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'Interest for veterinary jobs, postings for food and retail sectors spike'

Overall hiring has touched pre-pandemic level

Hiring activity in India touches pre-pandemic level, says report

The overall economic activity has shown signs of improvement, and for the first time in months, hiring activity in India is at a pre-pandemic level, according to a report by jobsite Indeed on Monday.

Indian food services market to hit $13 billion in GMV by 2025

Although massively under-penetrated when compared to the US and China, online penetration of food services market in India is set to grow two times by 2025 with the right tailwinds

IBBI proposes amendments in liquidation norms to increase transperancy

In a bid to increase transparency in the liquidation process under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC), IBBI has proposed amendments to the regulations

Jobs lost, income cut: How Covid-19 financially dented India's middle class

For Indians who had newly joined the growing middle class, the economic crisis following the pandemic has dealt a severe blow

How Google's push into Indian retail banking challenges traditional lenders

Google Pay wants to push time-deposit products of small Indian banks, breaching banks' historic moat with tech innovation.

Statsguru: Can govt raise Rs 6 trillion under asset monetisation plan?

Now the government plans to raise nearly Rs 40,000 crore each year from roads

Govt extends deadlines for various I-T compliances, GST relief

The government on Sunday extended the deadline for various compliances under the income tax law and availing relief under the GST law to help taxpayers tide over difficulties in filing such forms

430 million Jan Dhan accounts have Rs 1.46 trillion, shows data

Seven years after the initiative was launched, the average deposit per account is Rs 3,398, which has increased 2.7 times over August 2015

Rs 1.42-trillion tied grant to villages for water, sanitation: 15th FC

Tied grant 60% of total Rs 2.37 trn allocated to rural local bodies

PM Narendra Modi hails India's start-up culture on 'Mann ki Baat'

PM Modi asserted that it is a sign of India's bright future

Jerome Powell speech unlikely to stir India markets, deter foreign inflows

On the contrary, flows into India may surge if the Covid situation remains in control, say experts

Traders slam NITI Aayog over divergent view on draft e-com policy

Industry fear change in business model, if these draft rules are implemented

Anjali Bansal named president of Bombay Chambers of Commerce

Bansal will take over from Sudhir Kapadia

Gujarat job claims: It is Vijay Rupani's data vs Legislative Assembly data

Gujarat CM said the state government had provided more than 200,000 government jobs but responses given in the Legislative Assembly for the period of 2016-2020 say otherwise

Dim days for Ujjwala: High global prices ring death knell for LPG scheme

Sector watchers say budgetary allocations for LPG subsidy may soon vanish, going the way of kerosene subsidy in the Budget 2021

Satyendar Jain inaugurates 10 MW battery energy storage system

Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain on Sunday inaugurated a 10 MW battery energy storage system here which he claimed to be the largest in South Asia

Centre regulates coal stocks at plants having more than 15 days buffer

Frees up 177,000 tonnes coal from 26 stations

Regulation of Coal supply to power plants to free up 177,000 tonnes

Regulation of coal supply to power plants that have more than 15 days of fuel stock will free up around 177,000 tonnes of coal from 26 stations, said the power ministry

Railways floats tender for 58 Vande Bharat trains after PM's announcement

The railways has floated a tender for 58 Vande Bharat train sets after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in his Independence Day speech that 75 such trains will be launched in 75 weeks