The proportion of top earners investing in equities and bonds, and purchasing insurance, is much higher than the all-India average. Seventy-two percent of the top...

Skilling has emerged as a buzz word in the policy environment. The thrust for a policy-backed Skill Development Initiative is a significant step towards realizing the potential of the Indian workforce by enhancing its skill-ability and thus employability.

DIGITAL INDIA has become the talk of the town in recent times. Indian Government launched the campaign to ensure all government services available to citizens via improved online infrastructure and increased internet connectivity.

An overwhelming majority, 87%, of people living in metros belong to the top two quintiles of India's income pyramid but even the richest among them consider themselves 'middle-class', says ICE survey

Based on household-level data on occupation and income, a calculation for helping citizens get to their feet

A substantial share of the population is still at skill Levels 1 and 2 (86%), and is therefore earning comparatively much lower than those with skill Levels 3 and 4...

By applying the ISCO-08 concepts to the ICE360° Survey, and classifying skill levels, we can better understand the connection between earnings and quality of labour force...

Pace of job creation has been robust in first two years of Modi government, survey suggests, but most of the jobs were likely to have been in informal sector...

Out of every 10 persons in the country's labour force, only 2 are women, according to the ICE 360° survey 2016...

A majority of Rich India considers itself to be middle class; a third of those actually in the middle of income distribution pyramid consider themselves to be poor...

40% of indebted households in underdeveloped rural areas took loans for social obligations...

Just as non-cash shouldn't mandatorily be imposed, neither should cash. Why has this not figured on a reform agenda between 2004 and 2014, or much earlier?...

This is the season for quoting, and misquoting, Keynes. "When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir?" This is attributed to Keynes, though there is no actual evidence Keynes ever said, or wrote, this...

The discussion on the fall in employment after the November 8 demonetisation relies on anecdotal evidence. It is not backed by data...

The socio-economic status of female-headed households is falling; they present a genuine case for affirmative action by state and central governments for improving their well-being...

For A Bindiyan Workforce. There is no denying that India's record on the gender equality front is nothing to be proud of...

Indian Prosperity depends on empowering its Labour Force. The goal of becoming a fully developed nation by year 2047 has been set by the government in no uncertain terms...

Post-Covid recovery of poor households has been faster than expected. But many still need a leg-up...

The informal sector faced a severe blow during the second wave of the pandemic, leading to a reduction in the number of units and workers. However, a gradual recovery was observed after the July quarter of 2021, according to the findings of an official survey reported by TOI. The annual survey of unincorporated sector enterprises (ASUSE) revealed the resilience of the informal sector, with the total number of establishments increasing from 5.8 crore in 2021-22 to 6.5 crore in 2022-23, marking a growth of nearly 5.9%.