Tag: employment
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PM Modi, economists attend meeting by NITI Aayog; discuss growth
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday attended an interactive session with over 40 economists and other experts, organised by NITI Aayog on “Economic Policy – The Road Ahead.” During the session, the participants shared their views on various economic themes such as the macro-economy, agriculture and rural development, employment, health and education, manufacturing and exports, …
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January 11, 2018 -
US stocks open higher despite downbeat jobs report
US stocks opened higher on Friday despite a negative report of the country’s non-farm payrolls. US total non-farm payroll employment increased by 148,000 in December, missing market expectations of 190,000, the Labor Department reported Friday. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.1 per cent, Xinhua reported. In December, average hourly earnings for all employees on …
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January 6, 2018 -
Inclusive employment
Padma Shri Mithu Alur, founder of ADAPT- Able Disabled All People Together, organised a seminar on inclusive employment to commemorate the International Day of the Disabled and Human Rights Day. This is because mainstream providers of vocational and skills training have policies and practices that often exclude people with disabilities. There was a panel discussion …
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January 4, 2018 -
Centre approves two ESIC hospitals for Haryana
The Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Santosh Kumar Gangwar on Tuesday gave in-principle approval for the construction of two Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) hospitals, 100 bedded hospital in Bahadurgarh and 150 bedded in Bawal. This was revealed by the Haryana Minister of State for Labour and Employment minister, Nayab Singh after …
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January 2, 2018 -
Employment fairs in Loharu and Yamunanagar
RozgarMelas (employment fairs) will be organized at government Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) ,Loharu and Yamunanagar (Haryana) on January 9 and 10, 2018 respectively. While stating this, an official spokesman said that the candidates who are permanent residents of Haryana have passed ITI and registered under SakshamYuva scheme would be eligible to participate in the rozgarmela. …
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January 1, 2018 -
Jharkhand gives 175 acres to Adani Power
The Jharkhand government on Tuesday gave 174.84 acres of acquired land to Adani Power Ltd to set up a 1600 MW power plant in the state. Jharkhand Chief Secretary Rajbala Verma handed over the documents of the land to Adani Power CEO Rajesh Jha at the state secretariat. The company needs 970 acres to set …
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December 12, 2017 -
To generate employment, Haryana to provide training on GST
To make Goods and Services Tax (GST) a source of employment, Haryana government has decided to impart training on the new tax regime to the youth. The training will commence from December 15 in Hisar. Gving this information on Monday, Skill Development and Industrial Training Minister,VipulGoel said that GST is also going to become a …
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December 11, 2017 -
Top Indian startups on hiring spree: Report
The top Indian startups with valuation of over $1 billion each are on a hiring spree and more than half of all job postings by these unicorns are for fresh graduates, says a report. According to recent data from global job site Indeed, four unicorns – Snapdeal, PayTM, ShopClues and Flipkart – make up around …
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December 6, 2017 -
Job placement drive held in Himachal’s Bahra University
Tata Business Services and Bhilwara Infosolutions Ltd released the list containing names of students selected by them for employment, after a placement drive was held at the Bahra University, Waknaghat, in Himachal Pradesh. The drive was conducted for 2018 passing out batch. Vice-chancellor of Bahra University, Satish Kumar, said students of B.Tech Computer Science and …
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December 5, 2017 -
A better skilled India
Despite the contrary view of Niti Aayog, unemployment in India has reached alarming proportions. As of now, 4.83 crore job-seekers are registered with the employment exchanges… of whom only 3.39 lakh have been placed. These statistics do not cover masons and labourers, who seek employment only in the informal sector. These figures also do not …
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December 3, 2017 -
Generating employment opportunities
Healthcare industry is one of India’s vastly expanding sectors in terms of economy. Anyone in pursuit of a fulfilling career has more than just a chance to establish themselves in it. This basically deals with hospitals, diagnostics, medical devices, and medical tourism. Though this sector is showing an exponential growth, the scope of development is …
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November 16, 2017 -
Bengal government jobs for slain policeman’s wife, father
The West Bengal government will give jobs to the widow and father of police sub-inspector Amitava Malik, who was killed during a clash between the security forces and Gorkha Janmukti Morcha activists in Darjeeling on Friday. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who telephoned the bereaved family and spoke to the slain policeman’s father, announced an assistance …
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October 13, 2017 -
UPA failed to create enough jobs, Modi government unable to either: Rahul Gandhi
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has admitted that the previous UPA government led by his party “could not deliver adequately” in creating jobs, and said the Modi government despite its promises has been unable to do so either. Interacting with students at the Princeton University here on Tuesday, the Congress leader said that the reason …
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September 20, 2017 -
What ails business education in India
When IIM was established first in Calcutta followed by Ahmadabad, Dr Kurien, famous father of milk revolution advised that graduates with working experience in executive cadre should be admitted into the course, but this was ignored. Since 2003 there has been growth of business schools reaching 5,200 numbers in 2014 and 98 per cent in …
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August 7, 2017 -
1000-day rule: Employment, education, health still remain challenges for Khattar govt
Employment generation, quality education and health remained as major challenges for Manohar Lal Khattar-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Haryana even after 1000 days of rule in the state. While addressing the media persons on achievements during the 100-day rule, Chief Minister (CM) Khattar said that employment, education and health are still among the …
July 21, 2017 -
Policies should focus on creating more jobs
The 20th anniversary of the Asian financial crisis and 10th anniversary of the North Atlantic financial crisis brought back a sense of déjà vu – we have been here before. Since last year’s Brexit and Trump election, unpredictable politics was the major disruptor. But the underlying cause was the insecurity of the working class – …
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July 9, 2017 -
Odisha to set up Aluminium Park at Angul, to create 15,000 jobs
A state-of-the-art Aluminium Park, aiming at creating 15,000 job opportunities, will soon come up at Angul in Odisha. It will be the first project in the subcontinent with a facility to directly obtain molten aluminium from the smelter, a senior official said. The park, involving an investment of Rs.180 crore, will be spread over 223 …
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July 9, 2017