Selected Tag: employment
Selected Tag: employment

Beyond Funding: What Really Determines Employment Guarantee Success?

The success of the newly-enacted VB-G Ram G will depend on how well its implementation is adapted to local conditions. Despite high poverty, MGNREGA failed to guarantee employment in many states, highlighting that one-size-fits-all policies rarely work.

Nilanjan Banik

December 22, 2025 at 8:13 AM IST

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India’s Job Market Stalls as Unemployment Creeps Up Again

After two months of mild improvement, India’s unemployment rate edged up in September, widening the gender gap and exposing the fragility of recent gains.

​Akshi Chawla

October 15, 2025 at 3:34 PM IST

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Powell’s Precarious Balance

Powell’s Jackson Hole signal of a rate cut showed a Fed caught between rising unemployment risks and Trump’s tariff-fuelled inflation pressures.

BasisPoint Groupthink

August 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM IST

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The Morning Edge

Asian Stocks Slide as Soft Jobs Data, Trump Tariffs and OPEC+ Weigh on Mood

Here’s your quick read to start the day: a chatty, no-fuss look at overnight moves, the big story, what’s on the docket, and the tickers you need to watch.

Richard Fargose

August 4, 2025 at 1:40 AM IST

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