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Minimum wage hikes add to cost pressures for retailers and gig firms ahead of festive seasonCompanies employing lower-paid and gig workers are facing higher labour costs after more than 15 states raised minimum wages since April, a...- India’s gig economy is leaving its women behind, study findsWomen remain underrepresented in India’s rapidly expanding gig economy despite near-equal access to basic bank accounts. An ILO-NCAER study...
- Junk food, screens, paper leaks: Rajasthan HC takes Gen Z, Gen Alpha issues to courtRajasthan High Court took suo motu notice of issues affecting young generations. The court banned junk food sales near schools and mandated...
- Vahan AI fine-tunes 30-billion-parameter Nvidia Nemotron model for blue-collar hiringThe company worked with Nvidia’s technical team through its Inception programme to customise the 30-billion-parameter model using Vahan’s p...
- China's netizens rage against professor who said gig work was a type of 'welfare'A prominent economics professor's remarks on gig work as welfare ignited public anger in China. She argued flexibility offers welfare, cont...
- Buy, Sell or Hold? Morgan Stanley maintains buy on Vishal Mega Mart; Emkay Global initiates coverage on Urban CompanyBrokerages see strong upside potential in Vishal Mega Mart, Urban Company and Hexaware Technologies, citing leadership continuity, service ...
- Govt working on amendments to Actuary Act, 2006: DFS officialThe Department of Financial Services is working with the Institute of Actuaries of India to amend the Actuary Act, 2006, a senior Finance M...
- Bengaluru BBA student works as app-based bike taxi driver for 3 months, shares what he earned and learned about gig economyA Bengaluru BBA student spent three months working as a Rapido captain during his college vacation to understand the gig economy from a wor...
- View: India needs guardrails around shadow loans, not bansThe RBI’s proposed curbs on flexi loans could reshape how India’s self-employed workers and small businesses borrow. While the move aims to...
- Electric mobility startup Yulu raises $93 million in equity, debt to expand EV fleetThe Bajaj Auto-backed company said it will increase its active fleet to 200,000 electric vehicles over the next two years, expand service h...
- Independence Day 2026: 79 years of work, ambition and the making of modern India2026 Independence Day of India: The country's job market transformed from government security to private paychecks and now relies on acquir...
- Yulu, Bounce seek funds as gig-EV rentals zoomBajaj Auto-backed Yulu is in talks with GEF Capital and One Planet Partners to raise the funds at a valuation of about $250 million, up fro...
- Yulu, Bounce chase fresh funds; MPs target social mediaHappy Tuesday! Yulu and Bounce Infinity are back in the funding market as rising delivery demand gives them a fresh boost. This and more in...
- Where will the most job losses occur in years to come? Here's what Nandan Nilekani thinksNandan Nilekani says large corporations may shed more jobs due to automation, while small enterprises will create new employment. India's f...
- Large firms to be net job losers, small businesses to drive employment: Nandan NilekaniLarge companies face job losses due to automation and artificial intelligence advancements. Millions of small businesses will become the pr...
- Big shift: Ola Electric moves to dealership model amid market share wipeoutOla Electric said its company-owned stores, which were instrumental in building consumer awareness and trust in its early years, will gradu...
- Parliament Watch: LS clears banking evidence Bill; E20, EVs and gig workers in focusThe Lok Sabha approved the Bankers' Books Evidence Bill 2026, modernizing banking record laws for digital practices. Extensive studies conf...
- Bengaluru techie turned Rapido driver to clean debts and realises bitter truth about an 'invisible' section of society: 'We often complain...'A tech professional recently revealed on Reddit how he was made to work as a Rapido driver to pay off credit card bills and how misbehaviou...
- Will government raise Rs 21,000 ESIC wage ceiling? Here's what Labour Ministry saidThe ESIC wage ceiling is periodically increased by the government. The last revision raised the limit to twenty-one thousand rupees monthly...
- Gig workers welfare law: Karnataka HC issues notice to centre, state; extends relief to UberThe court also extended to Uber the protection granted under its July 3 interim order, which restrained the state government from initiatin...
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