51% firms feel attrition to be above 20 pc - report
Rising wages to affect BPO industry Rising salary levels have become a major concern for the ITeS and BPO industry, which is followed by rupee appreciation and shortage of skilled manpower, as per a report.
Slow down for Corporate India Corporate India is expected to witness a slowdown in sales growth during Q3 FY 08 to 13 per cent as compared to a sales growth of 24.7 per cent witnessed in the December 2006 quarter, the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) said here.
Film industry to touch Rs 40K cr The size of domestic film industry is likely to exceed Rs 40,000 crore by 2010, creating employment opportunities for about 6 million people to annually produce 1200 movies in languages and local dialects.
PC INDUSTRY
Laptop market up by 85 pc The laptop market in India grew by 84.8 per cent in the Q3 2007 against the same quarter last year, contributing to the overall PC market growth of 25.1 per cent.
Workers press rubber sheets in at a rubber plantation during the early hours work in Satcherri area, 60 km north of Agartala, recently. Tripura is the second largest producer of rubber in India after Kerala. The state has established a 'Rubber Mission' with the objective of systematically expanding more than 85,074 hectares under rubber cultivation in the state for ensuring socio-economic and industrial growth. PTI Photo
Two teenagers peeved over bullying, gunned down their classmate in a Gurgaon public school. Is it symptomatic of the breakdown of discipline in schools or growing western influence or ill-effects of sudden affluence in society. Deccan Herald had invited readers’ opinion on the issue. While many of our readers opine that parents must show more responsibility in bringing up their children, a few say that there should be strict rules to curb violence in media contents.
