MUMBAI | NEW DELHI: Manufacturing companies are increasingly looking specifically for female employees to run their shop floors as millions of vacancies appear due to the Covid-19 pandemic-induced reverse migration of outstation workers, with some companies wanting women to comprise over two-thirds of their workforce. Staffing companies say that as their clients start the second and third shifts at their …
He probably had a large hat rack. Other than the visible khaki, Ved Marwah wore hats of different hues and shapes with equal ease and élan. Their diversity and dignity will remain etched in the eyes of his colleagues, collaborators, admirers and friends. Along with innumerable women’s groups, researchers, activists, artists and filmmakers, I had the good fortune of experiencing …
Ever since Independence, industries have been the temples of modern India. And now, with a fast-growing services sector, policymakers have focused on strengthening human capital, with investments in basic services such as health and education. When it comes to public infrastructure, they have also predominantly supported urban development. We never imagined that rural India would endure as the country developed …
Female workers are facing the brunt of India’s unemployment crisis. The number of women in paid work has dropped dramatically in recent years and they remain far more vulnerable to job insecurity than men. Female workers are bearing the brunt of India’s unemployment crisis. The labour force participation rate (LFPR) among women in the country, already one of the world’s lowest, …
Plan is to create a world record Over 2500 students were involved in making seed balls. The district administration, in association with Martin Charitable Trust, organised the event at National Academy School, here on Tuesday. Collector K. Veera Raghava Rao inaugurated the event. It will continue for 72 hours and conclude on Thursday. “Students were involved in the task to …
