China approves 3-child policy with sops

China's national legislature on Friday formally endorsed the three-child policy mooted by the ruling Communist Party, in a major policy shift aimed to prevent a steep decline in birth rates in the......

China's population at 1.41bn, may begin to decline by 2022

China's population grew by 0.53 per cent to reach 1.41178 billion, up from 1.4 billion in 2019, keeping its status as the world's most populous country, but the numbers are expected to decline from......

How women and children fared in one year of Modi 2.0

Around 700 migrant workers, women and children have lost their lives in this reverse migration.What is happening today with migrant labour is only a continuation of the policies pursued by the Modi......

2 members of National Statistical Commission quit over jobs data report

PC Mohanan, who was the acting chairman of the National Statistical Commission along with member JV Meenakshi resigned on Monday, leaving behind no external members in the body. The chairman......

'Unemployment is unprecedented'

'In May 2020-2021, nearly 10 crores (100 million) lost jobs.''Covid is not the reason for the present crisis. It aggravated the crisis.' IMAGE: Students protest against the alleged erroneous......

Employment in 9 sectors at 3.08 cr in April-June

Employment in nine selected sectors, including construction, manufacturing and IT/BPO, was at 3.08 crore in the April-June quarter of 2021-22, reflecting a growth of 29 per cent compared to 2.37......

Labour codes to herald new reforms; job creation to be major challenge

The implementation of four labour codes in one go from April 1 next year will usher in a new wave of reforms in industrial relations and also help in attracting more investments but employment......

US adds 4.8 million jobs as unemployment falls to 11.1%

But, the Wall Street Journal said that the US labour market is operating with millions fewer jobs than in February, the month before the coronavirus pandemic struck the country's economy. The US......