Outsourcing

NADA Might Outsource Sample Collection For Upcoming Edition Of IPL

Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 29, 2020

The BCCI came under NADA's ambit from the third quarter of 2019, making this year the first time that the agency will handle sample collection during the IPL

Zuckerberg Distances Facebook From Twitter in Trump Fight

Reuters | Friday May 29, 2020

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg took pains to distance his company from Twitter and its fight with US President Donald Trump on Thursday, as the White House moved to scrap a law protecting social media companies.

COVID-19: "Must Check Health On Aarogya Setu App Before Leaving For Work," Government Staff Told

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday April 29, 2020

Government employees must download the "Aarogyasetu" app and go to work only if they receive a go-ahead from the app. The order, which came from the Department of Personnel and Training today, aplies to all staff members, including outsources staff, working with the Central government. All autonomous and statutory bodies and Public Sector Units mus...

Virus Upends Outsourcing as Firms 'Reshore', Embrace AI

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday April 21, 2020

Coronavirus is permanently shaking up the global outsourcing industry as lockdowns from Bengaluru to Manila prompt firms to "reshore" jobs and, with AI, to move further away from needing humans at all.

Firms "Reshore" Jobs As COVID-19 Upends Outsourcing To India, Philippines

India News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday April 21, 2020

Coronavirus is permanently shaking up the global outsourcing industry as lockdowns from Bangalore to Manila prompt firms to "reshore" jobs and, with AI, to move further away from needing humans at all.

World's Back Office Scrambles To Stay Online As India Locks Down Over Coronavirus

India News | Saritha Rai and Anto Antony, Bloomberg | Monday March 23, 2020

Companies in India are scrambling to ensure that the millions who staff the back offices of Wall Street banks and take on work outsourced by firms from airlines to insurers can keep going as the nation mandates increased work from home amid a spike in coronavirus cases.

No Jobs. Engineering Graduate, MBA Work As Parking Attendants In Chennai

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Monday March 2, 2020

S Aditya, 21, a Bachelor of Engineering graduate, now works as a car parking Attendant in Chennai, promoting the Chennai Corporation's app for smart car parking among commuters at Pondy Bazaar for a salary of Rs 18,000 per month. This position actually requires just a Class 10 qualified candidate. But there are about 50 engineers and MBA holders wh...

VFS Global Launches First Online Portal For Vietnam eVisa On Arrival

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 2, 2020

VFS Global, an outsourcing and technology services company, has launched the first online portal for Vietnam eVisa on arrival for travellers from India.

Man Who Works In Call Centre Says He Got Rs 3.5 Crore Tax Notice

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 16, 2020

Ravi Gupta, who works an assistant manager with a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) company in Ludhiana, said that in the notice issued last month.

Railways Does Not Recruit Employees Through Outsourcing Mode: Ministry

Jobs | Edited by Shihabudeen Kunju S | Wednesday December 4, 2019

"Employees are recruited by Railway Recruitment Boards etc," the minister said.

Centre Not Privatising Railways, Says Piyush Goyal In Rajya Sabha

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 22, 2019

The government is not privatizing the Indian Railways but only outsourcing commercial and on-board services to private players in order to provide better facilities to commuters, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal said in Rajya Sabha today.

"New Rules The Need Of The Hour, But...": What Manufacturers Say About FDI Changes

Business | Written by Purva Chitnis | Saturday August 31, 2019

Contract manufacturing is the outsourcing of part of the manufacturing process of a product to a third-party, specializing in design, production, assembly and distribution.

Telangana Civic Body Staff Shifted For Using TikTok During Office Hours

Telangana News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 16, 2019

As many as 11 outsourced employees working in the Khammam Municipal Corporation (KMC) inTelangana's Khammamhave been shifted and their salaries reduced for allegedly filming videos on mobile app TikTok and chatting on different social media platforms during office hours, a senior official said on Tuesday.

"Unfortunate," Says Sunny Deol On Row Over Appointing Representative

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday July 2, 2019

Actor and BJP lawmaker Sunny Deol, accused of "outsourcing" his parliamentary duties by naming a representative to take care of his constituency, said today that it was "extremely unfortunate to see a controversy being created out of nothing at all."

Maharashtra-Based Firm Alleges Confidential Data Of US Company Stolen

Cities | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 19, 2019

In a case of suspected corporate espionage, a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) firm has approached police claiming that confidential data of its US-based client was illegally accessed.