10-15 million jobs coming up for new India

10-15 million jobs coming up for new India

Job market has seen a great slump during the recession times, with not only the creation of new jobs declining but a lot of downsizing as well.

With the year ending things had got a bit better in the last 2 quarters for the Indian youth. 2011 however brings a new ray of hope with an expected king-size boom in the job market.

The economy is witnessing on e of the best growth phases after a couple of years and the job market hence is expected to grow with 10 to 15 million new jobs that are expected to hit the market next year.

A study conducted by the ASSOCHAM has revealed that India would need quality skilled labor by 2011 to counter the robust growth in the economy.

The projected new jobs in the market would be requiring 75% people well versed in vocational training for the enhancement of employability wrapper. The ASSOCHAM study further cautioned on the note that if the vocational training aspect was overlooked.


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Overseas firms look past weakness in Indian economy

Overseas firms look past weakness in Indian economy

Global firms are making huge investments in India's consumer market, despite the overall weakness in the Asia's third-largest economy.

In the recent past, consumer goods giant Unilever announced its decision to invest $5.4 billion to increase its stake in its Indian arm Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

Available figures suggest that foreign companies collectively spent around $9.86 in mergers and acquisitions in India this year. The figure is the highest in Asia.

Chennai-born Mittu Chandilya to pilot AirAsia’s India operations

Chennai-born Mittu Chandilya to pilot AirAsia’s India operations

AirAsia's CEO Tony Fernandes on Wednesday revealed the identity of the person who will pilot the Malaysian airline's India operations.

Fernandes, the promoter of AirAsia, had announced in March that the airline had selected a very smart boy from Madras, with an amazing CV, as the CEO for AirAsia India.

Revealing the identity of the AirAsia India CEO, he yesterday said the CEO is 32-year-old, Chennai-born Mittu Chandilya, who is currently based in Singapore.