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India's April factory activity reaches 10-month high, exports surge

Demand for Indian goods boosts 'companies' pricing power' and prompts them to continue hiring: PMI

S&P Global Ratings cuts India's FY26 growth rate by 20 basis points to 6.3%

S&P cites US tariff shocks and rising global uncertainty as reasons for trimming India's FY26 growth projection to 6.3 per cent and FY27 estimate to 6.5 per cent

Private limited companies dominate formal services, says NSO study

The data from the survey showed only 8.5 per cent services enterprises were "public limited companies" and 7.9 per cent were "limited liability partnerships"

Firms lukewarm to capital expenditure on green energy in FY25: NSO

NSO data shows just 2.75% of firms planned capex for 'diversification'

Q4 IIP blip likely to drag India's FY25 GDP growth down: Economists

Aditi Nayar, chief economist, ICRA Ratings, said growth in Q4 FY25 is anticipated to fall short of the level implicit in the NSO's second advance estimate for FY25

NSO signals pvt capex lull in FY26; manufacturing investments may zoom 40%

'Information and communication' are reporting a capex dip to ₹1.09 trillion in FY26 from ₹1.5 trillion in FY25

India's IIP growth recovers to 3% in March, FY25 output at 4-year low

In March 2024, the IIP had grown by 5.4 per cent

Algorithmic management of work led to decline in job quality: ILO report

AM refers to the allocation, monitoring and evaluation of work tasks and workers' performance through extensive data collection, surveillance, real-time decision-making and metrics-driven evaluations

Delhi's minimum wage for workers highest among neighbouring states

A Business Standard analysis shows that an unskilled worker earns ₹10,994 and ₹11,257 in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana respectively, while a skilled worker gets ₹13,546 and ₹14,367 respectively

Pahalgam attack: Amarnath yatra under cloud as terror grips Valley

9,000 register for Amarnath Yatra in 10 days, but first dropouts already in, according to tour operators

Private sector business activity rises to 8-month high in April: PMI data

'Buoyant' international demand for goods and services prompts companies to hire additional staff

One million gig workers registered on e-Shram portal: Mansukh Mandaviya

"The registration of gig workers is an ongoing process, and we're working in line with the Budget announcement. We are likely to register 3-4 million in the next three months," the minister said

Resetting the base year for CPI-AL/RL likely to impact minimum wages

After almost four decades, the government is planning to revise the base year for CPI for agri and rural workers, with more weightage likely to be given to items such as health and education

Fresh formal hirings decline by 10% in February, shows EPFO data

The EPFO data is considered crucial as it reflects the state of the formal labour market, and only the formal workforce enjoys social security benefits and is protected by labour laws

Core sector growth rises slightly to 3.8% in March, shows govt data

In March 2024, core sector growth had stood at 6.3 per cent

PMKVY 4.0: Parl panel asks skill ministry to make placement figures public

The move will also ensure that there is a database of the employment generated under the central government's flagship skill development scheme

House panel asks labour ministry to hold Labour Conference at earliest

The ILC, which was last held a decade ago, brings together representatives of workers, employers and the government

Hike minimum pension under EPS, complete evaluation by 2025: Panel

The EPS, which came into effect in November 1995, is administered by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation

Kerala logged highest inflation in March, Telangana lowest, shows NSO data

Only states with a population of more than 5 million, according to the 2011 census have been taken into consideration

Retail inflation eases to 3.34% in March, lowest since August 2019

WPI-based inflation cools to a six-month low