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Bengaluru: Hiring for the power and energy sector in India is surging 9.01 per cent in H1 FY25, indicating a move towards a low-carbon future, driven by significant government initiatives, according to a report Monday. The employment outlook report, by TeamLease Services -- a staffing...

New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) Sunday announced the results for the Common University Entrance Test (CUET)-UG, paving the way to begin the undergraduate admission process which has been delayed this year. The NTA July 7 released the provisional answer keys of the CUET-UG...

New Delhi: The National Testing Agency Friday announced the final results of the controversy-ridden medical entrance exam NEET-UG, officials said. As per the new results, 17 candidates have shares the top rank, down from 61. The results were declared following directive from the Supreme Court...

New Delhi: The Centre has set aside Rs 1.48 lakh crore for education, employment and skilling of youth, which is 30 per cent higher than the previous allocation of Rs 1.13 lakh crore. “In this Budget, we particularly focus on employment, skilling, MSMEs and the...

New Delhi: In a big push for employment, skilling and other opportunities, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Tuesday announced an outlay of Rs 2 lakh crore for several schemes targeting 4.1 crore youth in the Budget for 2024-25. In her Budget speech, Sitharaman said 'employment and...

New Delhi: The government will launch three employment-linked schemes, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said while presenting the Union Budget for 2024-25 Tuesday. These schemes will be based on enrolment in Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO), Sitharaman said in the Lok Sabha. "Our government will implement...

New Delhi: Over 170 employees at the National Testing Agency (NTA) are either contractual or outsourced staff, the Ministry of Education (MoE) informed the Parliament Monday. The ministry, however, clarified that "all core activities involving setting up of question papers" for the exams conducted by...

New Delhi: The march of AI casts a "huge pall of uncertainty" over impact on workers across skill levels, the Economic Survey said Monday as it cautioned that alongside other factors this will create barriers to sustained high growth rates for India in coming years...

New Delhi: Strategic reforms are required to build a solid care economy structure in India, as the country faces the challenge of 'motherhood penalty' with a drop in female labour force participation rate around childbearing years, the Economic Survey 2023-24 said Monday. The survey estimated...

New Delhi: India has 26.52 crore students in schools and 4.33 crore in higher education institutions, according to the Economic Survey 2023-24, tabled in Parliament Monday. The document was tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, a day ahead of the Union Budget announcement. According to...