India's unemployment rate falls sharply to 6.57 pc, lowest since March 2021: CMIETelangana reported the lowest unemployment rate at 0.7 per cent in January, followed by Gujarat (1.2 per cent), Meghalaya (1.5 per cent) an...
Reasons for comfort despite unemployment increasing in August: Mahesh Vyas, CMIE"The employment in agricultural sector fell by 8 million. Now, the overall fall in employment in the month of August is just 1.5 million, w...
"Bias it is": CMIE chief's defence of CPHS survey elicits fresh critical response from Jean Drèze, Anmol Somanchi"The representativeness of CPHS data cannot be assumed from the survey methodology. It must be scrutinised through comparisons with other c...
Second wave rendered 1 cr Indians jobless; 97 pc households' incomes declined in pandemic: CMIEThe unemployment rate measured by the think-tank is expected to come at 12 per cent at the end of May as against 8 per cent in April, Vyas ...
India’s jobless rate jumps to 27.1%, survey saysDaily wage workers and those employed by small businesses have had to take the biggest blow.
India jobless rate swells above 23% amid coronavirus lockdown, survey showsIndia’s unemployment rate may have climbed to 23% as the economy lost jobs after a nationwide lockdown.
More people employed in May-August 2019, says CMIEWhile overall employment numbers did increase, sectors like IT and finance did not see much growth.
Congress veterans Girija Vyas and CP Joshi return home to fight BJPGirija Vyas is banking on disenchantment with Kataria among the voters and a BJP rebel Dalpat Surana, who is contesting from Janata Sena.
Slowdown in new investments post demonetisation: CMIEThe data showed 227 new investment proposals worth Rs 81,800 crore were announced during this quarter before the demonetisation on November...
Consumer sentiment up, joblessness down due to demonetisation: CMIEHowever, the agency claimed that demonetisation has disrupted consumption which will in turn lead to postponement in investment revival.
Require three consecutive good crops before farmers spend aggressively: Mahesh Vyas, CMIE"It is what the second quarter will bring, which is going to harvest start and the cash flows starts coming in."
Acche Din over? Lack of clearance leads to increase in number of stalled and abandoned projectsWhile UPA's last financial year 2013-14 saw 69 projects being abandoned, the number rose to 101 on BJP's watch.
- Rajasthan govt employees boycott work, demand revision of pay band
Around 50,000 state government employees in Rajasthan today boycotted work demanding revision of pay band and review of their cadre.
- Congress leads in 20 seats in Rajasthan, BJP in five
Congress established an early lead in 20 of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan while BJP was ahead in rest of the five constituencies.
- Will financial stimulus boost consumption?
Around 65% of services are dependent on petrol/diesel. Marketers are bound to look at their costing and pass it on to consumers. India batt...
- Check again, prices rising faster than count
Revised inflation estimates for first 5 weeks of 2007-08 higher by 30-40 bsp than provisional figures.
- Revamp APMC Act to curb middleman: Ajit
Union agriculture minister Ajit Singh on Friday strongly pleaded for a change in the age-old Agriculture Produce and Marketing Act (APMC) a...