India’s invisible workforce gets a new safety net: Key labour reforms for migrant employees decodedIndia's inter-state migrant workers gain significant protections under new labour code rules notified on May 8, 2026. The Occupational Safe...
15 May, 2026, 03.00 PM IST
India-UK tech partnership will secure supply chains, UK Parliament toldIndia and the UK are boosting their partnership through the Technology Security Initiative. This pact focuses on critical and emerging tech...
30 Apr, 2026, 08.48 PM IST
From 'pure milk' to Scotch: Bihar’s secret language of liquorBihar's decade-old alcohol ban has not stopped drinking. Instead, it has fueled a secret delivery system. Coded words like 'pure milk' and ...
30 Apr, 2026, 05.47 PM IST
West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 Key Issues: Jobs distress, welfare politics and identity battles shape high-stakes TMC vs BJP contestWest Bengal Election 2026: West Bengal is voting in its 2026 Assembly elections. The political battle is intense, focusing on economic hard...
22 Apr, 2026, 10.42 PM IST
Not just Noida, why workers are protesting across several cities in IndiaIndustrial unrest has erupted in Noida, one of Asia’s largest planned industrial hubs, as workers across thousands of units protest over mi...
14 Apr, 2026, 03.13 PM IST
Book coconut harvester like a cab? Anand Mahindra says India is digitising even its most traditional jobsCoconut harvesters are now booked like cabs in Kerala, showcasing India's evolving services economy. Skilled workers from across the countr...
02 Apr, 2026, 09.31 AM IST
West Bengal polls: Coal economy, identity politics shape contest in Asansol DakshinAsansol Dakshin gears up for a crucial 2026 West Bengal assembly election. Key issues include the declining coal economy, illegal mining, a...
01 Apr, 2026, 10.28 AM IST
Bihar found Ni-Mo and the big bosses have a task to make the state ‘Viksit’Bihar's newly elected leaders, the Ni-Mo alliance, have pledged 'Vikas' with ambitious promises including one crore jobs, infrastructure ov...
20 Nov, 2025, 11.48 AM IST
Now that Bihar's hurly-burly is done...Bihar's new government faces a critical task. Despite progress in infrastructure, the state grapples with poverty and a young population. E...
14 Nov, 2025, 11.29 PM IST
Bihar's industry and jobs in focus ahead of Assembly verdictBihar's industrial sector faces a complex reality of declining legacy industries and emerging projects amidst structural challenges. Despit...
14 Nov, 2025, 06.07 AM IST
Why Bihar’s low unemployment rate may be misleadingBihar's official unemployment figures show a sharp decline, but this masks a critical issue of job quality. A significant surge in informal...
10 Nov, 2025, 12.24 PM IST
Adani-owned Ambuja Cement announces Rs 1600 crore project in BiharAdani Cement revealed plans for a new cement grinding unit in Warisaliganj, Bihar, with an investment of ₹1,600 crore. The 6 million tonnes...
03 Aug, 2024, 03.48 PM IST
Bihar's unemployment rate on the rise, much higher than all-India average: CMIECMIE data shows that while the unemployment rate in the state averaged 46% during April and May, the peak months of the lockdown, the all-I...
29 Oct, 2020, 03.22 PM IST
Didn't know 19 was a smaller number than 10: Chidambaram on BJP's 19 lakh jobs promise in BiharAfter mocking the RJD for promising to create 10 lakh jobs, the NDA has promised to create 19 lakh jobs in Bihar if elected, Chidambaram tw...
23 Oct, 2020, 05.23 PM IST
Bihar elections: Tejashwi Yadav's promise of 10 lakh jobs draws crowds, NDA looks to counterYadav has been highlighting his promise to ensure at his first cabinet meeting (if the opposition alliance comes to power) that 10 lakh job...
21 Oct, 2020, 10.04 AM IST
View: The politics of demanding quotas in the private sectorNitish Kumar’s new fascination for quotas in private sector a veiled threat to BJP to not take him for granted.
07 Nov, 2017, 12.54 AM IST
- Bihar's economic growth causing labour shortages, higher wage bills in other parts of India
Bihar’s recent economic growth has created a peculiar problem for real estate and infrastructure firms in other parts of the country.
08 Nov, 2011, 07.26 AM IST