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Ministry of Labour and Employment notifies sweeping amendments to the Employees’ Provident Fund rules
The new provisions directly affect over 6 crore salaried employees...
States asked to send proposals for nuclear power plants wherever feasible: Power Minister Khattar
Manohar Lal Khattar, Union Minister for Power “We are of opinion...
IFSCA lays foundation to strengthen ship financing, leasing in India
With the changes, ship financing is expected to witness a similar boom as seen in aviation financing, FSCA Committee on Ship Acquisition chairperson Vandana Aggarwal said Kolkata: In a bid to boost maritime trade, International Financial Services Centres...
Rate of unemployment for people aged 15-29 years falls to 12.9 pc in 2020-21: Minister
The estimated unemployment rate on usual status for youth ages 15-29 years was 17.8 per cent, 17.3 per cent, 15 per cent and 12.9 per cent during years 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21, respectively, which shows that unemployment rate for youth in the country has...
Study: Everyday well-being improved by good interaction with a friend
“The types of communication we chose to study were ones shown in past research to make people feel more bonded through conversation.” There were seven:Catching up,Meaningful talk,Joking around.Showing care.listening,Valuing others and their opinions.Offering sincere...
Key to healthier employees might be quieter or louder office space: Study
"Everybody knows that loud noise is stressful, and, in fact, extremely loud noise is harmful to your ear," said study co-author Esther Sternberg, director of the UArizona Institute on Place, Wellbeing & Performance, adding, "But what was new about this is that...
Budget-2023-24:No tax on income up to Rs 7 lakh, standard deduction allowed under new tax regime
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Sitharaman also allowed a Rs 50,000 standard deduction to taxpayers under the new regime, where assessees cannot claim deductions or exemptions on their investments She also tweaked the concessional tax regime, which was...
Not US, UK Or China. the French are world’s worst workaholics: Survey
Nearly four in ten French business leaders admit to working intense, long hours without regular breaks, well above the 25% global average and besting rates in the US, UK and China, the survey from health insurer Bupa Global found. Americans have popularized “hustle...
Study: Slower memory decline in older adults linked to healthy lifestyle
Memory continuously declines as people age, but evidence from existing studies is insufficient to assess the effect of a healthy lifestyle on memory in later life. A healthy lifestyle, in particular a healthy diet, is associated with slower memory decline, finds a...
Good things happen when leaders reflect on their mistakes: Research
Researchers discovered that when leaders took the time to reflect on what they learnt from their mistakes, they displayed more humility, a quality believed to make managers more effective. "The goal should be to learn from mistakes, not just focus on what went wrong,"...
Research suggests woman’s risk of pregnancy loss linked to certain job hazards
Manufacturing jobs and health/social work were associated with higher risks of early abortive outcomes compared with financial and insurance jobs. In an analysis of 2010-2019 information on more than 1.8 million employed and non-employed pregnant women in South Korea,...
Budget wishlist: Infra development, social security for gig workers
India aims to be a $30 trillion inclusive and sustainable economy by India@100, which will help create resources for the government to fund development programmes and social security. New Delhi: In recent years, structural reforms initiated by the Government have laid...