As beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojna have to be EPF subscribers, these numbers indicate that the increase in EPFO payroll estimates is largely due to an increase in the beneficiaries registered under PMRPY.
India grew at 7.6% in 2015-16 and at 7.2% in 2014-15.
The Equality Commission's assessment found that the proportion of women holding key positions in British life had fallen in 12 out of the 25 categories surveyed in 2006. In politics, fewer British women now hold positions of power in Parliament and the government. It said Britain -- with just 19.3 per cent women in the House of Commons, was placed at 70th place in the world's equality league, behind such countries as Iraq, Afghanistan and China.
The People's Choice Survey is an annual report by CashKaro.com, which identifies key trends in online shopping in India.
The assessment highlights the challenges posed by modern technologies that are automating and making redundant multiple human tasks, from manufacturing to healthcare
Healthcare sector is hiring staff, says Monster.com.
That is the number for job creation that India needs to achieve, argues T N Ninan.
The US-based lubricant major has topped the survey with a 13 per cent market share in 2007, a two per cent lead over its nearest competitor which Shell did not identify. Shell managed to sustain growth in Western Europe where overall demand for lubricants dipped. It was able to retain its market lead of 12 per cent in the US.
Indian CEOS are very innovative, says a PwC report.
'Instead of doing reforms and restructuring, the present government is busy with the perception that everything is fine and the economy is hunky-dory.' 'Such hollow perceptions are very dangerous for the Indian economy in the long run.' 'The real risk to India is the lack of decent employment opportunities for youth in general and educated youth in particular.'
PE/VC investments touched a record $11.2 billion in the first half of 2017 against $8 billion in the same period in 2016
The average variable pay across sectors is projected at 17.4%.
Compliance costs and legal scrutiny could rise.
The print media's declining share of the media industry is not as worrying as its attitude to the factors critical to growth.
Its proximity to popular tourist destinations like Agra, which attracts 45 per cent of the international passenger traffic at IGI, could be diverted to Jewar.
Indian companies are likely to shell out an average salary increment of 10.3 per cent in the current fiscal with employees in pharma, health care and life sciences projected to get 12.4 per cent raise, says a survey.
India is experiencing jobless growth and skepticism abounding that the country may not be able to cash in on its demographic bonus
'There is a bleak business outlook for trade and industry as government struggles to rev up economic growth and labour market.'
However, 63 per cent Indians were "satisfied" with their standard of living
Industrial production in November was expected to grow 1.0 per cent from a year earlier, after shrinking 1.8 per cent in October, according to the median consensus of 20 economists.
De-scaling of businesses, job losses and subsequent impact on disposable incomes has created negative sentiment among traders, business owners and workers alike, says Abhishek Waghmare.
'Everyone confuses GDP to be a measure of output, when it is actually a measure of income.'
'India has the potential to reduce its trade deficit with China by $8.4 billion in FY21.'
Karnataka suffered a crop loss in around 97,365 hectares out of the total bearing area of 2,26,244 hectares of coffee and spices plantations.
France has now over-taken the UK as India's most visited European nation
How soon can India reach a point when there is no hidden underemployment and all who want work can find it at a fair wage and decent work conditions, asks Nitin Desai.
RE of GDP for 2015-16 show that the economy grew 7.9% in 2015-16, rather than the earlier estimate of 7.6 per cent.
A large number of large and small businesses process EU data, have customers from the EU or have access to data of EU citizens in one way or another.
Indira Gandhi International Airport has been named the world's 2nd best airport in the 25-40 mn passengers category
'Growth would have to be 7% in the October-March period, if the year as a whole is to clock 6%.' 'Who would bet on that when, in the world of real numbers, both exports and imports have continued to fall, car sales have continued to slump, and the industrial production index shows yet again a drop in output?', asks T N Ninan.
As per the findings, CEOs are less optimistic about prospects this year.
The new orders sub-index, which includes domestic demand as well as orders from abroad, rose to 53.2 in May
More than 40% of the companies surveyed showed job contraction in FY18, says a report by CARE Ratings
The Monster.com employment index, rose 31 points to 154 in July from 123 points in the same month a year ago, up 25 per cent.
One popular strategy is to hire contract workers.