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Updated on: Feb 2022
High Court puts on hold 75% quota for locals in private jobs in Haryana
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High Court puts on hold 75% quota for locals in private jobs in Haryana

In a setback to the BJP-JJP government in Haryana, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday stayed the state government law to give 75 per cent reservation to youth belonging to the state in the private sector. The law under the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020 is applicable in industries having more than 10 […]

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750 virtual labs, 75 skilling e-labs to be set up- Union Budget 2022-23
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750 virtual labs, 75 skilling e-labs to be set up- Union Budget 2022-23

While presenting the Union Budget for the year 2022-23, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced that skilling programmes and partnership with the industry will be reoriented to promote continuous skilling avenues, sustainability and employability. The national skill qualification framework will be aligned with dynamic industry needs for which 750 virtual labs and 75 […]

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60 lakh new jobs to be created under the PLI scheme in 14 sectors
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60 lakh new jobs to be created under the PLI scheme in 14 sectors

The Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme across 14 sectors, including IT hardware manufacturing, has the potential to generate at least 60 lakh new job opportunities, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday. Presenting the Union Budget 2022-23, her fourth budget to date, she said that the PLI schemes have received tremendous response. “The Production Linked Incentive […]

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Indian startups generated over 6 lakh jobs: President Kovind
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Indian startups generated over 6 lakh jobs: President Kovind

Hailing the Indian startup success story, President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday said the burgeoning startup ecosystem has generated more than 6 lakh jobs to date. Addressing the joint session of Parliament, Kovind said that since 2016, India has seen 60,000 startups in 56 different sectors. “Our startup industry is also an example of the […]

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New startups, IT firms exempted from Haryana local employment law
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New startups, IT firms exempted from Haryana local employment law

Haryana Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala stated that the new startups and Information Technology companies would be given an exemption for two years under the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020. Chautala added that exemptions have also been given to domestic servants and those industries for which skilled workers are not available. “Sowing […]

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TCS iON offers a 15-day free digital certification program
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TCS iON offers a 15-day free digital certification program

India’s biggest IT company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced a free 15 days online course “TCS iON Career Edge’ for young professionals. According to the company, this 15-day course will help the job seekers to improve their core employability skills such as communication, collaboration, business etiquette, financial and digital literacy, etc. TCS iON Career Edge – Young […]

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Unilever to cut jobs across all regions
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Unilever to cut jobs across all regions

Unilever PLC plans to slash thousands of management positions across its operations, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday. The job cuts will be in the “low thousands“, the person said. The development comes on the heels of reports that activist investor Nelson Peltz’s hedge fund, Trian Partners, is building an unspecified stake […]

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WFH has put working women under ‘triple burden’- President Kovind
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WFH has put working women under ‘triple burden’- President Kovind

Work from home (wfh) during the Covid pandemic has its benefits but it has also put working women under a “triple burden”, says President Ram Nath Kovind. In a letter to young Indians published in the Manorama Yearbook 2022, he says women already have the double burden of paid work and “unpaid work”, that is, […]

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Now, 75% jobs in Haryana with Max Rs 30,000 pay mandatory for locals
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Now, 75% jobs in Haryana with Max Rs 30,000 pay mandatory for locals

As the law in Haryana, that provides 75 per cent reservation in private sector to job seekers from the state came into effect, Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala on Sunday said it will open new avenues of employment for thousands of youth. The Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020, applies to jobs offering a maximum gross monthly salary or wages of […]

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Pregnant Women, Divyang Employees exempted from attending office
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Pregnant Women, Divyang Employees exempted from attending office

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said that pregnant women and ‘divyang‘ (differently-abled) employees of central government departments have been exempted from attending office in the wake of a sharp spike in Covid cases. However, they will be required to remain available and work from home, he said. Officials and staff living in Covid containment […]

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Nagarro hiring freshers and experienced people for WFH, and WFA jobs
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Nagarro hiring freshers and experienced people for WFH, and WFA jobs

Nagarro, a global leader in digital engineering and technology solutions invites applications for various Work From Home, and Work From Anywhere jobs for both freshers and experienced people in India. On its advertisement page, Nagarro said, “Our mission is to make distance irrelevant between intelligent people”. The company added, “We have always practiced ways of working that […]

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