Employment was already an area of failure, and Covid has made it worse. Millions are poor again. And millions of small enterprises that have pulled down shutters may never reopen.
The unemployment rate for women shot up to 17%, more than double the rate for men, data from private research firm Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy revealed.
The unemployment rate is estimated to rise to much as 11% this month, while weekly unemployment numbers are now hovering above 14%, said the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy.
Unemployment increased to 7.97% from 6.5% in March. The Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy says it’s likely that the situation will remain tense in May as well.
According to the data by Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, unemployment touched 8.6% for the week ending April 11, whereas it’s nearing 10% in urban areas.
Speaking at a virtual summit in poll-bound Kerala, the former PM also said that federalism and regular consultation with states no longer find favour with the present Central govt.
Millions of people slipped back into poverty, lost their jobs or slipped from salaried to part-time ones. Some relief has been given, but more has to be done.
Researchers from IIM Bangalore and Warwick University analysed IHDS data from 2004-05 and 2011-12 to find that the situation is especially stark for women in urban areas.
The hullaballoo over LinkedIn bot’s pronoun use comes on a day when CJI DY Chandrachud used the phrase ‘pregnant person’ in his judgment. It is a thing now. Get with the programme.
Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
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