FM proposes social security benefits for gig workers
In Budget 2021, Nirmala Sitharaman proposes to launch a portal that will collect data on the unorganised workforce in the country to formulate health, housing, insurance, and credit schemes.
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Budget 2021: Cities need MGNREGA-style job scheme
The huge impact of the pandemic on urban jobs and livelihood calls for an effective and innovative approach to create new jobs and opportunities.
A silent revolution in the global workforce
The pandemic has spawned a new ecosystem whereby companies are now looking beyond big cities to recruit fresh talent, and at times, at far lesser salaries.
Shramik saviours
How the Indian Railways’ Shramik train project averted a humanitarian crisis.
Towards a new economic geography for states
There is a pressing need to revisit the dynamics of an urban-biased, economic geography to bring the focus back on developing more proximate economic hotspots within states.
Maruti Suzuki’s battle against Covid-19
Maruti Suzuki chairman R.C. Bhargava believes India has the resilience to overcome the pandemic. He explains what India’s largest carmaker is doing to fight the virus.
The Modi govt’s Coronavirus conundrum
The Narendra Modi government, which is nearing the first full year of its second term, finds itself facing the toughest tightrope walk: the balance between lives and livelihood.
How India can emerge stronger post COVID-19
The advent of Industry 4.0 is going to be accelerated as factories will struggle to find labour that was earlier easily and competitively available in a country like India.
