-Live Mint Non-farm employment will increase by only 38 mn in financial years 2012-19, compared with 52 mn in FY 2005-12 New Delhi: The slowing economy will result in fewer jobs being added to industry and services in the next seven years and more workers moving back to farming, CRISIL Research said in a report on Tuesday, indicating job creation will remain a key concern for the next government. Non-farm employment will increase...
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Non-farm jobs to shrink by 25 pc in 7 years: CRISIL
-The Hindu Chennai: In an indication of poor economic growth taking its toll on the job market, an estimated 12 million people may be forced to look for low-quality, low productivity rural or agriculture jobs over seven years, a reversal of old trend of migration from farm to non-farm employment opportunities, pointed out a report of CRISIL Research. Job generation in the non-farm sector will slow down sharply in the coming...
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-PTI MUMBAI: Prices of pulses are expected to remain low in the next few months following good monsoons, high acreage, lower hikes in minimum support price and moderate demand, according to a report by rating agency CRISIL. "Pulses inflation is likely to stay low over the next few months thanks to good monsoons, higher acreage, lower hikes in minimum support prices and moderate demand," the CRISILBSE -0.74 % report said. Food inflation in...
More »Punjab tops states in prosperity, Kerala on equity -Surojit Gupta & Sidhartha
-The Economic Times NEW DELHI: Maharashtra has the highest per capita income, but when it comes to prosperity, Punjab tops the chart while Madhya Pradesh is at the very bottom. In terms of equity, Kerala pips Punjab to the top slot, while Andhra Pradesh has the highest levels of disparity, says a new study that ranks states based on pattern of ownership of consumer durables. The soon-to-be released report by ratings and...
More »Doubling farm growth: Sufficient soil moisture+water=Great winter crop -Dharmakirti Joshi
-The Economic Times That India has had an excellent monsoon is a given, as is the prognosis that it will more than double agricultural growth from the lowly 1.9% seen in the last fiscal year. The happy tidings on the farm front won't end there. The joy could actually multiply by the last quarter of this fiscal year because abundant rains will benefit the increasingly important winter rabi crop more than...
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