Several protests and mass movements across Delhi and the country were at their peak when the coronavirus threat slowly crept in, throwing normal life out of gear and pushing everyone indoors to ensure social distancing.
Through the past few decades, India has been transformed from a largely agriculturally-oriented economy to one in which the services sector accounts for an overwhelming share of gross domestic product (GDP).
The settlement offer has been made for 13 out of the 15 Videocon group companies that are currently under Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process.
According to a survey, the banking sector emerged as biggest job generator in the first quarter of the current fiscal with the segment increasing headcount by more than 16,000.
Traders said besides low demand from jewellers and retailers, a weakening global trend -- amid the US employment data and strengthening dollar reducing appeal for the precious metals -- kept pressure on gold prices.
Delhi's air quality was again in the severe category with the 24-hour average AQI recorded at 403 after remaining in the 'very poor' category till Tuesday morning, when the AQI was recorded at 396.
Rural and urban regions present different labour participation and employment levels. These differences also are not tuned to India exploiting its demographic dividend, says Mahesh Vyas.
Already 15-20 per cent of the workforce, earlier used to be procured from staffing firms and subcontractors, are replaced by freelancers tapped from platforms like Topcoder, GitHub, and Upwork.
Corporate leaders said a stable government at the Centre will help boost infrastructure spend, address agricultural distress, and encouraging employment.
The bill to nullify retrospective taxation offers a fair solution within the framework of Indian law and Parliamentary sovereignty to companies which have been subjected to such demands, Finance Secretary T V Somanathan said on Thursday. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced 'The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021' in the Lok Sabha that seeks to withdraw tax demands made using a 2012 retrospective legislation to tax the indirect transfer of Indian assets. The Bill provides for the withdrawal of tax demand made on "indirect transfer of Indian assets if the transaction was undertaken before May 28, 2012 (i.e. the day the retrospective tax legislation came into being)."
'Inequality has been growing in the world. The virus has only amplified it.'
Massive restrictions on legal immigration - including restricting immigrants who contribute to medicine, science, and research in the United States, and who are working to develop treatments for coronavirus and other deadly diseases - will not only hinder efforts to save lives, but prevent job creation and hurt American economy as the country struggles to recover.
Last year, there was almost 16 per cent increase in hiring by the Global Capability Centres in India.
'An armed helicopter equipped with counter-drone systems will provide the airborne counter-drone capability and flexibility needed to protect India's critical assets.'
Of the immigrant scientists and engineers in the US in 2013, 57 per cent were born in Asia.
The decision to permit the third child came after this month's once-in-a-decade census showed that China's population grew at the slowest pace to 1.412 billion amid official projections that the decline may begin as early as next year.
Management campuses are expecting the rise in pre-placement offers to ease the final placement process.
Full recovery may still be a good way off, but the job market is showing clear signs of improvement.
UBS, Credit Suisse see emerging markets doing well next year, but expect India to underperform, given its rich valuations.
The 2013 Corporate Recruiters Survey reports four per cent increase in hiring this year.
The notion that the BJP gained its increased tally by wiping out the Left parties and the Congress is completely misleading. Equally misleading is the belief that the TMC held its ground in all its existing seats. A little more than a fifth of the seats Mamata Banerjee's party had won in 2016 was lost to the BJP this time.
A majority of employees seem dissatisfied with their current salaries, a recent survey conducted by JobBuzz, an employer rating platform powered by TimesJobs, revealed.
Traders said increased selling by stockists, tracking a weak trend overseas as investors awaited US employment data that may show the economy is strengthening, mainly dampened the sentiment.
It was amusing to hear Minister Jaishankar's argument of tech companies being influential non-State actors. If only he looked at his own party before saying what he did, notes Shyam G Menon.
China tops the list with 3.5 million, followed by Brazil with 918,000.
Shipony Pavitran Suri talks to professionals who tell us why fine arts sees a positive trend in the 21st century and what aspirants must do to pursue a career in creative arts.
There is an attempt to brush aside the results of all surveys that point to a deteriorating jobs situation. This is counter-productive, says Mahesh Vyas.
'We believe there will be a full shutdown for four weeks and a partial shutdown for eight weeks.' 'Hence, economic activity is unlikely to normalise before the end of May.'
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This is the 22nd consecutive month that the manufacturing PMI has remained above the 50-point mark.
The interviewer wants to know you beyond your resume and wants to gauge if you'd be an asset to the company.
On the domestic front, gold of 99.9 and 99.5 per cent purity plunged further by Rs 375 each to Rs 28,350 and Rs 28,150 per 10 grams, respectively. Sovereigns continued to be asked around previous level of Rs 24,400 per piece of eight grams in scattered deals.
They are witnessing, or anticipating, a double-digit growth in job offers over the same period last year.
This was the one Budget that required radical departures on all these fronts, when it had none, asserts, Shreekant Sambrani.
Several factors force women out of the workforce. But mainly it's lack of good childcare facilities.
One may see five or six trend failures in succession before a trend sustains and takes off.
Executive level hiring in the country has exhibited an uptrend during the current quarter, especially in the infrastructure and retail sectors, and going forward, this trend will continue in the next quarter as well, say experts.
Hiring activities slowed down marginally in many sectors during the last month amid challenging economic conditions, according to job portal Monster.com.
Cybersecurity is a great opportunity for you to start your career.
The latest rate cut has not yet trickled down to consumers.
