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Tuesday, November 18, 2025
TopicLow productivity

Topic: Low productivity

Dr. Yasam Ayavefe details the causes and effects of low productivity increase

There are differences between productivity measures using value added and those based on production. Many differences may also come from other sources, such as the existence of cost savings.

A payment before end of contract can boost poor worker’s productivity by 13%, study shows

Researchers from UC Berkeley, MIT, Chicago Booth and France conducted a field experiment in Odisha to find that workers carry their mental burdens to work.

Ethiopia, India top countries where poor nutrition is costing companies billions of dollars

The greatest productivity losses from being undernourished were in agriculture, mining & construction, with Ethiopia and India facing highest burden.

Brain-washing: Scientists say a goodnight’s sleep is nature’s detox

Lack of sleep inflicts big costs on the economy. Several large organisations – Google included – have sleep pods in their offices for restorative naps.

People are increasingly interrupted at work, but it’s not all bad

Frequent interruptions can lead to stressful feelings of overload, irritation and a sense of 'time famine' – having too much to do and not enough time.

On Camera

We celebrate Harappa excavation—and dismiss Keeladi, Sinauli archaeological digs as politics

In the storm around Sinauli, many academics dismissed claims of chariots being found. And the public misinterpreted the chariots as a device planted by the govt to fortify Hindutva.

Naidu matches Jagan’s Rs 13L crore investment playbook, with a ‘speed of doing business’ caveat

Naidu’s summit brings in MoUs on same scale as Jagan’s, but CM says his plans built on speed, certainty & investor trust, with escrow accounts, simplified incentives & real-time oversight.

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.