Informal entities in manufacturing lost 5.4 million jobs in 7 years

Unincorporated enterprises in the manufacturing sector lost nearly 1.8 million establishments and shed 5.4 million jobs between July 2015-June 2016 and October 2022-September 2023, an analysis of......

Employment in informal sector below pre-Covid level, shows NSO data

After adding 11.7 million workers in the October 2022-September 2023 period from the pandemic lows in April 2021-March 2022, total workers employed in the vast informal sector in India — at......

Focus shifts from exports to import substitution

It started out as a Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme to make India an export hub. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com But after many a twist and turns, the latest 2.0 PLI for IT......

40 firms commit to make IT hardware worth Rs 4.65 lakh cr under PLI scheme

As many as 40 companies, including Dell, HP, and Lenovo, have applied for the IT hardware PLI scheme with a commitment to make personal computers, laptops, tablets, servers and other equipment......