Global recession trigger expats to return to India
With financial markets of U.S. and Europe shattering, the expats are turning back to their homeland. The 7-8 percent projected growth for 2009 in...
Monday, 30 November -1, 05:30 IST
BPOs to lose 2.5 lakh jobs
The Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry is expected to lose 2.5 lakh jobs as yet another outcome of the global recession. The layoff is...
Monday, 30 November -1, 05:30 IST
Government returns licence fee to RCom for six circles
The government Friday said it will refund the Rs 1.12 billion (Rs.112 crore) license fee Reliance Communications (RCom) paid to acquire dual...
Monday, 30 November -1, 05:30 IST
Software generates faces that display moods, emotions
A computer model developed by researchers can generate faces that display emotions and moods according to personality traits.
Monday, 30 November -1, 05:30 IST
IT employees abroad gain from weak rupee
While the weakening rupee is creating a ruckus for the companies in India, the employees who are abroad on short-term projects are in a beneficial position. The rupee fall will allow the employees to convert their dollars at a more favorable rate.
20 more biotech parks to come up in India: Sibal
Union Minister of Science and Technology Kapil Sibal Sunday announced 20 more biotech parks will be set up throughout the country for promoting research in the field of life sciences.