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Few vacancies, delayed appointments: Why ex-servicemen fail to find jobs

The data shows that absorbing the first batch of 34,500 retired Agniveers in 2026 will require additional vacancies

Agnipath scheme: A burgeoning pension bill is the govt's big headache

Pension is growing faster than the salaries of state employees, accounted for a third of revenue expenditure by armed forces in 2013-14 and 2020-21

Agnipath scheme: Recruitment for Agniveers in Indian Navy starts July 1

The Indian Navy will release a detailed notification for the recruitment process of Agniveers under the Agnipath scheme on July 9, 2022

Agnipath scheme: IAF starts registration process for Agniveers from today

In the IAF, Agniveers will form a distinct rank, which will be different from any existing rank

SSC to fill about 70,000 vacancies in central government departments

The candidates are advised to visit the website of the Commission -- www. ssc.nic.in -- at regular intervals for further updates, the government recruitment body said in the notice dated June 20

Agni pareeksha

Agnipath promises to hire only about 46,000 people initially; this would be increased in subsequent years

Large potential for employment of Agniveers in corporate sector: Mahindra

Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra on Monday expressed dismay over the violence against the Centre's Agnipath scheme while asserting that the farm equipment to aerospace conglomerate welcomes the opportunity to recruit trained, capable and young people under the programme. Expressing his opinion on the scheme to recruit youths between the age of 17 and-a-half and 23 years for a four-year tenure in defence services amid widespread violence across states against it, he said there is a large potential for employment of "Agniveers" in the corporate sector. "Saddened by the violence around the #Agneepath program. When the scheme was mooted last year I stated-& I repeat-the discipline & skills Agniveers gain will make them eminently employable," Mahindra tweeted. He further said,"The Mahindra Group welcomes the opportunity to recruit such trained, capable young people." When asked by a Twitter user on what post will be given by the Mahindra Group to Agniveers, he responded, ...

Amid record high unemployment, can China employ all of its graduates?

Over the next few weeks, China will churn out a record 10.8 million college graduates. Finding them jobs is proving to be an unexpected headache for President Xi Jinping's government

Statsguru: Six charts show India's employment conundrum amid Covid-19

Business Standard guides you through the numbers you need to know to make sense of the headlines

Agnipath protest: Police vehicle, roadways buses torched in UP's Jaunpur

A police vehicle was torched and two Uttar Pradesh Roadways buses vandalised in Jaunpur as the agitation against the Centre's Agnipath scheme spread in the state

Finmin asks banks to explore employment opportunities for 'Agniveers'

The finance ministry on Thursday held a meeting with heads of public sector banks and financial institutions to explore employment opportunities for 'Agniveers' in their respective organisations

Loopholes in any scheme can be removed: Ajit Pawar on Agnipath protests

Amid protests over the Centre's Agnipath scheme, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said loopholes in a government scheme, if any, can be removed to ensure that everyone benefits out of it

Support Agniveers after tenure completion: FinMin to PSBs, insurance firms

Post the announcement of the scheme protests have erupted across several states with the Opposition slamming the centre for hastily drawing up the plan

'Election mirage': Mayawati on Centre's move to recruit 10 lakh employees

"Due to wrong policies and working style of the Centre, poverty, inflation, unemployment and devaluation of the Rupee are at an all-time high", Mayawati said in a series of tweets in Hindi.

Employment gains

Employment increased from 402.9 million in April to 404 million in May

Are labour markets overheating? Six charts explain state of employment

The ILO report also highlighted that incomes haven't returned to pre-pandemic levels across most of the world

WEF 2022: Here's what will happen on Day 3 at Davos Annual meeting

The World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting is taking place in Davos, Switzerland, under the theme, 'working Together, restoring Trust' from May 22 to 26

WEF 2022: More industrial clusters join net-zero transition initiative

The initiative will enable these hubs to accelerate industrial decarbonization, boost job creation and improve competitiveness

A robust industrial recovery

Employment among industrial workers increased further by about a million in the January-April 2022 Wave

WEF 2022: Why a global skills passport can lead us towards a trust economy

As jobs and workers reshuffle, within countries and across them, both employers and jobseekers benefit when they can perfectly match skills to roles