Economic Survey: Image change needed for Indian tourism sector

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 27, 2013, 15:53

Global tourist arrivals are expected to increase by 43 million every year on an average from 2010 to 2030.

Economic Survey: Overall employment rose by 6.94 lakh

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 27, 2013, 15:37

Overall employment in the last one year to June 2012 increased by nearly by 7 lakh led by the IT and BPO sector that accounted for almost half of the increase.

`Online hiring activity grew 10% in November`

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 19, 2012, 16:09

Despite a month-on-month decline, online hiring activity in India registered a 10 percent rise during November from the year ago period, signalling the ongoing confidence by Indian businesses in the economy, says a survey.

'India has around 7 cr unemployed or under-employed'

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 12, 2012, 13:40

"As per results of the latest survey conducted by NSSO during 2009-10, the number of unemployed or under-employed persons on usual status basis in the country was 95 lakhs and about six crore respectively," Labour and Employment Minister Mallikarjun Kharge said in Rajya Sabha during Question Hour.

Senior hiring takes a hit, caution in job market: Survey

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 30, 2012, 20:41

"A mood of caution amongst employers sets the tone for recruitment in the coming six months with hiring in some industries being offset by a headcount freeze or even retrenchment in others," HeadHonchos.Com has said.

Hiring activity slows in August

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 15:00

Recruitment in India witnessed a moderate slowdown in August as employers preferred to tread the cautious path amid dwindling economy, says a survey.

Alcohol theft, "dual" employment cases surface in Air India

Last Updated: Thursday, May 17, 2012, 18:27

Air India may be struggling to stay afloat but the cash-strapped airline has been bled dry by scores of employees found to have indulged in financial and other irregularities causing loss to the state-owned carrier.

Hiring to increase in October-December quarter

Last Updated: Saturday, September 17, 2011, 19:10

Hiring in India is likely to increase in the third quarter of the current fiscal, led by increased job opportunities in infrastructure, FMCG and retail sectors, says an industry survey.

India's organised sector creates over 7 lakh jobs in H1 2011

Last Updated: Thursday, August 18, 2011, 18:27

India's organised sector created over seven lakh jobs in the first six months of this year and is expected to generate more than 3.69 lakh employment by September, says a survey.

'55 mn jobs needed by 2015 to keep current employment level'

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 16, 2011, 22:49

India requires about 55 million additional jobs by 2015 to maintain its current ratio of employed to total population at 39 percent, research firm Crisil said Tuesday.