Tuesday, February 14, 2017

ISRO all set to launch 104 satellites tomorrow, create a new record
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is all set to create history by launching a record 104 satellites from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, on Wednesday.  
The satellites, to be launched at 9.28 am, will be the highest number to be launched in a single mission. While the Isro’s current record stands at 20 satellites in 2016, Russia achieved global distinction in this regard by launching 37 in 2014.  
Of the 104 spacecraft, three are Indian satellites of the Cartosat-2 series. The others are nanosatellites from Israel, Kazakhstan, Netherlands, Switzerland and the USA. More..

US visa curbs can accelerate IT work to Bengaluru, says Nilekani
Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani says that the proposed curbs on H1B visas that is given to attract technology talent to the US would help India, with more work coming to its tech hub Bengaluru. More..

Trump's Hire American plan hit by dearth of local talent is STEM courses
Indian technology services companies responding in earnest to President Donald Trump’s “Hire American” rhetoric are facing a problem they can’t fix on their own: a dearth of local tech talent on US campuses.   
Tata Consultancy ServicesBSE -0.30 %, InfosysBSE 0.39 %, WiproBSE -0.01 % and others are already at work to hire more Americans, as the Trump administration is moving to tighten a work-visa programme they depend heavily on to send Indian engineers to work on projects at client More..

Protectionist US - A major challenge for Indian IT services
Nearly 4 million. That’s the size of the workforce dedicated to a business that’s thrived for the past three decades on a growth model of labour arbitrage. In the process, it’s matured into a industry worth almost $150 billion. The multi-billion dollar question today is, where does it go from here, as it comes head to head with a series of challenges. More..

Indian-American professionals express concern over H1B bills
Silicon Valley-based Indian American IT professionals have expressed concerns over new bills on H1B visa being introduced in the US Congress by the Trump administration, saying it would adversely affect the community. More..

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