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India Needs 7.8% Growth To Become High-Income Country By 2047: World Bank
India will need to grow at an average 7.8 per cent to become a high-income country by 2047, a World Bank report said on Friday.
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Integration Of AI Will Boost Productivity, Quality Of Work: Economic Survey
The incorporation of artificial intelligence (AI) into India's labour market will improve workforce quality, increase productivity, and generate jobs, said the Economic Survey tabled in the parliament on Friday.
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Fire At Furniture Market In Delhi, 44 Labourers Rescued
The swift action of police averted a major tragedy in central Delhi as 44 labourers were rescued minutes before a blaze spread all over a four-storey building at a furniture market Nabi Karim area early Saturday morning, officials said.
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Blog: On Women's Day, A Question - When Will The Promised Best Arrive?
A bunch of headlines from the month gone by should force us to question why the idea of a working woman - and the economics of it - is still so skewed. Women have made progress, but it's largely not because of, but despite the wo
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India's Unemployment At Record Low, Labour Market Being Transformed: Report
India's unemployment rate is at a record low and the country's labour market is undergoing a structural transformation, a report said on Tuesday.
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Indian Man Fined $20,000 For Immigration Fraud: Report
Avtar Singh Sohi, who has been living in Canada since 2006 and is a father of two, pleaded guilty to misrepresentation under the Canada Immigration
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BGMI Maker Krafton India Urge for Support Measures to Promote Online Gaming
Krafton India, makers of the popular online game BGMI, on Thursday pitched for government support measures to promote the online gaming industry in the country. Krafton India CEO Sean Hyunil Sohn highlighted subsidies given to gaming companies for labour costs by countries like the UAE and Canada and stated that innovative ways can be found to pro...
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"No Broad Immigration Commitments": UK On Free Trade Agreement With India
Britain will discuss temporary business visas as part of Free Trade Agreement talks with India but any deal will not contain broader immigration commitments or access to Britain's labour market for Indian workers, trade minister Kemi Badenoch said.
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Majority Of India's 900 Million Workforce Stop Looking For Jobs: Report
India's job creation problem is morphing into a greater threat: a growing number of people are no longer even looking for work.
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Bharat Bandh: Near Total Strike In Kerala, Protests in Bengal, Odisha
Bharat Bandh: Ten central trade unions are participating in the nationwide Bharat Bandh today. They are protesting the new labour and farm laws of the central government. In West Bengal protesters blocked trains in some areas while in Kerala markets are closed in Kochi.
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COVID-19 Causes Stir In Global Tea Markets, China, India Hit
The coronavirus outbreak is causing a rare stir in the usually staid global tea market, with labour lockdowns stifling supplies just as millions in lockdown drive up demand for the beverage known for its immunity-boosting properties.
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COVID-19 Lockdown: Centre Asks States To Enforce Tough Law Against Hoarding, Black Marketing With Jail Up To 7 Years
The Centre has asked the states and the union territories to invoke a stringent law to punish those indulging in hoarding and black marketing of essential commodities, saying such acts can't be ruled out due to the loss of production and labour crisis in the wake of the nationwide lockdown.
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IMF's Economic Report Says India's Growth Rate Didn't Match Increase In Jobs
The International Monetary Fund or IMF has said that India's high growth rate in recent years did not lead to a matching increase in formal sector jobs and labour market participation has declined.
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Ending Green Card Cap May Let India Dominate Path To US Citizenship: Report
Eliminating the country quota from the most sought-after Green Cards will end the current discrimination in the US labour market, but would allow countries like India and China to dominate the path to American citizenship, according to the latest Congressional report.
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Goods And Services Tax To Help Push Growth Above 8%, Says IMF: 10 Points
The Goods and Services Tax regime that the government targets to roll out from 1 July could help push India's growth rate to above the eight per cent-mark in the medium term, the International Monetary Fund has said, painting a bright outlook for the Indian economy. Tao Zhang, the IMF's Deputy Managing Director believes India has made significant p...
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India Needs 7.8% Growth To Become High-Income Country By 2047: World Bank
India will need to grow at an average 7.8 per cent to become a high-income country by 2047, a World Bank report said on Friday.
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Integration Of AI Will Boost Productivity, Quality Of Work: Economic Survey
The incorporation of artificial intelligence (AI) into India's labour market will improve workforce quality, increase productivity, and generate jobs, said the Economic Survey tabled in the parliament on Friday.
-
Fire At Furniture Market In Delhi, 44 Labourers Rescued
The swift action of police averted a major tragedy in central Delhi as 44 labourers were rescued minutes before a blaze spread all over a four-storey building at a furniture market Nabi Karim area early Saturday morning, officials said.
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Blog: On Women's Day, A Question - When Will The Promised Best Arrive?
A bunch of headlines from the month gone by should force us to question why the idea of a working woman - and the economics of it - is still so skewed. Women have made progress, but it's largely not because of, but despite the wo
-
India's Unemployment At Record Low, Labour Market Being Transformed: Report
India's unemployment rate is at a record low and the country's labour market is undergoing a structural transformation, a report said on Tuesday.
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Indian Man Fined $20,000 For Immigration Fraud: Report
Avtar Singh Sohi, who has been living in Canada since 2006 and is a father of two, pleaded guilty to misrepresentation under the Canada Immigration
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BGMI Maker Krafton India Urge for Support Measures to Promote Online Gaming
Krafton India, makers of the popular online game BGMI, on Thursday pitched for government support measures to promote the online gaming industry in the country. Krafton India CEO Sean Hyunil Sohn highlighted subsidies given to gaming companies for labour costs by countries like the UAE and Canada and stated that innovative ways can be found to pro...
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"No Broad Immigration Commitments": UK On Free Trade Agreement With India
Britain will discuss temporary business visas as part of Free Trade Agreement talks with India but any deal will not contain broader immigration commitments or access to Britain's labour market for Indian workers, trade minister Kemi Badenoch said.
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Majority Of India's 900 Million Workforce Stop Looking For Jobs: Report
India's job creation problem is morphing into a greater threat: a growing number of people are no longer even looking for work.
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Bharat Bandh: Near Total Strike In Kerala, Protests in Bengal, Odisha
Bharat Bandh: Ten central trade unions are participating in the nationwide Bharat Bandh today. They are protesting the new labour and farm laws of the central government. In West Bengal protesters blocked trains in some areas while in Kerala markets are closed in Kochi.
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COVID-19 Causes Stir In Global Tea Markets, China, India Hit
The coronavirus outbreak is causing a rare stir in the usually staid global tea market, with labour lockdowns stifling supplies just as millions in lockdown drive up demand for the beverage known for its immunity-boosting properties.
-
COVID-19 Lockdown: Centre Asks States To Enforce Tough Law Against Hoarding, Black Marketing With Jail Up To 7 Years
The Centre has asked the states and the union territories to invoke a stringent law to punish those indulging in hoarding and black marketing of essential commodities, saying such acts can't be ruled out due to the loss of production and labour crisis in the wake of the nationwide lockdown.
-
IMF's Economic Report Says India's Growth Rate Didn't Match Increase In Jobs
The International Monetary Fund or IMF has said that India's high growth rate in recent years did not lead to a matching increase in formal sector jobs and labour market participation has declined.
-
Ending Green Card Cap May Let India Dominate Path To US Citizenship: Report
Eliminating the country quota from the most sought-after Green Cards will end the current discrimination in the US labour market, but would allow countries like India and China to dominate the path to American citizenship, according to the latest Congressional report.
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Goods And Services Tax To Help Push Growth Above 8%, Says IMF: 10 Points
The Goods and Services Tax regime that the government targets to roll out from 1 July could help push India's growth rate to above the eight per cent-mark in the medium term, the International Monetary Fund has said, painting a bright outlook for the Indian economy. Tao Zhang, the IMF's Deputy Managing Director believes India has made significant p...
