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Savings and sentiments in the recovery process

The March 2021 RBI Bulletin states that household financial savings in India shot up to 21% of GDP in the first quarter of 2020-21

Modi needs to learn self-sufficiency won't put food on the table, jobs will

The more Modi tries to relegate Nehru to the back pages of history, the more the first prime minister leaps out

India's biz reputation at risk as states push laws to make firms hire local

Millions of jobs were lost during last year's nationwide lockdown, dealing a blow to govt's promise of generating adequate employment for the world's youngest and biggest workforce

Consumer durables companies' price gamble

The festive season is over and demand for most consumer durables has weakened. Companies are therefore testing a difficult market as they seek to protect their margins

Railways created 1.4 mn mandays employment under Garib Kalyan scheme: Goyal

Union minister Piyush Goyal told the Rajya Sabha on Friday

Job quota for locals: Lessons Haryana and Jharkhand can draw from Andhra

A year and a half since its new law came, Andhra does not seem to have had any troubles. But the case for Haryana, a land-locked industrial state close to four big states, might be different

Govt to take care of job loss, other facilities in divestment: Thakur

The government on Monday said that concerns related to job loss and other facilities will be taken care of when a central public sector company is divested

Job postings in various sectors rise in February, says report

Monster Employment Index showed that job postings witnessed a 6% sequential growth in February

Ed-tech firm Vedantu to hire 2,500 people in next 3 months

Ed-tech platform Vedantu on Tuesday said it aims to hire 2,500 employees in the next three months across the board

India Inc anticipates rise in payrolls in April-June quarter: Survey

Corporate India is indicating a rebound in its recruitment plans for the coming three months

India's retail sector to add 25 million new jobs by FY30, says report

In a survey of over 360 retail stakeholders, 79% of the respondents said that technology will play a pivotal role in Indian retail growth

India retail sector to add 25 million new jobs by 2030: Report

A lion's share will be the offline+online model, the report said

Return to a declining gradient

The small fall in the unemployed we see does not imply that more people got employment

Best of BS Opinion: The skills India needs, India's 'Lehman moment' & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

The skills India needs

Excessive centralisation of skilling programmes may hinder the ability of training institutions to effectively respond to Indian market requirements

Organisations in India projecting 7.7% salary increase in 2021: Survey

The projected increase is one of the highest among the BRIC nations

India's graduating students will find less jobs in 2021, says survey

Hiring by various sectors is likely to resume in 2021 after taking a beating in 2020

Migrant workers returning, getting work: Labour and Employment Minister

Millions of migrant workers went back to their home states during the COVID-19 pandemic

IB ACIO admit card 2021 released: Here's direct link to download it

The MHA is conducting the IB ACIO 2021 exam to fill up 2,000 vacancies

Budget: Rs 73,000 cr to MGNREGA, 34% less than revised estimate of FY21

The allocation is substantially lower than the actual expenditure of Rs 1.11 trillion in the current fiscal