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NSO Periodic Labour Force Survey – December 2021
The National Statistical Office recently released its findings of the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS). This is a Quarterly bulletin and is tenth is the series. This is for January to March 2021. What are the key findings of 2021 ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2021
Delhi’s Rojgar Bazaar 2.0
The Delhi government floated tenders for developing a portal called “Rojgar Bazaar 2.0” on October 14, 2021. Key Points The portal will provide employment related services to the youth of Delhi. It will provide end-to-end employment related information and artificial ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2021
Urban unemployment rate at 20.8% in the April-June quarter 2020
On July 19, 2021, Labour minister Bhupender Yadav has said that Urban India witnessed an unemployment rate of 20.8% in the quarter of April-June 2020. This period witnessed stringent nationwide lockdown to arrest the spread of the first wave of ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021
UNESCO Science Report
Latest edition of UNESCO Science Report (USR) was published on June 11, 2021 which is entitled as “race against time for smarter development”. About USR USR is a flagship publication of UNESCO which is published once every five years. It ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
Global Economic Prospects Report
The World Bank recently released the Global Economic Prospects report. What are the key findings of the Global Economic Prospects report? According to the report the Indian economy is to contract by 9.6% in 2020-21. The Indian economy is to ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Trump signs package to fund Government and COVID-19 relief
The US President Donald Trump recently signed the 900 billion USD relief package that will help in Government funding and COVID-19 relief measures. About the package It is a part of the 2.3 trillion USD spending package. It also includes ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
World Economic Forum: “The Future of Jobs Report, 2020”
The world economic forum recently released the third edition of the future of jobs report 2020. According to the report the covid-19 and its impacts will disrupt more than 85 million jobs by 2025. About the report The report is ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Ambedkar Social Innovation Incubation Mission: Key Facts, Features and Benefits
On September 30, 2020, the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Thaawarchand Gehlot launched Ambedkar Social Innovation and Incubation Mission for the Scheduled Castes under Venture Capital Funds. The mission aims to promote innovation among the SC students in ..