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India to conduct third interceptor missile trial in November

India to conduct third interceptor missile trial in November
(Source from Bangalore Live)

Bangalore: India is preparing to conduct the third trial of its advanced interceptor missile in November from the Chandipur-on-sea interim test range in coastal Orissa, a top defence official said Friday.

“Preparations are on to conduct the interceptor missile test for building an indigenous defence shield in early November. It is aimed at intercepting and destroying ballistic missiles from a long range,” defence scientist V.K. Saraswat told IANS here.

The configuration of the upcoming trial will be different from the previous one, conducted in December 2007, as the attempt this time is to approach higher kill altitude, with accurate interception.

“We have already conducted a test in endo-atmosphere at a distance of 48 km. We are aiming at much higher altitude in exo-atmosphere, which is 50-75 km above the earth,” said Saraswat, chief controller of research & development of the missile programme at the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO).

The 7.5-metre interceptor missile will be fired within seconds after an incoming missile is launched from the test range. The target missile will be a modified version of the Prithvi ballistic missile.

“The test will reinforce our capability in installing a two-layered ballistic missile defence (BMD) shield to protect vulnerable areas from an incoming enemy missile and strengthen our national security,” Saraswat said on the sidelines of a conference on 'Networking and Network-centric Operations', organised by the Computer Society of India.

The interceptor will be equipped with inertial navigation system and electro-mechanical actuators to enable it to perform critical manoeuvres required to engage the incoming missile during the latter's terminal phase.

The first interception test of a missile was conducted successfully at an altitude of 50 km in exo-atmosphere in November 2006.

“With the third test, we will have the entire BMD capability to detect, intercept and destroy intermediate-range and inter-continental ballistic missiles in the 5,000 km (3,000 mile) coming from any country,” Saraswat added.

India had already demonstrated that it was capable of intercepting short-range targets in up to 2,000-2,500 km range.

The BMD gives India membership of the select club of Israel, Russia and the US in developing and possessing such technology once the system is rolled out.

The defence system's tracking and fire control radars have been developed by DRDO in collaboration with Israel and France.

Bangalore: Teacher Hangs Child, Commits Suicide

Teacher Hangs Child, Commits Suicide

Bangalore, Sep 3: Mohan Kumari (25), working as teacher in a private school in the city, committed suicide on the night of Monday September 1, after hanging her 18-month-old child.

Kumari, wife of silversmith Murugan, was a spendthrift. Her husband Murugan said that she was trying to live beyond the family means and was frequently criticized by family members and relatives for this attitude. The couple was living in Srirampuram police station limits.

Murugan said, his wife did not open the door when he came back from work at about 10.30 pm on Monday September 1 and he then broke open the door with help from the landlord who resides downstairs. He found his wife and son hanging in the room.

It is thought that Mohan Kumari killed her child and later hung herself from the roof. In a four-page-long suicide note addressed to her mother and three brothers, she said that no one was responsible for her death. But people who know her closely feel that she was mentally bogged down by incessant criticism from family and relatives, on her spending habit.

IT Outsourcing increased at 5.9 Percent.

Bangalore IT : IT outsourcing in the US to increase at 5.9 per cent



Bangalore Latest News : The American IT outsourcing market is expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate of 5.9 per cent, from $13.3 billion in 2006 to $17.7 billion by 2011, a new report has said.

There will be continued shift within federal market away from a government-owned, government-operated model towards a contract-operated approach, the report said.

This shift, it says, is fuelled by the impending federal IT workforce shortage, war in Iraq, and federal contract spending slowdown.

The report has been prepared by INPUT which helps companies develop federal, state, and local government business and counts 1,300 members, including small specialised companies, new entrants to the public sector and the largest government contractors an d agencies.

According to the report, perhaps the most important factor leading towards a greater reliance on outsourcing in the future is the fact that a significant portion of the federal technology-related workforce is entering retirement age.

To obtain the IT talent required and to minimize the costs of acquiring new technologies in relatively short time frames, spending in the areas of business process outsourcing and application services will contribute the greatest growth to the federal ou tsourcing market over the forecast period, the report said.

BPO Invites Parents

BPO invites parents to check out the workplace
(Source from Hindu News)

BANGALORE: Mortarboards, black robes, tassels and caps thrown into the air… seems like a scene out of a college graduation ceremony, doesn’t it? And what if we were to say that the course duration ranged from three to eight weeks and equipped you with fancy accents to converse with people through the night? Now, does it sound more like a call centre?

While companies have been reported to have tried everything from quarterly appraisals to free Snicker vending machines (which has worked, of course!), 24 x 7, a business process outsourcing (BPO), has gone one step ahead. The company recently organised a graduation ceremony for its trainees, where parents and family members participated and get a preview into the lives of these call centre employees.

With the average attrition rate in most companies being quoted at 15 per cent by industry survey reports, companies have realised that fat pay cheques may lure the young and the restless; however, that alone is not enough to retain them. Human resource (HR) analysts in companies are working round-the-clock to find that perfect formula which will keep the fast and furious employee fastened to his seat.
Improvised

Tapping in on the psyche of the average young Indian, whose decisions are much-rooted in the counselling provided by family members, this BPO has started with an improvised version of the good old parent-teacher meeting, popularly known as PTA. “The whole experience reminded me of going to school to attend one of those parent-teacher interactions. It was like a trip down memory lane for me,” says Mary Sagaya, whose son graduated to the work floor this month.
Family’s role

So what is it that prompted such an out-of-the-ordinary HR strategy? “We realised that the family is integral to any decision made by a person. So it is important for us to address these issues,” says Nina Nair, vice-president, HR, 24 x 7. In fact, that’s not all…if parents do not approve of the job, HR prefers to not extend the job offer at all. “We have a counselling session for them. But we believe that if parents are convinced of the job and career aspects, there are more chances that the employees will stay on with us,” she explains. Though, this may seem unusual, even to the extent of being far-fetched to the cynical few, 24 x 7 wants to make this a quarterly feature for its employees.
Security issue

With reports in the media shedding light on the lack of safety regulations, parents are often worried about the safety of their wards. “After reading in the papers about the rape and murder of a young girl, my mother was apprehensive. When she came here not only was she excited, she told me that she thought it was the right place for me to work,” says Rinta Vinayan, an employee.

Her mother was introduced to the security guards that accompany the cabs and was also shown around the campus.