Unemployment Issue in India: Jobs Crisis, Reasons for Employment Crisis in India

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Indian Railways jobs: 2.4 crore candidates apply for 1.2 lakh vacancies
Indian Railways jobs: There were 1.9 crore candidates for the 63,202 Level-I posts. It means that for every seat there were 301 applicants
PM Mudra loans created 5.1 million new entrepreneurs, 11.2 million new jobs
PM Mudra loans: The survey showed that a total of 11.2 million new jobs were created in 2015-18 due to the Mudra loans, out of which 55 per cent were self-employment. Women comprised 62 per cent of these jobs
Infosys to recruit more freshers; aims to cut costs up to $150 million
Infosys CEO Nilanjan Roy said that the company was geared towards bettering the bottom-end of its pyramid, which had become more barrel-shaped, by recruiting freshers
India to see a 10% salary hike in 2020; more than China, Hong Kong, Singapore: survey
Willis Towers Watson's Salary Budget Planning Survey Report says hiring activity has slowed down in automobile, auto ancillary and engineering fields; general industry, chemical, high-tech and pharmaceuticals will witness the highest salary hike of 10% in 2020
Infosys lays off thousands of mid, senior level employees
Around 50 of the 971 title holders, including assistant vice presidents, vice presidents, senior vice presidents and executive vice presidents are also likely to be handed pink slips
Capgemini fires 500 employees in India over slow growth
India's tech services sector is struggling to keep up revenues. Recently, Cognizant said it would remove 10,000 to 12,000 mid-to-senior level employees
BSNL's non-payment of Rs 20,000 crore dues puts 1 lakh jobs at risk
More than 1,100 complaints - the highest against any public sector company in India - have been filed by firms against BSNL to recover the dues.
First time in India's history, employment slumps 9 million in six years: Azim Premji University
The data showed the service sector is the only industry that is "driving the growth jobs in the non-farm sectors, while employment growth in construction has decelerated along with a fall in manufacturing employment during 2011-12 and 2017-18"
Job growth improves in May-August; low-skilled jobs dominate: CMIE
Agriculture sector witnessed an increase of 84 lakh jobs, led by crop cultivation. The estimated employment in agri sector rose to 13.9 crore from 13.3 crore, while poultry farming and animal husbandry reported a growth in estimated employment from 18 lakh to 43 lakh
About 40,000 telecom jobs at risk after SC verdict puts Rs 92,600 crore burden on sector
The AGR dispute is going to disrupt the finances of telcos like Airtel and Vodafone Idea. Airtel, for instance, will have to shell out Rs 21,682 crore, while Vodafone Idea's payout will be much bigger at Rs 28,308 crore