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Currently, there are 7 million gig workers in India, and this number is expected to rise to 25 million by 2030. To accelerate the growth of the gig wo
WTO member countries are unlikely to reach a consensus on reforming the dispute settlement system at the upcoming ministerial conference (MC). The dif
India's exports of goods and services showed a marginal increase of 0.4% to USD 765.6 billion in 2023, despite global economic uncertainties. Key cont
As per the provisional payroll data, released by the ministry of labour and employment, EPFO also registered a decline of 9.15% in formal job creation
The Centre has informed the Supreme Court that it is yet to decide on a mechanism to regulate cryptocurrencies and investigate related offences. Addit
Labour productivity could fall as low as 40 per cent in countries like India and Pakistan due to climate change, threatening global food production. O
Real estate developers seek an increase in deduction of principal repayment of home loans and the reintroduction of the Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme (
Interim Budget: India's manufacturing sector is being reinvented to achieve the country's ambition of becoming a $10 trillion economy. The Production
Interim Budget: The union budget speech by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman last year started off with emphasis on the economic empowerment of
Several states, including Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, and Himachal Pradesh, had previously opted out of the NPS, leaving state government employees uncer
The RBI has been maintaining tight liquidity to curb inflation, a politically sensitive metric that needs restraining, especially as the most populous
House rent inflation has been easing since the start of the year and fell to a 19-month low of 3.52% in December, showed data released last week. On t
The commerce department has begun the exercise with barriers such as registration requirements, higher pesticide levels and domestic standards, put up
Retail inflation for farm workers and rural labourers increased marginally in December due to higher prices of certain food items.
The Rs 2,000 bank notes were introduced in November 2016, following the demonetisation of the then-prevailing Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 bank notes. The Rs 2
The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Chairman Deepak Mohanty announced that the total corpus under the National Pension Syste
India's foreign exchange reserves increased by $1.6 billion to $618.94 billion as of January 12, 2024, according to the Reserve Bank of India. The res
MSME sector urges Finance Minister Sitharaman for special package in interim Budget 2023-24 to ensure increased access to credit at competitive rates
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has firmed up a policy framework for “pre-legislative consultation” relating to the framing of rules and r
Interim Budget: India's defence strategy faces a Budget conundrum as it grapples with potency versus pragmatism. The 'mother of all procurements,' the
