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Union Budget 2019: GDP is the primary indicator used to gauge the health of a country's economy

The GDP measures the value of economic activity within a country.

IT sector, startups likely to hire 5 lakh people in 2019; entry-level packages up 20% in 2018: Mohandas Pai

Entry level packages are now pegged at 4.5 lakh to Rs 5 lakh per annum, as companies are beginning to pay more to attract "higher quality".

Hiring declines marginally by 1% in November; Auto, BFSI witness dip while healthcare records 34% growth

Other industries which witnessed an increase in hiring activity are IT (8 percent), insurance (12 percent), BPO (1 percent), real estate (3 percent), the report said.

Govt to expand BPO promotion scheme to generate employment, plans largest National Data Centre in Bhopal

The government will increase the capacity under the BPO promotion scheme to one lakh seats from the current 48,000 seats, Ravi Shankar Prasad said

French BPO Teleperformance, US tech major Convergys and three others are vying to acquire Intelenet

Five firms have been shortlisted as potential suitors for Intelenet after non-binding bids were tabled in April.

TCS bags $2.25-bn deal from TV rating firm Nielsen; will provide IT, app development and BPO services

Under the TCS and Nielsen deal, terms of agreement have been extended for an additional five years so as to expire on 3 December, 2025

India's burgeoning digital economy to provide 50-70 lakh jobs: IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

Reiterating the Centre's commitment towards the country's growth, Prasad said it is important to have affordable and inclusive technology.

Online recruitment increased by 14 percent over same period last year: Monster.com

The survey showed city-wise e-recruitment activity exceeded the year-ago level in 7 of the 8 cities monitored by Monster.com.

Experts claim that cyber laws need to be updated to tackle new cyber security threats

Companies need to come up with out-of-the-box thinking and creative legal approaches while dealing with cyber law and cyber security challenges post-demonetisation, a legal expert said here on Thursday.

RCom on debt-reduction drive, real estate divestment can fetch Rs 6000 cr