Indian economist Kalpana Kochhar, who heads the Human Resources Department of the International Monetary Fund, is leaving the organisation to join the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the IMF announced on Wednesday. Kochhar, who served in various senior positions during her three decades at the IMF, will retire on July 30, it said.
It's meant to be a corporate rah-rah to encourage office bonding and bonhomie. But is it really, asks Kishore Singh.
The board will now be headed by Vinod Kumar Yadav as chairman and CEO, and it will have four other members.
The Delhi high court on Friday refused to interfere with the arrest and subsequent police remand of NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and portal's human resources department head Amit Chakravarty in a case lodged under anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
Sanil Basutkar, Co-founder, HealthySure, lists the benefits of availing a group health insurance policy.
'Students of Tier-II and Tier III engineering colleges in the south may find 2023 to be one of the toughest years for getting jobs.'
HR Guru Mayank Rautela tells you what you can do when you face such a situation.
From cloud computing to people analytics, most lucrative future jobs will be dominated by people with digital skills and expertise, explains Sarita Digumarti, chief learning officer, UNext Learning.
RBI's oversight cadre move creates HR trouble, officers threaten agitation.
Invisible Scars wants to bring domestic abuse out of the bedroom and into public discourse.
The very severe cyclonic storm Tauktae could cause heavy to very heavy rains at isolated places in north Konkan, Mumbai, Thane and Palghar in Maharashtra on May 17, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
He was the chief guest of UIDAI's function in New Delhi.
'One hopes that it is for the better that this disaster alters our reality from the morning of May 4,' notes Aakar Patel.
Life is unpredictable and you may end up working under a boss you hate. But there are ways to make the maximum of this tricky situation says Lakshmi Murthy.
Since you are sitting on that chair, how about doing some chair squats?
Mihir Tanna, Associate Director, S K Patodia & Associates, answers your personal income tax queries.
Present a positive image by exuding enthusiasm and energy for work, says Surya Mahadevan.
Give them up post haste and make a rocking beginning to the New Year.
'Women's voices are too high or too low, or they are seen as too short or too tall, or too fat or too thin, to be great leaders.' 'These judgments wear us down.'
A bad credit score in general is seen as an irresponsible behaviour of an individual. Inability to pay on time reflects that the person is not capable of take care of things.
The centrality of idle office chitchat has only recently come to be acknowledged by executives as they jettison their access cards and work from home in larger numbers, notes Kanika Datta.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday ordered 18-hour power supply in villages, 20-hour at tehsil level and in Bundelkhand region besides deciding to ink a pact with the Centre to ensure electricity in all UP villages by 2019.
The Union health ministry said the emerging scenario calls for immediate measures by states and UTs to ensure optimal availability of medical oxygen at all health facilities.
'It was to be a two hour long surgery and anything could go wrong,' recalls Veenu Sandhu.
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved 'Mission Karmayogi', dubbed as the biggest bureaucratic reform initiative, aimed at capacity building of government employees to make them more "creative, proactive, professional and technology-enabled". The core guiding principles of the competency-driven programme will be to support a transition from "rules based to roles based" HR management to prepare the Indian civil servant for the future, according to a government statement.
Due to the group's presence across multiple businesses, it is in a unique position in the aviation industry to bring the best of talents.
Alka Mittal has been appointed interim chairman and managing director of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) - the first woman to head the country's largest oil and gas producer. Mittal replaces Subhash Kumar, another interim head who retired after reaching superannuation age on December 31. "The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas for entrustment of additional charge of the post of chairman and managing director (CMD), ONGC to Alka Mittal, director (HR), ONGC for a period of six months with effect from January 1, 2022, or till the appointment of a regular incumbent to the post, or until further order, whichever is the earliest," the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) said in an order dated January 3, 2022.
The Rs 11,400 crore PNB fraud saga unfolded after a bribery complaint by the Hong Kong branch of an Indian bank.
A Nasscom report estimates that the outsourcing industry will face a shortage of 262,000 professionals by 2012.
Salaried employees get several benefits under Sections 80C, 80D, 80G and others.
Neha Bagaria, founder and CEO, JobsForHer tells you how to handle the situation.
Taking serious view of demolition of a about 400-year-old temple, the Madras high court has directed the consultant Archaeologist/Conservationist K T Narasimhan to appear in person before the court.
While the virus out there meddling big-time with our lives, danger is lurking in our email boxes too.
The ability to make smarter data-driven decisions will be a critical skill that every employer will be looking at in every prospective employee.
'We need to confront such people else they will be encouraged to harass more women in the future,' notes HR guru Mayank Rautela.
While it was technically not possible to block the deal, the tax department could resort to arm-twisting.
Many companies are putting HR's reputation as a back office administrator to rest by either outsourcing or automating most administrative tasks.
'Despite being limited to my house, I was able to interact with a diverse set of people, to try and understand consumer behaviour.'
In a letter to states and union territories, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan has suggested setting up of a state steering committee chaired by the chief secretary, a state task force led by additional Chief Secretary or principal secretary (health), and a district task force to be headed by the district magistrate.
