Karnataka got 'khaali chombu' in this union budget: CM SiddaramaiahKarnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah criticized the union budget for offering no substantial benefits to the state, despite it being a hig...
01 Feb, 2025, 05.39 PM IST
MGNREGS work demand not directly correlated to rural distress: Economic SurveyKerala and Tamil Nadu utilize more MGNREGS funds despite having fewer poor, unlike Bihar and UP. No link with unemployment rates. Instituti...
22 Jul, 2024, 10.15 PM IST
Demand under MGNREGS is not a true indicator of rural distress: Eco SurveyThe Economic Survey 2023-24 indicates that MGNREGS demand is not a true indicator of rural distress. Despite high rural unemployment, state...
22 Jul, 2024, 02.19 PM IST
Demand for work under NREGS hits 8-month HighAccording to rural development ministry data, 26.3 million individuals opted for work under the scheme in February, up 1.7% from the previo...
02 Mar, 2023, 12.57 AM IST
Unemployment rate decreasing in India: CMIEThe Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy's monthly time series data revealed that the overall unemployment rate in India was 8.10 per cent ...
03 Apr, 2022, 04.34 PM IST
India unemployment rate in January falls to 11-month lowIndia’s unemployment rate fell sharply in January to 6.57%, lowest since March 2021, following a significant dip in rural unemployment. The...
02 Feb, 2022, 02.22 PM IST
Deve Gowda asks PM to look into crashing prices of horticulture produceIn a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the JD(S) supremo cited the multi-level problems taking shape in rural India in the form of CO...
25 May, 2021, 04.07 PM IST
Over one-third of Indian households may run out of resources in another week: CMIE SurveyCMIE's study on lockdown says nearly 84% of households have suffered a decrease in monthly income.
13 May, 2020, 07.59 AM IST
Karnataka to unveil own jobs portal to help private sector hire trained youthSkills development dept estimates 3.5 lakh jobs vacant in pvt sector. The government has tied up with the UN Development Programme for job ...
12 Jun, 2018, 12.13 PM IST
Rural labour loses women, Karnataka worst offenderAccording to Niti Aayog, the main reasons are lack of job opportunities for women in rural areas and the poor performance in the agricultur...
11 Jan, 2016, 01.02 PM IST
Government says 50 days additional work under MGNREGA in drought-hit areasCentre decided to provide additional 50 days of work in drought-hit areas under the MGNREGA scheme to provide relief to farmers in view of ...
14 Sep, 2015, 09.49 PM IST
Gujarat logs lowest unemployment rateThe country's overall unemployment rate was estimated to be 4.9 per cent in 2013-14.
07 Jan, 2015, 09.15 PM IST
Government to set up advanced training institutes"The government has launched a scheme for setting up of Advanced Training Institutes (ATs) in Public-Private Partnership mode under Craft I...
26 Nov, 2014, 05.27 PM IST
Over 113 million persons are unemployed: Census 2011These unemployed persons were distributed over nearly 70 million families or households. That's about 28% of all households in the country.
24 Sep, 2014, 01.13 PM IST
- Acumen Fund and Lok Capital make their first investment in Education
Impact investors Acumen Fund and Lok Capital, launch their education portfolio and co-invest in their first Karnataka-based company Hippoca...
16 May, 2012, 12.19 PM IST
States fail to pay dues to jobless under MGNREGSWorkers enrolled under MGNREGS are entitled to unemployment allowance if they are not provided a job within 15 days of applying for it.
06 Jan, 2012, 09.41 AM IST
MGNREGA not replacement for existing job avenues: Government to SCThe Centre has said that its flagship programme MGNREGA is a 'supplement' and not a 'replacement' for existing employment opportunities.
05 Jan, 2012, 10.17 AM IST