India research funding shock: 76% say industry rarely supports R&D, reveals NITI Aayog-backed EoDR survey reportIndia's research landscape faces significant hurdles, a NITI Aayog survey reveals. Researchers grapple with lengthy proposal approvals, sca...
26 May, 2026, 12.22 AM IST
If India wants faster growth, it must first solve its female labour force participation problemIndia's female workforce participation lags behind peer nations. Boosting this rate could significantly increase GDP. Experts suggest focus...
20 May, 2026, 12.04 AM IST
India labour market remodels itself bit by bit as agri slowly cedes ground, workforce moves onIndia's labour market is undergoing a structural transformation driven by the country's broader economic transition, a report by SBI Resear...
10 May, 2026, 12.12 AM IST
Unregistered business entities grow 8 pc in 2025, add 74.52 lakh jobs: Govt surveyThe Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE) captures key economic and operational characteristics of establishments enga...
06 May, 2026, 07.08 PM IST
India’s demographic dividend at risk as jobs, skills gap persistIndia’s demographic advantage—with over 65% of its population under 35—faces growing pressure due to weak job creation, skill gaps and risi...
30 Apr, 2026, 11.31 PM IST
Kerala exit Poll 2026 Latest News Updates: Trouble for CM Pinarayi Vijayan and Left? Pollsters predict UDF winExit polls project the United Democratic Front (UDF) will unseat the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala after a decade. Despite a...
30 Apr, 2026, 12.07 AM IST
‘Doing what I do best’: Namita Thapar shares new reel amid controversyEmcure Pharmaceuticals' Namita Thapar shared a health awareness video amid controversy over her namaz remarks. Meanwhile, Lenskart faced ba...
21 Apr, 2026, 07.04 PM IST
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...
20 Apr, 2026, 06.00 PM IST
India’s gig economy boom must start working for the women behind itFemale gig workers face challenges like limited mobility and financial access. Initiatives providing affordable asset finance and tailored ...
15 Apr, 2026, 11.41 PM IST
Task force on female workforce participation to submit its report in three months, says labour ministryLabour and employment secretary Sumita Dawra chaired the 7th meeting of the task force on Friday to firm up the report which is expected to...
23 Aug, 2024, 08.33 PM IST
Number of women in top roles rises slower than number of women in company boardsA paper by NCAER economists Ratna Sahay, Navya Srivastava, and Mahima Vasishth has documented these findings while highlighting the progres...
02 Jul, 2024, 03.17 PM IST
Increased female participation in workforce implies prosperity, not distressHad distress been driving poor people to work, FWPR would have risen fastest for the poorest deciles of the rural population. In fact, rise...
27 Feb, 2024, 10.59 PM IST
Women's reservation bill: A history of female participation in India's workforceAccording to the International Labour Organization (ILO), doubling the percentage of women in the workforce could boost India's growth rate...
20 Sep, 2023, 04.05 PM IST
Women's workforce representation surges to nearly 50%: ReportThe DivHERsity Benchmarking Report 2022-2023 by HerKey (formerly JobsForHer) shows data on women's representation and diversity in corporat...
14 Jul, 2023, 11.17 AM IST
Pune, Hyderabad, Chennai top three cities for employing female applicants: SurveyCareernet's report, "Moving Towards Equality – An Overview of the Hiring Trends for 2022", looks at the hiring trends for women in India ac...
16 Mar, 2023, 12.48 PM IST
India Inc bringing more women to factory floor to bridge gender gapA lot of the impetus came from the pandemic as many highly strenuous roles - which were so far a male bastion - have been automated, making...
25 Apr, 2022, 04.49 PM IST
India’s rising wealth has a downside: Fewer women are workingFewer women are now entering the labor force. That's putting at risk the nation's much-vaunted demographic dividend.
20 Apr, 2017, 05.43 PM IST