It's widely held that salaried roles, which guarantee consistent wages, offer better job security than casual positions or self-employment
The unemployment rate under the so-called "usual status" during the one-year period declined for the fifth consecutive year since its launch in April 2017
The jobless rate in urban areas had been on a continuous decline since the high of 12.6 per cent recorded in the Covid-affected April-June quarter of FY22
Of the 29,333 subscribers under the corporate sector, three-fourths of the subscribers belonged to the age group of 29 years and above
In the IIP, nine of the 23 manufacturing industries, such as apparel, wood, paper, chemicals and electronics, witnessed contraction in July
A cumulative total of 77,140 new subscribers embraced the NPS under the corporate component this year, a drop from 104,447 last year
Growth in manufacturing output decelerated to 3.1 per cent, whereas that in electricity and mining accelerated to 4.2 per cent and 7.6 per cent, respectively, from last month
The share of women subscribers improved marginally to 22.2 per cent, from 21.9 per cent in April
Except for a slight decline between FY17 and FY18, the output value of livestock dung experienced consistent growth in 10 years
The National Statistical Office (NSO) will release the March quarter gross domestic product (GDP) data on May 31
Total deaths from contagious diseases rose 86% to 12,598 from 6,767 in 2019
Earlier, 13,112 new subscribers had joined the NPS in February 2022
It points to a sharp divergence in inflation in the cereals sub-group
Rebasing CPI necessary to make index relevant to present consumption patterns
Experts see 25 bps hike in April; say wheat output may dip due to heat wave; El Nino may emerge as key determinant of food prices going ahead, if it strikes this summer
Comparing a data point that has been revised 3-4 times with another that is still called 'advanced estimate' isn't a cases if apples-to-apples but of apples-to-oranges, says V Anantha Nageswaran
Govt capex carries capital formation
Quarterly PLFS survey for urban India shows unemployment rate stagnated at 7.2% after declining for five consecutive quarters
Core inflation, that excludes food and fuel prices, remained sticky above the 6% mark
In the first three quarters of FY23 (April- December), IIP grew 5.4 per cent against 15.2 per cent during the year-ago period