by Editor | Aug 22, 2024 | Business, News, Politics
New Delhi: As the statistics reflect a significant increase in employment in the country, non-profit organisation PRS Legislative Research, commonly referred to as PRS, is set to organise a ‘National Workshop for State Legislators on Employment’ on August 22-23, with top economists in presence.
Scheduled to be addressed by Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Jayant Chaudhary, in the national capital, the workshop will have discussions around broad macroeconomic trends and implications for employment generation, along with the country’s employment trends over the years.
A session by Professor Pronab Sen, First Chief Statistician of India, at the workshop, is set to lay the background for discussions, including deliberations on both the organised and unorganised sectors. According to the Economic Survey 2023-24, the Indian economy needs to generate an average of 7.85 million non-farm jobs annually until 2030 to cater to the rising workforce.
Another session will look at the potential the industrial sector has to offer and which regulatory and policy reforms can further job creation in this sector.
A session at the two-day workshop will look at the country’s employment trends over the years. It will cover data from across India and do a cross-state comparison. It will also be looking at what the future holds and how India can realise its full potential in the context of demographic dividend.
Dr V. Anantha Nageswaran, Chief Economic Advisor to the government of India, will speak at a session to discuss measures to improve both employment opportunities and the employability of the workforce. It will discuss the possible measures that can be taken by the government and the private sector.
by Editor | Aug 22, 2024 | Business, Economy, News
Mumbai: As AI adoption surges among Indian enterprises towards digital transformation, IT major Tech Mahindra and tech giant Google Cloud on Thursday announced a strategic partnership to boost generative AI (gen AI) adoption and lead digital transformation for various entities of Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M).
Tech Mahindra will leverage artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies to enhance various aspects of engineering, supply chain, pre-sales, and after-sales services for M&M.
“The partnership with Google Cloud is a step forward in setting new customer experience benchmarks by leveraging the power of AI-based insights,” said Rucha Nanavati, Chief Information Officer at Mahindra Group.
“Google Cloud is committed to providing companies like M&M with our trusted, secure cloud infrastructure, and advanced AI tools,” said Bikram Singh Bedi, Vice President and Country MD at Google Cloud.
M&M and Tech Mahindra will also use Google Cloud’s AI technologies to develop AI-powered applications for critical business areas. In addition, Tech Mahindra will manage various workloads, including enterprise applications and workloads for simulators.
by Editor | Aug 22, 2024 | Business, Economy, News
New Delhi: E-commerce and technology startups, engineering and infrastructure and retail are top three industries in the country showing intent to hire freshers in the second half this year, a report has said.
The 7 per cent rise compared to the July-December 2023 period in fresher hiring intent, coupled with growing demand across diverse sectors, signals a robust job market recovery.
Bengaluru leads with 74 per cent of employers aiming to hire freshers, followed by Mumbai at 60 per cent and Chennai at 54 per cent, according to a TeamLease EdTeach report.
Shantanu Rooj, Founder and CEO of TeamLease EdTech, said that the increase in hiring intent for freshers is an encouraging sign as it reflects growing confidence among employers and presents valuable opportunities for fresh talent entering the workforce.
Job roles like full-stack developer, SEO executive, digital sales associate, and UI/UX designer have emerged as the most in-demand positions for freshers.
by Editor | Aug 21, 2024 | News, Politics
The statement, also endorsed by Front Line Defenders, the World Organisation Against Torture and Christian Solidarity Worldwide, called for the immediate release of all rights activists and journalists
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NEW DELHI — Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International have called for the European Union (EU) to press the Indian government to end serious human rights abuses in the country.
In a joint statement ahead of the EU-India Human Rights Dialogue meeting on Tuesday, they called on the EU to “ensure public oversight and accountability” for their India policy. The statement included a series of priority recommendations for the EU to urge the Indian government to address human rights violations.
The statement, also endorsed by Front Line Defenders, the World Organisation Against Torture and Christian Solidarity Worldwide, called for the immediate release of “all arbitrarily detained human rights defenders and journalists” and repealing or amending “repressive laws used to target minorities” and “silence dissent.” It also addressed the Indian government’s abuse of foreign funding laws to target nongovernmental organisations.
The statement petitioned the EU to press the Indian government to publicly condemn and prosecute those responsible for attacks on religious minorities and take decisive action in deterring state governments from carrying out the “arbitrary and collective punishment of minority communities.” It also advocated for granting access to be granted to “all United Nations independent experts and international human rights monitoring mechanisms, including in Jammu and Kashmir and Manipur.”
The statement addressed the discrimination minority communities in India have faced under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government. Criticising laws the government has enacted, the organisations denounced the violence minority groups have been subject to through systematically discriminatory policies. Of particular concern were the exclusion of Muslim asylum seekers through the Citizenship Amendment Act and a lack of due process, which has allowed BJP state governments to discriminate against Muslims.
Condemning statements made by BJP leaders as “inciting hostility and violence against marginalised groups,” the joint statement noted such speeches “have normalised abuses against Muslims, Christians and others.”
Pointing to the expansion of police powers granted through the new Code of Criminal Procedure and the amendments to the Information Technology Rules, the statement expresses concerns that such laws are “being used to infringe upon the rights to freedom of expression, association, peaceful assembly, and fair trial,” and additionally “seriously undermine media freedoms, rights to privacy and freedom of expression online.” It noted the disproportionate effect restrictive internet policies have on impoverished communities relying on the government’s social protection measures.
The statement noted that the northeast Indian state of Manipur has been wracked by ethnic violence between the majority Meitei community, who are mostly Hindu, and the Kuki tribal groups, who are mostly Christian, since May 2023. More than 200 people have been killed, over 60,000 displaced, and hundreds of homes and churches destroyed. Indian authorities have failed to end the violence, while the Manipur state government continues to protect violent groups such as Arambai Tenggol and Meitei Lippun that support the dominant Meitei community.
The Indian government also faces increasing allegations of transnational repression – committing serious abuse beyond its borders. Several governments have accused Indian intelligence agencies of targeting terrorism suspects and separatist leaders for assassination in Canada, the United States and Pakistan. India has also targeted its critics in the diaspora by cancelling visas of overseas Indians and barring them from entering the country, the statement said.
by Editor | Aug 21, 2024 | News, Politics
According to sources, the Opposition raising it as a major issue ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls in four states has forced the Modi government to look back at its decision.
NEW DELHI – A day after NDA allies, the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) and Janata Dal (United) opposed lateral entry into bureaucracy, the Modi government on Tuesday directed UPSC to take down advertisements issued on August 17 for lateral entry in 45 posts in the central government’s various departments.
“It is for the information of all concerned that the advertisement pertaining to lateral recruitment for 45 posts of the level of joint secretary/director/deputy secretary in different departments published in the Employment News, various newspapers and on the website of the Commission on 17th August, 2024 is cancelled as requested by the requisitioning authority,” read a cancellation notice by the UPSC, reported The New Indian Express.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh had earlier today written to UPSC Chairman Preeti Sudan seeking the cancellation of the advertisement. In his letter, he noted that the specialized posts has no provision for reservation and the government has decided it to be reviewed.
“Since these positions have been treated as specialized and designated as single -cadre posts, there has been no provision for reservation in these appointments. This aspect need to be reviewed and reformed in the context of Hon’ble Prime Minister ‘s focus on ensuring social justice. Hence, I urge the UPSC to cancel the advertisement for lateral entry recruitment issued on August 17,2024,” the minister said in the letter.
“It is important that the constitutional mandate towards social justice is upheld so that deserving candidates from marginalized communities get their rightful representation in the government services,” Jitendra Singh said in his letter to Preeti Sudan.
The move by PM Modi led government to introduce lateral entry in bureaucracy was met with severe backlash from the opposition parties.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi had come down heavily on the government. Among other things, he claimed that the government is “recruiting for important posts in central government through lateral entry” and that this meant “reservation (for) SC, ST, and OBC classes being openly snatched away”.
On Sunday Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, whose party is a member of the Congress-led INDIA opposition bloc called for a fierce protest on Gandhi Jayanti (i.e., October 2) to force the BJP to scrap the lateral entry concept.
According to sources, the Opposition raising this as a major issue ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls in four states has forced the Modi government to rethink on its decision.
“Since the issue has started gaining political color, and that too ahead of polls in some states, the government is learnt to have decided to put it in cold storage fearing political repercussions,” said a source in the government.
