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Unemployment, corruption among top worries of Indians
Sat, Oct 13, 2018
As per the `The Ipsos, What Worries the World Survey`, unemployment and financial/political corruption with 44 per cent each were the two top issues that bother Indians followed by crime and violence (33 per cent), poverty and social inequality (31 per cent) and terrorism (21 per cent).
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India's GDP growth skyrockets to 8.2%, emerges as fastest growing economy, but what of employment rate?
Wed, Oct 10, 2018
Despite the growth rate in the Indian economy, we are having a high unemployment rate in the country as per the new research conducted by the privately-run Azim Premji University which says that the improvement in employment rate in the country is less than one percent.
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Unemployed? These sectors hold future jobs; get ready now or fall by wayside
Mon, Oct 01, 2018
Jobs crisis: ‘State Of Working in India’ – a recent report by Azim Premji University’s Centre for Sustainable Employment has stated that the Indian ‘economy still needs to generate 16 million new jobs annually to accommodate surplus workers.
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Unemployment major challenge for India but reforms would create jobs: IMF
Fri, Mar 30, 2018
Noting that India has been one of the fastest growing large economies in recent times, International Monetary Fund spokesperson, Gerry Rice, said this has led to improvement in reducing poverty and improvements in living standards. "Our view is that recent reforms, particularly the implementation of GST, national goods and services tax, should help boost efficiency and productivity and overtime will contribute to help them create jobs in the formal sector," Rice said when asked if India is experiencing jobless growth.
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