Jobless Youth Accuse Government Of ‘Playing With Our Lives’
Niranjan Kumar, the eldest son of a small farmer in Bihar, was one of 12.5 million youngsters who applied for...
Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy
Modi’s Coalition Wins 1st Poll Since Pandemic Began
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s coalition retained power in Bihar, results showed on Wednesday, in what was a referendum on Modi’s...
Major Credit Line For Small Businesses, Lenders Unveiled
The government said on Wednesday it will offer nearly $60 billion of loan guarantees for small businesses, shadow banks and...
Small Businesses Struggle Amid Covid-19 Lockdown
Hundreds of thousands of cash-starved small businesses have either deferred or cut their workers’ wages this month, say industrialists and...
Feb Jobless Rate Rises To 7.78%, Highest In 4 Mths
India’s unemployment rate rose to 7.78% in February, the highest since October 2019, and up from 7.16% in January, according...
Bharat Bandh: Tens Of Thousands Strike As Slowdown Hits Jobs
Tens of thousands of workers affiliated to trade unions led a strike in parts of India on Wednesday, disrupting transport...
India’s October Jobless Rate Rises To 8.5%, Highest In Over 3 Years – CMIE
India’s unemployment rate in October rose to 8.5%, the highest since August 2016, and up from 7.2% in September, according...
Modi’s Big Tax Cut Unlikely To Spur Job Bonanza In India
With one eye on flagging demand, businesses in India are likely to bank the government’s $20.4 billion corporate tax windfall...
