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May 1, 2025, 07:00 PM - 2 min read
With restaurant bodies and food delivery aggregators at loggerheads, long-standing issues of service charge and input tax credit come to the fore
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January 4, 2025, 06:01 PM - 2 min read
India's manufacturing sector has seen a notable increase in employment for the 10th consecutive month, as reported for December 2024. The job creation rate has also accelerated, reaching its fastest pace in four months.
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January 2, 2025, 05:58 PM - 2 min read
“During the BJP's rule many job opportunities were delayed due to legal hurdles, leaving the youth of the state disappointed. In contrast, the Congress government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, took immediate action to resolve these issues thus creating opportunities for employment,” he said.
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December 24, 2024, 03:51 PM - 2 min read
While reviewing the policy in a high-level meeting, the Chief Minister directed the officers to compile and present department, age, and educational qualification-wise data of the applicants seeking employment on compassionate grounds.
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August 8, 2024, 06:03 PM - 2 min read
The IT sector is experiencing a resurgence in hiring, with an expected 8.5% job role increase by next year, according to an Indeed report. Driven by the demand for software roles, the growth is fueled by emerging technologies like AI and blockchain, as well as the thriving startup ecosystem and Global Capability Centers (GCCs).
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July 10, 2024, 02:42 PM - 2 min read
The economists' comments follow the release of labour department figures earlier this week, which showed the creation of 20 million new employment opportunities annually since the 2017/18 fiscal year. This figure contrasts with a Citibank report claiming that only 8.8 million jobs were added each year since 2012, according to Reuters.
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June 28, 2024, 02:20 PM - 2 min read
The Indian MSME sector, which currently employs around 1.2 crore people, is expected to generate over two lakh new jobs by 2025 across various sectors such as e-commerce, logistics, and supply-chain management, according to a report released on Thursday.
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June 15, 2024, 01:18 PM - 2 min read
India's unincorporated non-agricultural sector saw a 7.8% annual employment increase post-Covid, with significant growth in manufacturing, services, wages, and productivity, according to a Ministry of Statistics survey.
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May 25, 2024, 03:27 PM - 2 min read
The Finance Ministry's report highlights a decline in unemployment rates alongside a rise in formal employment, attributed to initiatives like Aadhar and portals like Udyam. EPFO data shows a net payroll increase and a trend of rejoining members, indicating a growing formalized labor market.
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May 20, 2024, 08:10 PM - 2 min read
Recent EPFO data shows a significant employment increase in India's organised sector in March, with a net membership surge of 1.44 million. Notably, 56.83% or approximately 424,000 new members are aged 18-25.
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April 4, 2024, 11:44 AM - 2 min read
In 2023, South Asia's employment ratio stood at 59%, significantly lower than the 70% observed in other emerging market and developing economy regions. Notably, South Asia is the only region witnessing a decline in the employment of working-age men over the past two decades and exhibits the lowest share of working-age women in employment.
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April 2, 2024, 04:20 PM - 2 min read
Government officials and industry experts, revealed that a substantial portion of these employees are young, first-time job seekers aged between 19 to 24 years. Moreover, an estimated 300,000 people have benefited from indirect employment opportunities stemming from the Apple ecosystem.
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