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Skill ministry proposes 36% hike in stipend for apprentices under NAPS

MSDE suggests CPI-linked revisions and broader industry coverage under apprenticeship schemes to reduce dropouts and align training with emerging sector demands

Agri output likely to propel India's Q4 GDP growth to 4-quarter high

Industrial sector expansion is, however, expected to remain subdued

Labour reforms by states have limited potential, defeat purpose: Experts

At least 20 states and UTs have amended their laws and increased the threshold for retrenchment without government approval from 100 to 300 workers

Private sector business activity rises to 13-month high in May: PMI data

Companies attribute growth to 'buoyant demand, investment in technology and expanded capacities'

Fresh formal hiring up 2% in March after three-month decline: EPFO data

Pension fund gets more subscribers aged 18 to 25; share of women decreases

Labour codes' rollout: Centre nudges states to get in driver's seat

Several states have now gone ahead proactively in amending their labour regulations to align with key industry demands

India's core sector growth plunges to eight-month low of 0.5% in April

April growth slowed due to contraction in refinery and fertiliser output, high base effect; only coal and natural gas posted gains among eight core industries

UN cuts India's 2025 growth forecast to 6.3% amid global tensions

UN WESP report lowers India's growth outlook for 2025 to 6.3 per cent, citing rising trade tensions and policy uncertainty, but notes strength in consumption and investment

India's unemployment rate was 5.1% in Apr: 1st monthly labour force survey

Youth unemployment stood at 13.8% in April while the overall jobless rate was 5.1%, with higher joblessness in urban areas, according to NSO's first monthly labour survey

India-Pakistan tensions: Back home, border area workers wait and watch

With tensions now subsiding since the ceasefire between the two countries on May 10, those still posted there are breathing a sigh of relief after an anxious period punctuated by blackouts and sirens

WPI inflation falls to 13-month low in April as food, fuel become cheaper

The sharpest vegetable price fall since October 2023 and a broad-based slowdown in fuel and manufactured goods inflation pulled WPI to its lowest level in over a year

April respite: India's retail inflation slides to 3.16% from 3.34% in March

Sharp drop in prices of vegetables and pulses cools food inflation to 42-month low

Over 4 million Beedi workers likely to get relief on pension math

Labour min to examine classifying beedi industry as 'seasonal' establishments

Retail inflation slid further to 3% in Apr; easing room for RBI rate cut

In March, retail inflation stood at 3.34 per cent- the lowest since August 2019

CPI base year revision for agri and rural workers may push up minimum wages

Unaware of recent Delhi govt decision to hike minimum wages in the national capital, Lal and his fellow workers continue to receive same wage as three years ago when they started working in unit

Cabinet approves ₹60,000-cr ITI upgradation plan, 5 NSTIs to be revamped

The centrally sponsored scheme will revamp 1,000 government ITIs in partnership with states and industry, and co-financing support from World Bank and Asian Development Bank

Cost of home-cooked thalis declines in April as food prices cool

Vegetarian and non-vegetarian thalis became cheaper in April due to lower prices of onion, potato and broiler, although oil and LPG costs curtailed a deeper drop

India ranks 130th on Human Development Index, says UNDP 2025 report

India's HDI value has increased by over 53 per cent since 1990, growing faster than both the global and South Asian averages

Services sector growth improves in April, helped by new orders: PMI

Companies report 'faster expansion' in employment to meet increased demand

EPFO dials BSNL, MTNL to acquire offices, land and buildings for expansion

India's largest retirement fund is ramping up its physical infrastructure to keep pace with its fast-growing membership base