Economist Dale W Jorgenson declares that India is doing "very, very well" and forecasts that India might continue to outrun world economies, including China over the next many years.
The outbreak and lockdown have thrown up a number of challenges, such as layoffs, pay cuts and a general slowdown. Many subscribers after their unsuccessful attempts to use the scheme have taken to social media to voice their complaints, as the EPFO website and grievance portal suffer outages and its customer helpline remains unreachable.
India is currently under the 21-day lockdown since March 25, with only essential services exempted to contain the fast-spreading virus.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will meet his six-member cabinet at 1pm on Monday as the new Aam Aadmi Party gets down to work.
The payroll estimates, released by the EPFO based on its enrolment, threw up some contrasting trend between September 2017 and February 2018.
'The question is, how soon we can expect to re-attain the pre-lockdown levels of output and income.'
While some CMs suggested reopening economic activity in phases, others pitched for the extension of the coronavirus lockdown, but with a carefully crafted exit strategy
'Let us all keep calm and face this medical emergency unitedly.' 'Our top priority is to fight the pandemic and win this war.'
Saudi Arabia has also set up a crisis management group to address difficulties being faced by the jobless Indian workers.
Industry cheers while unions label the move veiled entry of a 'hire & fire' regime.
In the third reshuffle since coming to power, Prime Minister Modi raised the strength of his Council of Ministers from 73 to 76.
The prime minister seems to have turned his face away from the business of introducing serious reform, says T N Ninan.
'The main reason people go to other countries is unemployment in Punjab'
There are reasons to doubt Gadkari's words.
'Now is the time for India to course correct and for the government also to course correct,' says businessman Mangesh Khatri.
Sidhu Humanabade was passing by when he saw smoke billowing out from the upper floors of the ESIC Kamgar Hospital in Andheri. He left his bike and asked the firemen if he could join them in the rescue operation.
Arvind Kejriwal will monitor the work of various departments. Adarsh Shastri might also aid Kejriwal in this task. Somesh Jha reports
Migrants do many of the dirty and dangerous jobs in the region, from construction to the oil industry, transport and services
A K Bhattacharya deciphers Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first cabinet reshuffle.
Subramanian said a five per cent growth rate is "remotely not enough" for India to grow and provide the jobs for the expanding labour force.
Unique Identification Authority of India said the alleged data breach took place on a website that does not belong to it.
'Where is the spirit of Team India?' asks Chandrababu Naidu.
The Modi government's array of economic policy has been impressive.
If a risk taker and young, NPS would suit her/him. Otherwise, s/he should go for EPF.
This Budget will be a litmus test of the government's resolve to ensure Make in India strategy works
Exports are slowing and economic growth in major markets for Indian goods has taken a hit.
Countries across the world -- from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada to Singapore and New Zealand, are witnessing phenomenal strides by Indian-origin politicians, who are now taking on influential and prominent roles in governments and cabinets.
Official panel points to bid deficiencies in rural job guarantee, pensions, housing and other programmes.
If people can lobby me for making changes in policies that goes against the country's interest, I won't keep myself in this position, says the vice chairman of NITI Aayog.
The list has been sent to Governor Ram Naik for approval.
Expectations were probably too high from Narendra Modi.
Data captured in central government records have a lag.
Hours after 21 ministers took the oath of office and became a part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ministry, speculation began on which minister would be handed which portfolio. However, all speculation ended after the list was announced.
Manish Sabharwal is chairman of TeamLease, which has helped hire 1.4 million sales and customer service reps and logistics employees such as couriers for companies across India since it was founded in 2002.
There will be tripartite pact with member, bank/housing agency and EPFO.
Initiated move to privatise Air India, but reports on poverty and cast census remained unfinished
'In states where all shops are allowed to function and pedestrians are allowed to move around, there is no reason to presume that vendors are not allowed to operate. But ambiguity surrounding the operation of street vendors de jure has led the police to harass them de facto,' say Bhuvana Anand, Jayana Bedi and Prashant Narang.
Flowing from an inadequate understanding of Tamil history and politics is an urban elitist mindset that does not seem to be able to touch and feel the real angst of the larger Tamil-speaking masses, cutting across the social and economic status of the individual, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Her deputy V K Singh is leaving for Saudi Arabia to oversee the evacuation process, she said in a statement in both Houses of Parliament.
Here's the full text of President's Ram Nath Kovind's address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament on the first of Budget Session 2022.
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