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Tuesday, November 4, 2025
TopicEmployment

Topic: employment

Modi govt makes Rs 2 lakh cr jobs & skilling push in budget, Congress says ‘adopted’ from its manifesto

Package incorporates 5 schemes & initiatives to facilitate employment, skilling & other opportunities. Congress takes credit, citing 'sustained election campaign' against unemployment.

‘Jobs often unavailable when sought’ — Economic Survey says NREGS demand ‘not real indicator’ of distress

States with lower poor population such as Tamil Nadu and Kerala used relatively higher proportion of MGNREGS funds due to better administration, says survey report.

Why is BJP doubling down on Hindutva? Modi-Shah have a different reading of 2024 result

Over a hundred thousand new jobs—1,09,589, to be precise—were created every day in 2023-24, the Reserve Bank of India said in its latest report...

In tradeoff between fiscal prudence & boosting economy, budget should focus more on demand & jobs

With a favourable macro-fiscal backdrop, the finance minister can use the additional fiscal space to either hasten the path to consolidation or support the sectors with subdued growth.

Unorganised, non-farm sector employs 19% of workforce but accounts for 6% of GDP, shows MoSPI data

With the agriculture sector employing 45% of the workforce but accounting for only 15% of GDP, it confirms that two-thirds of India’s workforce engages in low-productivity work.

Thumbs-up emoji cost a railway constable his job. Now, Madras HC has come to his rescue

Railway Protection Special Force ordered to reinstate constable without back wages. He was removed in 2018 for thumbs-up reply to WhatsApp message about officer's killing in Meghalaya.

What Indians got wrong about the ‘70-hour work’ debate

The average daily time-use pattern doesn't reflect an excessive dedication to work by India's young adults aged 20 to 29.

Karnataka state govt approves 73 projects worth over Rs 3900 crore

The projects are supposed to generate employment for nearly 15,000 people, according to a statement.

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah launches registration for 5th poll promise — unemployment scheme to youth

Under Yuva Nidhi scheme, part of Congress's final poll promise, monetary assistance of Rs 3,000 will be given to graduates & Rs 1,500 to diploma holders who passed in 2022-23 academic yr.

‘Unconstitutional’: HC quashes Haryana law that reserved 75% jobs in pvt sector for local residents

Haryana deputy CM Dushyant Chautala says he plans to consult legal experts and then take call on filing a special leave petition before SC. 2021 law was poll promise of Dushyant's JJP.

On Camera

The Kapoors’ love for food is stuff of legends. Netflix gets us a seat at a table

If there is one celebrity who has made talking about food both relatable and entertaining, it is Kareena Kapoor Khan.

Nvidia worth $5 trillion: What does it mean for the market?

The chipmaker at the heart of the AI revolution may be the most influential stock in Wall Street history. Nvidia has been the primary driver of the market’s gains since the start of 2023.

Launch of India’s heaviest comms satellite is a level up for its soaring military ambitions. Here’s how

ISRO’s LMV3 rocket set off the CMS-03 satellite from Sriharikota Sunday. It weighs 4,410 kg, will primarily serve Indian Navy and has a life of at least 15 years.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.