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Major companies, including Microsoft, Amazon, Google, and others, contributed to the high number of job losses. In total, around 360,000 employees have found themselves unemployed between 2022 and May 2023.
Gen Zs and millennials would like their employers to offer better career advancement opportunities for part-time workers, more part-time jobs overall, and the option for more flexible hours for full-time employees, the report said, as per the Press Trust of India.
P&G Shiksha has continued its mission of providing access to a holistic education to lesser privileged children, impacting over 35 lakhs, with programs that aim to improve learning outcomes and strengthen educational infrastructure
Badalova, who worked as an Internal Recruiter at Amazon, took to LinkedIn to share the same. She posted that she had been laid off from her previous role as an Internal Recruiter at Amazon after coming back from her maternity leave.
The auto-rickshaw appeared to be 24 km from the pickup point, and the wait time was 71 minutes, the same as the flight time from Delhi to Jaipur.
India's gaming industry is taking the world by storm, with over 300 million gamers and revenue of $2.8 billion in 2023. But with the possibility of a GST hike from 18% on GGR to 28% on Total Prize Pool, the industry's future is uncertain. Will the GST council decide to favor the booming gaming industry, or will it face an existential threat? Check out this video to get a sneak peek into the current state of the gaming world and what lies ahead.
A note from a 24-year-old Bengaluru software engineer got trending on Twitter, who wrote about feeling “lonely” and “overwhelmed” in life despite earning 58 lakhs.
Consent refers to a person’s voluntary, clear, and unmistakable agreement to express their willingness to take part in a specific sexual act. The person should understand what they are agreeing to and the consequences of their agreement.
In India, marital rape is not considered a criminal offense, and the legal age of consent is 18 years. However, cases of marital rape and sexual abuse of minors continue to be reported in the country.
Homeschooling is currently unregulated, and the Class 10 and Class 12 board exam certificates are necessary for students to pursue further education.
Office workers devoted about 40 more minutes a week to mentorship, almost 25 more in formal training, and around 15 additional minutes each week doing professional development and learning exercises,
Under this scheme, 1 lakh government school students will be chosen and given the training to pursue electonic science for their higher studies.
Join the kind community @efgorg The Sattvic Soul Foundation team not only have actively participated in the collection of trash from their surroundings, but they have also gone a step further by reusing the waste materials on the occasion of Zero Waste day (March 30). By transforming discarded materials into beautiful and useful items, the volunteers are not only showcasing their talent but taking a proactive approach towards waste reduction.
Tamil Nadu has embarked on a monumental mission to cultivate native trees, generating abundant green wealth and millions of jobs in the process. The Karur Forest Division has already achieved a remarkable milestone, which has successfully planted an astounding 40,000 saplings of indigenous trees. Planting native tree saplings is essential in promoting biodiversity and preserving natural habitats. Additionally, native tree species provide food and habitat for various animals and help maintain the ecological balance.
With 1.6 million Tulips on display, the largest Tulip garden in Asia is now in full bloom. The Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden is situated at the base of the Zabarwan Range and next to Dal Lake in Srinagar, offering visitors a truly enchanting experience. The garden is expected to prolong the tourism season in the valley by an additional two months. Jammu and Kashmir chief secretary A.K. Mehta inaugurated the Tulip Garden in J&K's Srinagar on March 23.
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has taken a praiseworthy step in enhancing the visual appeal of Mumbai by adorning the city with decorative poles. This laudable endeavor not only enhances the visual charm of the city but also serves as a testament to the collective efforts of the leaders and authorities in making Mumbai a more beautiful and livable place for its citizens.
Chief Minister MK Stalin unveiled the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Aptitude Test Scheme, through which 1,000 students from Class 10 will be selected annually and given Rs 1,000 per month until they graduate from Class 12.
Bomman and Bellie, the couple who shot to fame after they were featured in the Oscar-winning short film The Elephant Whisperers, will now raise another orphaned calf whose mother elephant was electrocuted in Dharmapuri district at the Theppakadu elephant camp in Mudumalai, Tamil Nadu. The decision came after the efforts to reunite the calf with its herd in Dharmapuri failed.
Join the kind community @efgorg In the heartwarming clip, a man provided a few drops of water to a bird and revived it when it was about to become unconscious. As soon as a drop of water enters the bird’s mouth, its body comes to life again, and it starts drinking conscious water. The video showed how a small effort could significantly contribute to nature!
Stand-Up India was established to promote entrepreneurship among these targeted segments and assist them in starting a greenfield enterprise in the manufacturing, services, or trading sector and activities allied to agriculture.
A Twitter video shared by Sudhir Kumar on March 20 shows a broken government hand pump installed in front of Gurjar Colony in Dadri town of Greater Noida. Each day, hundreds of liters of water is being wasted as a result.
On March 26, Indian women boxers recreated history and brought home four gold medals at the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championship. India stood on the top in the gold medal tally at the championship that was held at Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, New Delhi. Nitu Ghanghas (48kg), Nikhat Zareen (50kg), Lovlina Borgohain (75), and Saweety Boora (81kg) won gold for the country. Nikhat defeated Nguyem Thi Tam of Vietnam and won gold for a second consecutive year.
Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) LVM-3, in its second commercial launch on March 26, placed 36 OneWeb satellites in orbit, completing the first-generation constellation enabling the UK-based company to initiate global coverage this year. The mission launch took place from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. Sunday’s was the sixth launch for India’s heaviest rocket LVM-3 – which includes the launch of Chandrayaan-2 in 2019 – and the second one where it demonstrated the capability of launching multiple satellites in low earth orbit.
According to the survey, 92 per cent of startups’ hiring decisions will be primarily influenced by three factors: new orders for projects, more money from investors, and plans for expansion.