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India's manufacturing PMI cools to three-month low in September

To rein in inflation, the RBI had hiked its key interest rate by a cumulative 190 basis points since early May

House panel moots spl projects to fill 29 mn skill gap in automotive sector

Calls for involving the industry to bridge the huge gap

House panel flags poor placements, under-utilisation of funds in PMKVY 3.0

The committee is particularly concerned about the third edition of the scheme, as placement figures fall below 10%

India's core sector output growth slips to nine-month low in August

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday pared its growth forecast for FY23 to 7 per cent from 7.2 per cent estimated earlier

New job creation slipped 10% in Omicron-hit March quarter, says govt

Mfg sector was worst hit with 140,000 job cuts, followed by education (22,204) and construction (8,954). IT/BPO created most new jobs at 370,000, followed by the health sector (93,701)

ESIC to expand its reach in over 750 districts of country: Labour Minister

The 350 bedded hospital will be spread over 9.5 acres and would entail an expenditure of Rs 500 crore

OECD, S&P keep India's economic growth forecasts unchanged for FY23

S&P noted that India's domestic recovery from Covid-19 would continue to support growth in FY23

Skill India partners with Samsung to upskill youth in future technologies

There is no deficit of talent in New India but a rise in demand for Skilled Indians globally, says Chandrasekhar

Indian contingent for WorldSkills Competition gets a warm send-off

It is about time that we celebrate our Skill Champions, says Chandrasekhar

Depreciating rupee not likely to cause fiscal slippage, say experts

Petroleum, fertiliser imports to become expensive, subsidy bill set to rise

EPFO moving towards automation; set to rationalise workforce for efficiency

EPFO said it is moving more from forceful compliance to voluntary compliance. And, in the future, it will be fully governed by technology

EPFO sees over 1 million new subscribers for fourth straight month

Though fresh additions slip sequentially in July, women enrolment at a record high

Flexi staffing grew 6.6% in April-June quarter, adds 66,000 jobs: ISF

The growth in the staffing demand was led by the sectors like e-commerce, retail, manufacturing, banking and financial services in the June quarter, ISF reported

WPI-based inflation softens to 11-month low at 12.41% in August

However, this is the 17th consecutive month since April 2021 that the factory-gate inflation has remained in the double digit, primarily driven by rising energy and food prices

India's hiring outlook ranked second globally: ManpowerGroup report

The report showed that India has the strongest net employment outlook for the December quarter in the Asia- Pacific region, followed by China (46 per cent), and Australia (38 per cent)

India ranks 132nd out of 191 in UNDP's human development index

UNDP report cites falling life expectancy as reason; global index falls for 2 yrs in a row

Less than a quarter Indians under social protection net: ILO Report

Mongolia, New Zealand, Singapore and Australia lead the chart in the Asia Pacific region with 100 per cent of their population covered under at least one social protection benefit

Gender disparity: Harder for women to re-enter job market, shows EPFO data

Payroll data released by the National Statistical Office shows only 18.67 per cent of the persons that rejoined and re-subscribed employees' provident fund (EPF) are female

Employers favour administrative labour reforms over legislative ones

Report reveals that just 20% of fixed-term employment contracts are renewed

Labour ministry urges states to fastrack e-Shram portal registrations

The e- Shram portal is the first-ever national database of unorganised workers including migrant workers, construction workers, gig and platform workers, etc