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Train yourself to avoid redundancy due to technology: Pradhan to youths

Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan called upon young people to skill themselves to meet challenges that will come with the change in technology rendering several current jobs redundant.

Need to address gap due to India's jobless growth, says Anand Mahindra

On inflation, he said that though it's a concern from the business angle, it can nevertheless provide a minimum threshold of returns on productive assets

Ronnie Screwvala-led upGrad taps Bharat to help learners get govt jobs

upGrad is planning to expand its operations in rural India with various programmes including upskilling the talent present there for job opportunities in the private sector

Avenue Supermarts to Bata India: Retailers are now hiring, but on contract

According to a TeamLease report for the quarter, the intent to hire in retail is higher in the June-September quarter than the April-June period

Dubai's metaverse plan targets 40,000 virtual jobs in next five years

Government aims to develop global standards in building safe and secure platforms for users and develop infrastructure and regulations to accelerate adoption of these technologies, WAM news said

Future imperfect

The gradual loss of momentum of growth in sentiments can be traced to the deterioration in consumer expectations from the future

Jobs for 18-21 age group not so easy to get any more, shows data

A quarter would be retained for regular service. For this year, the upper age limit has been increased to 23

Vulnerable jobs

While about 13 million lost jobs during the month, the count of the unemployed increased by only 3 million

Whither the middle class?

How to arrest a worldwide decline

Demand for CXOs doubles as companies race to hire top executives: Report

The firms are also hiring more leaders at top roles as companies are also reportedly weeding out CXOs who did not meet their performance targets

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

Disparate and slow recovery of sentiments

Consumer sentiments have been recovering, but at a very slow pace. Worse still, this recovery has been decelerating in recent months. Further, this recovery is skewed in favour of the rich

Size of India's gig economy, the challenges it faces and possible remedies

While the tribe of contractual workers is growing rapidly, many of the challenges they have been facing remain unaddressed

Agni pareeksha

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

Govt of not 'jumlas' but 'maha jumlas': Rahul on Centre's jobs announcement

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked various government departments and ministries to undertake the recruitment of 10 lakh people on a "mission mode" in the next year and a half, his office said.

'Hiring demand up 9% in May led by telecom, BFSI, import-export sectors'

The job market continued to show growth for the second consecutive month of FY23 with a benchmark year-on-year recovery of 9 per cent in May, according to the Monster Employment Index (MEI).

PMEGP extended till FY26 with Rs 13k-cr outlay; to create 4 mn jobs: Govt

PMEGP seeks to facilitate generation of employment opportunities for youth across the country by assisting them in setting up of micro enterprises in non-farm sectors.

Thousands of aviation jobs up for grabs as Singapore races to recruit

Over 6,600 jobs are available at the Singapore's airport, which is often voted the world's best

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

Urban job scheme: How 6 states do it, what is needed to make it work

A council advising the Prime Minister recommends securing employment for the urban poor.