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Urban unemployment rate drops for fifth quarter to 7.2%: NSO survey

The unemployment rate among men and women has been estimated at 6.6 and 9.4 per cent, respectively

About 160,000 jobs being generated every month: Railway minister Vaishnaw

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday claimed that about 16 lakh jobs are being generated every month by the Central government. Vaishnaw was addressing a 'Rozgar Mela' (employment fair) programme organized in Ajmer by the Central Reserve Police Force. He said that about 16 lakh jobs are being created every month under this Central government and transparency is the key of the Narendra Modi government, according to an official statement. The railway minister said, "India has emerged as a source of energy with full of opportunities even in the situation of global economic crisis." He said that today the life of every class of society has become easier due to the Centre's schemes. Calling upon the youth to adopt the mantra of 'Nation First, Always First', he said that only those people achieved success in life who always put the nation first in their duty. Referring to the challenges faced by the youth, Vaishnaw said, "If they remember only one thing, only one mantra, then t

Rozgar Mela: 186 recruits get appointment letters in Chhattisgarh

A total of 186 candidates, including 33 women, from Chhattisgarh on Tuesday received appointment letters for various positions in the Central government as part of the "Rozgar Mela" (employment fair) held in Raipur district, an official said. Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Renuka Singh Saruta and Raipur BJP MP Sunil Kumar Soni handed over the appointment orders to the recruits at the Group Centre of CRPF in Bhilai village, around 45 km away from the state capital. As part of the employment fair, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday distributed more than 71,000 appointment letters to recruits via video conferencing from New Delhi. Physical copies of appointment letters were handed over at 45 locations across the country. Of the 186 candidates, 44 were recruited in Seema Sashastra Bal (SSB), 35 in Border Security Force (BSF), 26 in Railways, 17 in Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and 14 in AIIMS, Raipur, said a statement issued by CRPF's Deputy Inspector General

Indian govt to give additional funds for rural schemes to ease pain: Report

The additional funds will be used to bulk up job and affordable housing schemes in the fiscal year ending March 2023

Xebia to hire 1,200 people in India by March; eyes emerging tech firms

US-based IT company Xebia is planning to hire 1,200 staff in India by March 2023 as the firm sees growth opportunities in the digital transformation space despite a weak macroeconomic situation, a top company official has said. Xebia Global CEO Anand Sahay told PTI that all enterprises are looking towards transformation and demand in the segment is high, which is the reason the company is opening up new centres across the globe, including India, and also planning to acquire firms working on artificial intelligence, cloud computing, augmented and virtual reality etc. He said that based on demand assessment, the company is running short of 1,700 people and even at a conservative estimate Xebia will need 1,200 people by the first quarter of 2023. "We have started operating in Colombia now. We might start in Chile by the end of the first quarter. We are looking forward to growing our Chennai centre. "We are about 200 people in Bhopal and we feel that it should go up to at least 500 peo

M&A recovery: Kotak Mahindra Bank plans to hire 20 investment bankers

The firm is looking to fill positions from analyst to director levels across sectors including financial services, health care and technology

Salaried jobs recover

Salaried jobs declined from 86 million in September 2022 to 84.7 million in October

Meghalaya's lofty female LPR

Meghalaya and Tripura top in terms of the labour participation rate and the employment rate. At over 60%, Meghalaya has the highest LPR

About 4,000 jobs posted every day during festival season: Apna.co report

200,000 job opportunities created between Sep 1 and Oct 27; business development, telemarketing and sales among categories with highest number of vacancies

Rajasthan's Shehri Rozgar Guarantee Yojana

Rajasthan has a high unemployment rate of around 25%. In September 2022, the unemployment rate was 23.8%

India sees 34% uptick in jobs related to 5G adoption, telecom: Report

As enterprises look at 5G adoption at an accelerated pace with its roll out in India, job postings for telecommunications and 5G have increased by 33.7 per cent in the last 12 months

5G roll out in India likely to create 45,000 jobs in next 2 quarters

The mere anticipation of the roll out has already resulted in 80,000 5G related hiring in the current calendar year.

Festive cheer lifts consumer mood

While consumer expectations grew in both rural and urban regions, the rate of increase was much higher in urban than in rural areas

E-commerce sector expected to create 500,000 jobs by Diwali: Report

The demand for gig workers is, however, not restricted to tier-1 locations. Tier 2 and tier 3 cities have seen an increase of 40 per cent, with a higher demand for delivery workers

18 states join National Career Service portal; What it does, who started it

Under the Ministry of Labour and Employment, the NCS portal acts as a bridge between job seekers and employers. It also provides career counselling and training to the candidates

NHM rollout created 271,000 jobs in FY21, Centre spent Rs 28K cr on mission

Across-the-board improvement in mortality rates over the years, shows govt data

Haryana's superior quality of employment

Haryana is a rich state with a relatively high per capita income. People here are therefore apparently less willing to take up informal employment in the unorganised sector

Qatar Airways Group announces recruitment for various roles across India

Qatar Airways Group on Friday said it is looking to onboard new employees from India to support its global operations and enhance customer experience over the coming months. The company will start accepting applications from Indian citizens for various roles across divisions from September 16, 2022, Qatar Airways Group said in a statement. When contacted, Qatar Airways Group said they will hire a significant number of staff from India but did not provide the numbers. The Indian recruitment drive is part of the group's global recruitment drive as the company looks to rebuild the workforce and fuel expansion, the airline added. In India, the group is targeting to hire staff for its various divisions, ranging from Qatar Airways, Qatar Duty-Free, Qatar Aviation Services, Qatar Airways Catering Company, and Qatar Distribution Company to the Dhiafatina Hotels. With a major focus on growing the customer experience team, the group plans to hire a substantial number of staff for various ro

Myntra creates 16,000 jobs to cater to surge in festive season demand

The ramp-up includes the addition of over 6,300 personnel to fulfil demand across first- and mid-mile delivery and 3,000 personnel to cater to last-mile delivery

Invested $3.71 billion in Cloud infra, jobs in India since 2016: AWS

Amazon Web Services has invested $3.71 billion in building local Cloud infrastructure and creating jobs in India in the last six years, said a top company executive