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Nearly 51 mn person years of employment created annually in last 10 years

A person-year is a unit of measurement for the amount of work done by an individual throughout the entire year, expressed in hours

SBI to hire over 15,000 in FY25 to boost operations, expand network

The country's largest lender is also planning to open 300 new branches in the current financial year, as against 139 opened in Financial Year 24

Bengal, UP, Rajasthan availed maximum work under MGNREGA in NDA regime

These states had the highest percentage of households who availed work under the scheme in the last 10 years in proportion to the total households availing employment under the scheme

LS polls: Job promises galore as Odisha scores low on employment index

Despite declining by three percentage points in 2022-23 (FY23) compared to FY19, Odisha's unemployment rate remains higher than the average in India

Air India Express withdraws termination of 25 cabin crew members

The airline, which cancelled 85 flights on Thursday, is receiving help from its parent company, Air India, which is operating flights on 20 of its routes

Socially construct the right AI

…and achieve societal benefit, not harm

MSMEs contribute 62% to employment in India: McKinsey Global Institute

MSMEs in India are only 26 per cent as productive as large companies, in other emerging economies it is 29 per cent

Tier 2, 3 cities see 30% rise in demand for jobs in BFSI sector, shows data

The heightened demand is particularly noticeable in areas such as insurance, housing, NBFCs, and retail banking," according to TeamLease Services

Apple may employ over 500,000 people in India over the next 3 years

iPhone maker Apple through its vendors is expected to employ over 5 lakh people in India over the next three years, according to government sources. At present Apple's vendors and suppliers employ 1.5 lakh people in India. Tata Electronics, which runs two plants for Apple, is the biggest job generator. "Apple is accelerating hiring in India. At a conservative estimate, it is going to employ five lakh people in the next three years through its vendors and components suppliers," a senior government officer told PTI. When contacted, Apple declined to comment on the projection. Apple has plans to scale up production in India by over five-fold to around USD 40 billion (about 3.32 lakh crore) in the next 4-5 years. According to market research firm Counterpoint Research, Apple led the India market with the highest revenue in 2023 for the first time, while Samsung topped the chart in terms of volume sales. The firm in its recent report said Apple surpassed the 10-million-unit mark in ..

Economic management: The one thing Biden could learn from PM Modi

While India's economy might be posting impressive growth numbers, employment and wages haven't kept up

Snatching decline from the jaws of growth

If enforced, the law of Standing Orders will bureaucratise India's most dynamic sector

Wider social security net on cards for unorganised sector workers

Meetings have already begun with the relevant ministries and government depts

Govt to provide benefits to workers using e-Shram database: BJP manifesto

Drivers of taxis, trucks, and other vehicles will be registered on the portal. Gig workers will also be registered via gig platforms

The future of work in the AI era

Even if humans are able to adjust to a life of leisure in the long term, the most optimistic projections of AI productivity portend massive short-run disruptions to labour markets

Productive employment

Policy must also focus on earnings

That tricky issue of job creation

Why is it so hard for government action to create jobs - so much so that even high economic growth under different regimes is not good enough to change the basic picture of unemployment?

Will do a caste census and scrap Agnipath scheme: Congress in manifesto

Lok Sabha elections 2024: The Congress party promises to regularise employment, raise 50% cap on reservation, end 'cess raj'

From jobs to MSP, what has changed in Congress' manifesto from 2019

Lok Sabha elections 2024: The manifesto pledged to conduct a nationwide Socio-Economic and Caste Census to assess caste and sub-caste demographics along with their socio-economic status

Retail, food and education top tech layoffs list so far in 2024, shows data

Numbers so far this year are lower than in 2023

Fastest growing occupation for young: Unpaid help in household enterprises

Women dominated the household unpaid category while it was own-account for men within self-employment