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New Labour Codes: Missing piece in manufacturing, execution needs political hardsell

November 22, 2025 8:48 am

With some ground work done for increasing the share of manufacturing in the economy, the government has now once again picked up the thread on stalled reforms by consolidating 29 Central labour laws into four labour codes.

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After GDP surprise, new govt data raises concerns about informal manufacturing

September 04, 2025 7:11 am

Employment in the unincorporated manufacturing sector fell by 9.3 per cent in April-June compared to January-March, dragging down informal sector employment by 2.1 per cent to 12.86 crore.

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P Chidambaram writes | Eleven years: a data-based critique

June 22, 2025 7:03 am

Expenditure is a proxy for income and borrowing. The persons in the bottom 10% have an expenditure of Rs 50-100 per day. Ask yourself, with Rs 50-100 a day, what kind of food can a person consume? What kind of dwelling can a person have? What kind of medical care or medicines can the person afford?

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Union Budget 2025: National Manufacturing Mission for small, medium, large industries soon

February 03, 2025 10:21 pm

The mission’s mandate will include five focus areas – ease and cost of doing business, upskilling for in-demand jobs, MSMEs, availability of technology, and quality products.

Unlike the earlier IT/ITES revolution, job opportunities in DDS will be across a wide range of occupations, i.e., engineering, design, accounting, lab assistants, paramedics, yoga teachers, tuition teachers, maintenance technicians etc.

Pritam Banerjee writes: Focus on jobs in digitally delivered services, incentivise mid-sized firms, rationalise tariffs for GVC integration

January 19, 2025 10:31 pm

Thanks to the digital revolution, a vast number of services across a range of occupations can now be performed remotely. Much of the work related to professional services like accounting, financial and legal services have been performed remotely for some time.