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Gig economy added 40,000 new women workers, but at low wages
More women are finding work, thanks to the increasing gig economy but they are being paid less, wid…
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Air India pilots' unions reject proposed pay structure, warn of industrial unrest
In a major development, the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) and the Indian Pilots Guild…
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Unemployment in India highest among urban youth, says government data
As the Modi government enters its second term, unemployment remains the biggest challenge in India.…
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A big chunk of companies in India's GDP calculation don't exist: Report
The companies in question had been designated as “active” by the MCA. To be deemed active, …
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India is considering four-day work weeks but with longer shifts
In India, employees work way beyond 48 hours a week – crossing the International Labour Orga…
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COVID-19 may force auto cos into more automation on shop-floor, less reliance on contract labour: EY
Stating that the COVID-19 outbreak is having a profound impact on the automotive shop-floor, the r…
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Fewer jobs for better educated: India’s unemployment rate stands at 13.2% among the highly educated segment
Unemployment has emerged as a key challenge for the Indian government as it heads into the general …
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Indian women across 20 states protest against the ‘environment of hate’
With India’s general elections just days away, thousands of women from 135 cities across 20 states …
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OPINION: Priorities for building an energy-efficient Indian economy
The middle and lower classes of society, who depend on heat-exposed labour to make ends meet, are p…
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India’s large and young labour force could become a huge disadvantage by 2030
A new report by the the research arm of the State Bank of India (SBI), India’s largest bank, has a…
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140,000 jobs lost in US in December 2020
"The decline in payroll employment reflects the recent increase in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases …
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Consumers buy fakes due to peer pressure, love for luxury & more: CRISIL
Counterfeiting is a problem in India, where nearly 27% of consumers were unaware that the product t…
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India would be US$550 billion richer if it just increased its share of women in the labor force by 10%
It’s a stark and daily reminder of just how far India has to go in terms of solving its gender i…
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Indian tech firms contributed nearly $200 bn to the US economy, more than the combined economies of 20 US states
The Indian technology industry has contributed substantially to the US economy last year through jo…
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Modi government has a huge labour problem 5 months before elections
The strike took an ugly turn in West Bengal where violent clashes have been reported. Several …
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Govt seeks data on vacancies from PSUs; roadmap to fill them
The government has sought data on vacancies from all public sector undertakings (PSUs) and asked th…
PTI
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Indian Supreme Court expresses dissatisfaction — Instructs government to get the miners out ‘dead or alive’
15 miners have been stuck in a ‘rat hole’ mine in the eastern state of Meghalaya for nearly a month…
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Geopolitics experts list out four areas where India must invest in to lead in the post-COVID world
The coronavirus crisis is changing the global dynamics of power and where India stands in the globa…
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India has not generated outsized returns for foreign investors, says Ambit’s Nitin Bhasin
In India we look at the changes in the Nifty, we only look at the increase in market capitalis…
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Women and Economic Development
If you educate a man you educate an individual, but if you educate a woman you educate a family (na…