India's unemployment rate is likely to decline by as much as 97 basis points by 2028 as the country's economy hits the USD 5 trillion mark, fuelling a rise in employment, a new report said. Unemployment rate -- the percentage of people in the labour force who are without jobs …
Climate change is making it more difficult for young people in south-east Asia to find a job, according to a report by Plan International). Livelihoods in countries such as Indonesia, Burma, Thailand and Vietnam are dependent on ocean and coastal environments for food, building materials and medicine. These countries face …
Small island developing states in Asia-Pacific are at a development crossroads. Some have achieved middle-income status. The classification is based on several indicators, one being economic. Some are also ranked as medium human development, a measure of achievement in key areas such as health, income and standard of living. But …
Opposition parties dub it as ‘Budget without any direction’ Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Monday presented the Rs2,357.91 crore deficit Budget for the 2014-15 financial year. “The Budget estimates of 2014-15 show a receipt of Rs57,311.39 crore under the consolidated fund of the State. Out of this, Rs52,696.81 crore …
The Sri Lanka National Human Development Report 2014 on Youth and Development explores the challenges of young people and opportunities for development, in the areas of education, employment, health, political participation and social integration, with gender as a cross-cutting theme.
Adoption of an integrated approach to facilitate development of an agriculture and food processing industry in Uttarakhand can create 320,000 additional employment opportunities. In five years, about 30,000 direct and about 290,000 indirect jobs could be generated, said a study by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India. …
The 2015 Millennium Development Goal to reduce by 50 percent the share of the world’s population living in extreme poverty was met early. The number of individuals in developing countries who live in extreme poverty had decreased from 43 percent in 1990 to 21 percent by 2010. Yet, with 1.2 …
In what may raise many eyebrows, Assam government has not yet notified the new industrial policy despite announcing it way back in February last. Virtually, the State is running without an industrial policy ever since the last one expired in September last year. Thanks to the callousness of the State’s …
The Kolhapur zilla parishad will observe World Population Day on July 11, after which it will observe world population stabilization fortnight from July 11. The Kolhapur ZP chief executive officer, Vijay Suryavanshi, said, "The country's population is increasing day by day beyond the sustainable limit and we must take precautions …
AURANGABAD: Terming the Union budget presented by finance minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday as 'pragmatic and sensible', the city's industrialists said the budget would send a positive signal to investors and lay a clear roadmap for economic recovery of the country. Vice-president of Chamber of Marathwada Industries and Agriculture (CMIA) …
The World Population Day is an annual event observed on July 11 every year seeking to raise awareness of global population issues. The event was established by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme in 1989. The date of observance was inspired by that of Five Billion Day …
More than half of the world's seven billion people live in urban areas, with the top "mega cities" - with more than 10 million inhabitants - being Tokyo, Delhi, Shanghai, Mexico City and Sao Paulo, according to a United Nations report on Thursday. That proportion is expected to jump, so …
This study improves our understanding of the links between bus service and the wider economy and how these linkages could be taken into account in bus policy analysis. Among the key facilitating roles of the bus are: providing access to jobs, access to shopping and leisure facilities especially in town …
If unveiling a new Circular Economy Package and launching a new Green Action Plan for SME's weren't enough, the European Commission has also announced a new initiative to highlight green job opportunities across the continent. The Green Employment Initiative Communication outlines the employment challenges and opportunities of the current transition …
Saudi Arabia has attracted more low-paid Indian migrants over the last 25 years than any other country in the Gulf region. Every day, close to 1,000 Indian low-wage migrant workers are provided with emigration clearances to travel to Saudi Arabia. They are recruited to work in cafeterias, supermarkets, construction sites, …
Avoiding a lost generation: ten key recommendations to support youth entrepreneurship across the G20, contains both key recommendations and actionable guidance based on best practices adopted by governments across the G20. Of the many and varied repercussions of the 2007–08 financial crisis, one that rippled across borders to impact both …
The paper assesses the impact of overall inequality, as well as inequality among the poor and among the rich, on the growth rates along various percentiles of the income distribution. The analysis uses micro-census data from U.S. states covering the period from 1960 to 2010. The paper finds evidence that …
How have household incomes evolved since the onset of the financial crisis in UK? How has the gap between rich and poor changed? How have living standards changed over time for different parts of the population? How many people are in poverty and which groups are most likely to face …
This report is based on the employment and unemployment survey conducted in the 68th round of NSS during July 2011 to June 2012. The survey was spread over 12,737 FSUs (7,469 villages and 5,268 urban blocks) covering 1,01,724 households (59,700 in rural areas and 42,024 in urban areas) and enumerating …
The NSS 68th round survey was conducted during July 2011 to June 2012 to study the employment - unemployment situation in Delhi. The main results of the state sample are presented in this section under different sub-headings viz. Demographic profile, Labour force, Work force, Unemployment and Persons out of Labour …
