In the first of this current financial year, consumption of refined copper grew 8.8 per cent against a fall of 2.7 per cent in the corresponding period last fiscal. The domestic copper demand was thus met through imports

All the key economic indicators have been on a downward swing for quite some time. If this slide is not checked India may slip into recession sooner than later. In this first part of a two-part series, the article looks at what the major economic indicators are telling about the state of Indian economy

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Real wage in China is likely to grow at 2.9 per cent, down from 3.2 per cent last year and 4.2 per cent the year before. Meanwhile, Japan is expected to see a real-wage growth of 0.6 per cent

India's unemployment rate remains high for the month of November 2019 at 7.48% amid lowest labour participation rate of just 42.37%

As the economy goes into a tailspin, jobs across industries are becoming a casualty

Why the Sensex is on fire even as the economy hurtles downhill

An improvement in exports to the US, the key market for Indian drug manufacturers, drove the growth in overall exports from India

Moreover, the IIP estimates for August 2019 have undergone the first revision and those for June 2019 have undergone the final revision in the light of the updated data received from the source agencies

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\"

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The unemployment rate for the month is highest since August 2016, reflecting an overall economic downturn in the country

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Job growth improves in May-August; low-skilled jobs dominate: CMIEDespite ongoing economic slowdown, India's employment figures have remained steady during recent months. Employment in India increased by 25 lakh from May to September 2019, according to a Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) survey. As per CMIE data, an estimated 40.49 crore persons were employed in India during May-August 2019, compared to 40.24 crore people employed during these months a year-ago. This tra...

Cognizant plans to simplify the way it works, lower its cost structure and fund investments. The company would remove 10,000 to 12,000 mid-to-senior level employees from their current roles.

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

The report showed that gross new enrolments with the ESIC during September 2017 to March 2018 were 83.35 lakh.

We have compiled data to compare how the economy of the state has performed under the last two governments -- the incumbent BJP that came to power in 2014 and INC that ruled the state for over a decade until 2014

Rural India grew by 5% in value terms during the September quarter. This is a steep fall from 20% reported in 2018