Rs 10 sugarcane FRP hike: Small raise, big questions for farmers and millsFarmers call the hike inadequate while industry warns of rising cane arrears
12 May, 2026, 08.56 AM IST
India is facing a data obesity epidemic—as storage in phones fails to keep up with people’s voracious appetite for visualsIndia’s growing use of smartphones, AI tools and social media is driving a surge in demand for digital storage, with experts warning of a “...
10 May, 2026, 08.15 AM IST
Fuel price hike on the cards as India struggles to absorb soaring crude costsIndia is grappling with significant economic challenges due to elevated global fuel prices. The government has absorbed substantial daily l...
09 May, 2026, 09.01 AM IST
DA hike delay: NC-JCM seeks cabinet secretary's intervention for dearness allowance announcementWhile the NC-JCM reached out to the cabinet secretary, one of its affiliated bodies, the Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers...
17 Apr, 2026, 10.43 AM IST
DA hike delay: Central government employee body to hold protest over dearness allowance delayIn a letter to the Cabinet Secretary of India, the Confederation of Central Govt. Employees & Workers (CCGEW) writes that its affiliated or...
15 Apr, 2026, 01.45 PM IST
Haryana revises minimum wages from April 1, 2026: Unskilled workers to get at least Rs 15,221 per monthHaryana has revised minimum wages for unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled, and highly skilled workers, effective April 1, 2026. The new rates,...
13 Apr, 2026, 01.51 PM IST
DA hike delay: Will government skip it or just postpone it? Experts weigh inCentral government employees are eagerly awaiting their dearness allowance hike. The announcement, usually made earlier, is now delayed. Ex...
10 Apr, 2026, 11.12 AM IST
DA hike delay sparks concern: Employees’ bodies urge FM Sitharaman for quick announcementSB Yadav, secretary general, Confederation of Central Govt Employees & Workers, in a letter dated April 8, 2026, wrote to the Finance Minis...
10 Apr, 2026, 11.10 AM IST
ITC’s CMD Sanjiv Puri sees 47% jump in pay in pandemic yearThe ITC CMD’s overall remuneration jumped 47 per cent from the previous year to Rs 10.1 crore, one of the highest among key managerial pers...
14 Jul, 2021, 10.59 PM IST
E-commerce, professional service firms projected to offer biggest pay hikes in 2020: SurveyThe average pay hike given by cos in 2020 will be 9.1%, 20 bps or 0.2% down from 2019, as per the Aon survey.
19 Feb, 2020, 08.20 AM IST
Karnataka government hikes dearness allowance for employeesThe hike announced for government employees would enhance their DA from the existing 6.50 per cent to 11.25 per cent of the basic pay, an o...
19 Oct, 2019, 04.10 PM IST
Salary increments likely to be better than last year in most sectors: SurveyThe best-paying sectors for high performers will be consumer internet, professional services, financial institutions, hi-tech and ITeS.
06 Mar, 2019, 08.15 AM IST
Budget 2019: Income tax highlightsThe interim budget had a lot of good news for many taxpayers. So, here is a rundown of the most important tax changes announced in the Budg...
04 Feb, 2019, 04.36 PM IST
Maharashtra announces 7th Pay Commission bonanza for govt employees from Jan 1The government has decided to implement the 7th pay commission recommendations retrospectively from January 1, 2016.
27 Dec, 2018, 06.55 PM IST
Employers turn cautious as elections season begins; Salary hikes may remain static at 8-10% in 2019Despite improvement in economic forecasts, pay hike projections for 2019 are at around 9.6%, a survey said
23 Dec, 2018, 04.21 PM IST
Panel set up to recommend pay hike for lower court judgesThe Union cabinet had last week granted its approval for the formation of the second National Judicial Pay Commission.
20 Nov, 2017, 02.40 PM IST
Cabinet may consider setting up panel for pay hike of lower court judgesThe Law Ministry has proposed to appoint the Second National Judicial Pay Commission to recommend salary hikes for the 21,000 lower court j...
09 Nov, 2017, 04.33 PM IST