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Sunday, December 14, 2025
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Topic: employment

New labour codes make India’s workforce competitive with global market & build Viksit Bharat

By consolidating 29 laws into four codes, compliance is streamlined and regulations are simplified, improving “ease of doing business”. This is bound to improve investor confidence.

Viksit Bharat Rojgar Yojana, with benefits for employees & employers, goes live

With an outlay of nearly ₹1 lakh crore, the Central scheme seeks to create over 3.5 crore jobs in two years, with a special focus on the manufacturing sector.

Rs 15,000 for first-time employees: Modi’s employment incentive push on Independence Day

Approved by Union Cabinet last month as ELI scheme, PM Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana aims to incentivise creation of more than 3.5 cr jobs in the country over a period of two years.

Modi to distribute 51,000 appointment letters to youth in govt depts & organisations at 16th Rozgar Mela

According to PIB, 10 lakh recruitment letters have been issued with recruits joining ministries ranging from Railways, Home Affairs, Health, Financial Services, to Labour & Employment.

Modi govt clears scheme to give job market entrants one month’s wage of up to Rs 15k as incentive

Presenting Budget 2024-25, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman earlier announced the scheme, a part of the PM’s package of five schemes to facilitate employment.

Everyone’s joking about becoming a Vishal Mega Mart guard. Memes say it’s ‘better than UPSC’

Vishal Mega Mart is a retail store chain with over 600 outlets across India. In Delhi, it has a presence in Shahdara, Malviya Nagar, Chattarpur, Karol Bagh, Pitampura, Mahipalpur, and Manglapuri, among other locations.

Only 42.6% Indian graduates are employable; non-technical skills, creativity low—Mercer report

The Mercer Mettl report draws insights from data collected from more than 2,700 campuses across 31 states and union territories, covering over one million students.

India must adjust minimum wages to reduce income gaps. It doesn’t have to harm jobs

The rising minimum wage has reduced wage inequality in India over the past two decades. These gains were achieved without adverse effects on employment.

Punjab and Haryana HC rules that an employee cannot be fired while on maternity leave

The court ordered the government to pay the petitioner her full salary for the duration of her maternity leave, with arrears to be released within eight weeks.

India’s service sector PMI sees marginal fall in November; hiring grew at fastest pace since 2005

Report released Wednesday by HSBC India Services Purchasing Managers' Index highlighted service providers in India attribute strong performance to growth in demand & new business gains.

On Camera

I’ve been driving an EV for 2 years—Indian roads are ready to switch to electric

Driving an electric vehicle for months, the Hyundai IONIQ5, BMW iX and now the Kia Carens Clavis electric, has convinced me of the viability of EVs for city and mid-range commutes.

Rupee’s turmoil has echoes of 2013

With the US-India trade deal yet to get done, rupee depreciation may be helping to mitigate India’s loss of competitiveness. The other problem is extreme despondence among overseas equity investors.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.