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The BJP floundered in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. The floundering continued on the floor of both Houses where Members of Parliament from the INDIA parties delivered multiple speeches that were well-structured, well-executed, and rich in content. A recurring theme in many of these powerful interventions on the Budget was a 12-letter word giving Modi…
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The story so far: The Union Budget for 2024-25 made it clear that employment was a major priority of the government, with the word getting 23 mentions in the Finance Minister’s speech. With many voters expressing their disenchantment with rising unemployment in the recent election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lent his title to a…
The report found that 183 million people meet the definition of unemployed. File. | Photo Credit: Thulasi Kakkat Global unemployment is set to fall slightly this year, a United Nations agency said on May 29 , reversing its previous prediction of a rise while warning of “slow progress” on tackling inequalities. The International Labour Organization…
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Unemployment rate is defined as percentage of unemployed people in labour force. (Representational) New Delhi: The unemployment rate for people aged 15 years and above in urban areas declined to 6.7 per cent in the January-March period from 6.8 per cent a year ago, according to the National Sample Survey (NSSO). Joblessness, or unemployment rate,…
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People find it hard to get economically sustainable occupations in big cities, small towns, and even in rural areas. Image for representation. File | Photo Credit: AFP Price rise and unemployment have emerged as serious concerns for a significant majority of Indians. There is a consensus that employment opportunities at all levels have gone down…
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Workers in technology have been particularly hard hit. Companies are trimming their budgets for merit raises next year, a sign of belt-tightening that could surprise some employees who had enjoyed two straight years of increases. US employers surveyed by Aon Plc, which compiles compensation data on more than 5,500 employers, said merit raises will…
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Making deliveries on time. Illustration of a food delivery worker riding a vehicle to drop a delivery | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A survey report on food delivery partners by the National Council of Applied Economic Research validates several common beliefs, such as workers being young graduates who work extended hours for better pay and…
Tim Gurner is the CEO of Australian real estate company Gurner Group A multi-millionaire property developer from Australia has sparked outrage after saying that he wants unemployment to rise in his country because workers have become ”too arrogant”. Tim Gurner, CEO of Australian real estate company Gurner Group said that the Covid pandemic had changed…
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