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Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said one of the things which Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been focusing on in recent times is the target of becoming a USD 5 trillion economy by 2024 and subsequently a USD 10 trillion economy by 2030. (Photo: File)

States to be key drivers of growth for making India USD 5 trillion economy: Niti CEO

Niti CEO Amitabh Kant underlined sectors like agriculture and labour where structural reforms are required.

07 Sep 2019 2:40 PM

There is no separate published data for unorganised sector as a whole. "However, the shrinking of unorganised sector is a positive indicator of development," Union Minister Santosh Gangwar said in his written reply. (Photo: File | ANI)

Govt to prepare national data on unorganised sector

The government has taken several measures towards expansion of the organised sector, said Union Minister Santosh Gangwar.

17 Jul 2019 8:12 PM

The data released by the labour ministry on a day when Modi 2.0 Cabinet took charge, showed 7.8 per cent of all employable urban youth being jobless.

Unemployment rate at 6.1 per cent in 2017-18, confirms govt data

The joblessness among male on all India basis was 6.2 per cent, while it was 5.7 per cent in case of females.

31 May 2019 6:13 PM

Is the space for working women in India shrinking?

The global proportion of working women has been found to be 50 per cent, but, it excludes India.

14 Nov 2018 12:04 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s govt faces in creating new manufacturing jobs that are sustainable and pay attractive wages.

Labour unrest in manufacturing hubs may undermine Modi's jobs push

A wave of labour stoppages could put additional pressure on the profitability of companies.

15 Oct 2018 4:20 PM

According to CMIE, the labour force participation rate fell from 46.1 per cent in 2016-17 to 43.5 per cent in 2017-18. CMIE’s latest estimates suggest that the number has plummeted to 42.7 per cent in the first quarter of 2018-19.

Is the youth of India heading towards a ‘job-mukt Bharat’?

While Modi and his protégé Amit Shah have been gloating over creating a Congress-mukt Bharat, they, in reality, have created a job-mukt Bharat.

22 Aug 2018 12:13 AM

The mum is now believed to have had one of the shortest labours on record after giving birth in nine minutes - and was pushing for just two. (Photo: AFP)

Woman has one of shortest labours ever, gives birth to baby in nine minutes

While a normal labour lasts hours, the woman did not even realise she was giving birth until the baby boy arrived on her bathroom floor.

15 Aug 2018 4:09 PM

Waterbirth is safe if properly managed. (Photo: AFP)

Giving birth in water appears safe for mother and infant

The research is continually demonstrating that there is no additional risk to the woman or baby.

30 Jun 2018 5:14 PM

The train stopped at the Auber station in central Paris as the woman went into advanced labour and the baby was born at 11.40 am. (Photo: AFP)

Woman gives birth to baby boy on Paris train

French capital's transport network offers newborn boy free rail travel until he turns 25.

19 Jun 2018 8:28 AM

Inducing labour after 41-week pregnancy can save babies' lives

12 percent less likely to wind up in neonatal intensive care units with labor induction policies.

15 Jun 2018 2:49 PM

Globalisation and rapidly developing technology has rendered millions of craftsmen and their trades almost obsolete. (Photo: Pixabay)

International Worker’s Day: 9 jobs that may soon become obsolete

Annual festival, on May 1 is marked across the globe with public holidays.

01 May 2018 2:34 PM

Safely preventing primary cesarean deliveries, stillbirths and reducing other perinatal complications are of the greatest concern. (Photo: Pixabay)

It's better to induce than watch and wait!

Turns out, it is better to induce the labour than to wait and watch, a new research has stated.

26 Apr 2018 9:11 PM

The visa, then, with the promise of mobility that it holds, is one of the few single things that has the greatest capacity to eliminate global poverty than anything else in the world. (Representational image)

Work visas can help eliminate global poverty

The fact that work visas and access to labour markets work better was never mentioned.

20 Apr 2018 12:41 AM

Exercising during pregnancy reduces time spent in labour

The women in the exercise group were also less likely to use an epidural during childbirth.

18 Mar 2018 3:37 PM

The baby needs to move through the birth canal, so when mom is moving, she is assisting her baby to move through the birth canal. (Photo: Instagram/ drfernandoguedescunha)

Doctor helps women through labour by dancing with them, research confirms this technique

While the pain of childbirth is excruciating it turns out there is some science behind Dr Fernando's unique technique.

21 Jan 2018 4:45 PM

A colleague of the doctor was present to deliver the baby (Photo: AFP)

Pregnant doctor delivering another woman's baby goes into labour without realising it

Dr Emily Jacobs didn't realise that her water broke and only got to know what had happened when she stepped out of the room.

22 Sep 2017 4:12 PM

Homeless labourer held for molesting 11-year-old

The accused allegedly grabbed the minor’s hand and tried to molest her but she freed herself and run home.

06 Jan 2017 4:12 AM

UK woman in labour goes live on Facebook

She spared viewers the sight of her pushing out her child.

03 Jan 2017 6:01 AM

Chinese workers make machinery at a factory in Wenzhou city, east China's Zhejiang province. (Photo: AP)

66,000 workplace deaths in China last year: report

Insufficient law enforcement and outdated or even conflicting regulations and standards also caused problems in workplaces.

22 Dec 2016 10:52 AM

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