive scheme has led to the creation of 500,000 jobs in the mobile phone manufacturing industry, Union communications, electronics, and information technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said. “Of all the mobile phones used in India, 99.2% are made in India,” he said as he visited Dixon Technologies’ manufacturing facility in Noida on Thursday. Dixon’s executive chairman Sunil Vachani …

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Indian job market to see 22% churn in 5 yrs; AI, machine learning among top roles: WEF
1 year, 7 months ago

Indian job market to see 22% churn in 5 yrs; AI, machine learning among top roles: WEF

The Hindu  

The Indian job market is estimated to witness 22% churn over the next five years, with top emerging roles coming from AI, machine learning and data segments, a new study showed on May 1. Globally, the job market churn is estimated at 23%, with 69 million new jobs expected to be created and 83 million eliminated by 2027, the World …

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Apple's new iPhone factory in Karnataka expected to create 100,000 jobs
1 year, 9 months ago

Apple's new iPhone factory in Karnataka expected to create 100,000 jobs

India Today  

Apple is planning to shift its iPhone plant from China to India. The Cupertino-giant plans to invest in a new iPhone plant in India’s Karnataka and plans to invest about $700 million. Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar has confirmed that Apple’s new plant will be built in a 300 acre factory in Karnataka. To which, …

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Meesho shutters grocery biz 'Superstore' in India, 300 lose jobs
2 years, 3 months ago

Meesho shutters grocery biz 'Superstore' in India, 300 lose jobs

India TV News  

Meesho, a homegrown social commerce platform, has reportedly shut down its grocery business, 'Superstore', in over 90 per cent of Indian cities, except for Nagpur and Mysuru. According to the report of Inc42 report, nearly 300 employees have lost their jobs after the shuttering of Meesho Superstore. Driven by our user-first mindset, the integration will provide millions of Meesho users …

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The fastest-growing large economy in the world
2 years, 4 months ago

The fastest-growing large economy in the world

The Hindu  

India represents one sixth of the world and is today the third largest economy in terms of purchasing power parity. Confident foreign investor Foreign investors have cumulatively poured in half a trillion dollars into India in the past three decades, after the economy opened up. This trait is inbuilt into the resilience, the durability, as also the malleability of the …

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Johnson arrives in India to meet Modi, seek economic deals
2 years, 8 months ago

Johnson arrives in India to meet Modi, seek economic deals

Associated Press  

LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is trying to set aside his political troubles and focus on economic ties and the war in Ukraine during a long-delayed official trip to India. Johnson hopes to strike new economic deals between Britain and its huge former colony, and to coax India away from Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine. …

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The week that was, in graphics: Fuel worries, jobs data, etc
2 years, 8 months ago

The week that was, in graphics: Fuel worries, jobs data, etc

Live Mint  

Every week, Plain Facts publishes a compilation of data-based insights—complete with easy-to-read visual charts—to help you delve deeper into the stories reported by Mint. View Full Image Mint Stepping up India is planning to step up wheat exports to fill the supply void created by the Russia-Ukraine war. View Full Image Mint Bumper capex $50 million That's the amount Saudi …

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Fresher Jobs: Top 4 IT Companies In India To Employ 1.6 Lakh Freshers In FY22 — Know More
3 years, 2 months ago

Fresher Jobs: Top 4 IT Companies In India To Employ 1.6 Lakh Freshers In FY22 — Know More

ABP News  

New Delhi: Good news for freshers seeking jobs opportunities. The top 4 Indian IT companies, namely, TCS, Infosys, Wipro, and HCL Tech, are going to double their hiring target in 2021-22 to 1.6 lakh freshers. Top 4 IT companies hired 82,000 freshers in the fiscal year 2021 and employed 53,964 employees in the quarter ended September 2021, up from 17,076 …

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In Covid-hit India, 23 crore people earn less than Rs 375 per day: Study
3 years, 7 months ago

In Covid-hit India, 23 crore people earn less than Rs 375 per day: Study

India Today  

India's economy staged an impressive recovery after the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, but the alarming rise in poverty tells a different story about the country’s future economic outlook. “An alarming 90 per cent of respondents in the Azim Premji University CLIPS reported that households had suffered a reduction in food intake as a result of the lockdown” the …

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Modi-Johnson virtual summit brings £1 bn worth of deals
3 years, 7 months ago

Modi-Johnson virtual summit brings £1 bn worth of deals

The Hindu  

Britain has finalised £1 billion worth of new trade and investment with India, creating over 6,500 jobs in the UK, to be signed off at a virtual summit between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Tuesday. It would also create huge benefits for British services – four out five of India’s fastest growing imports are …

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Unemployment rate rises as Covid-19 returns to haunt Indian economy
3 years, 8 months ago

Unemployment rate rises as Covid-19 returns to haunt Indian economy

India Today  

Fresh restrictions imposed in different parts of the country due to the second Covid-19 wave could lead to job losses, similar to what was witnessed in 2020. The unemployment rate touched 8.6 per cent for the week ending April 11, from just 6.7 per cent two weeks ago, according to fresh data released by CMIE. Read | Covid-19: Over 9 …

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Humanities in the era of coding
3 years, 9 months ago

Humanities in the era of coding

The Hindu  

Should Social Science embrace data or should Science embrace qualitative theories? Interestingly, Social Science and Science are distinct areas that need to come together, as one lies in the past and other in the future. Perfect marriage Scott Hartley, a venture capitalist and author of The Fuzzy and the Techie, calls for an urgent marriage between those who study social …

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India's jobless growth, coronavirus impact and rising unemployment
4 years, 3 months ago

India's jobless growth, coronavirus impact and rising unemployment

India Today  

When India’s growth was blooming in 2016-17, it earned the tag of the fastest-growing major economy in the world. READ | Welcome to Jobless Growth: Why India is facing an unemployment crisis They warned that the rate of jobless growth could severely impact India’s economy which depends heavily on the middle class population, engaged primarily in salaried jobs and entrepreneurship. …

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The geography of growth in India
4 years, 4 months ago

The geography of growth in India

Live Mint  

One of the striking features of India’s growth boom since the 1980s has been the concentration of economic activity in a handful of states. Conventional economic theory suggests that poorer states should have grown faster during India’s growth boom since the 1980s. According to Annual Survey of Industries data for 2017-18, a majority of India's factory jobs are clustered in …

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