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Tax wealthy, not fuel and gold: Former UN Advisor, economist Santosh Mehrotra warns of Rupee slump, job lossesFormer UN Advisor Santosh Mehrotra urged the government to tax the super-rich instead of relying on indirect taxes on fuel and gold, warnin...- India’s post-pandemic jobs recovery masks fall in working hours, weak demandIndian workers are working fewer hours weekly compared to pre-pandemic times. This trend highlights a weak labor market recovery. Self-empl...
- Official India jobless data is not accurate, say top independent economists: PollA Reuters poll reveals independent economists doubt India's official unemployment rate, suggesting the true figure is much higher. Despite ...
- More is less: Labour force rises but wage growth slows, gender pay gap widensLabour force participation has increased, but it has resulted in depressed wage growth and a widened gender pay gap. The average wage growt...
- How India’s decision to not join major trade pacts can help its aim of being a $5-trillion economyThe government has decided that it would be best not to be a part of multilateral trade agreements with major economies in the region. Inst...
- Why it is hard to imagine anyone challenging Modi when elections to Parliament roll in 2024Many analysts assume that the age of populism in which we live is one in which identity politics can be trumped only by class or economic i...
- Where have all the working women gone?If Indian women had the same work participation rates as men, Oxfam estimates the GDP would rise by 43%.
- New tech, old worries in gig economyIf you look away from the technology — which is just a medium — the world of work hasn’t changed much.
- Why construction jobs are fadingA survey shows the growth rate is sharply down, and the sector remains stagnant with 54.3-mn jobs in 2017-18.
- After resounding electoral defeat, 'progressive' forces look to re-articulate their idea of IndiaThe process will start on an academic note through a series of books and lectures.
- India Congress party's income plan short on funding detailsCongress' minimum income plan is short on details on what it means for the nation’s fiscal consolidation path.
- PM Narendra Modi bets on poll gain from welfare plan for 500 million IndiansThe government plans to pilot the project in six districts in the months leading up to the federal elections due in May next year, the offi...
- What needs to be done - and is being done - to employ more Indians, and to make them employable“China became the world’s factory. That story is over. India cannot export its way out of poverty,” says Nandan Nilekani, a former chairman...
- UP lacks economic vision, political will to break out of its superstructure of crime, corruption and cynical politicsUttar Pradesh lacks a comprehensive economic vision and political will to break out of the superstructure of crime, corruption and cynical ...
- In India, non-agricultural sectors are driving employment; more workers deserting farmsInfrastructure investment drove employment in construction. When workers left agriculture, they joined construction activity.
- Higher the degree, less is the chance of getting a jobA closer look at the numbers shows that unemployment rises with education level to 10% among graduates, and higher still for backward caste...
- Million vacant government posts due to skill shortage to hurt India's growthThere are over a million vacancies for the country's most coveted jobs and, if left vacant, could dent India's growth prospects in the near...
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