Netas, managers got the biggest pay hikes since 1993
Salaries jumped during 1993–94 to 2004–05, especially for those in professional, admin fields.
Radheshyam Jadhav
Editor, TOIRadheshyam Jadhav is a special correspondent at The Times of India, Pune. He holds a Ph.D in Development Communication, and was the winner of the British Chevening Scholarship in 2009 for a leadership course at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His covers civic issues and politics. He is also the author of two books on Mass Communication published by Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation.Why it’s not a good idea to be a civil engineer in India
Considering the growth in construction sector, lack of demand for civil engineers comes as quite a surprise.
Boys dominate enrolment chart in hotel management, catering
In contrast, girls (52%) outnumber boys (48%) in architecture and town planning, where placements are the lowest.
Unemployment to stay at 3.5% in India, but 77% of jobs vulnerable: ILO
‘The World Employment and Social Outlook – Trends 2018’ released by the ILO states that economic growth in the Asia and the Pacific region is expected to remain buoyant at around 5.5 per cent.
75% of municipal garbage in India dumped without processing
According to the Delhi-based CSE, cities are now running out of land on which to dump their waste and have begun throwing it in the 'backyards' of smaller towns, suburbs and villages.
Smart cities let transport take lead, put safety & waste disposal in back seat
Interestingly, while most cities in India are faced with a solid waste management crisis, only 2.4 per cent (Rs 4,896 crore) of the total investment is directed towards this sector.
Water stressed India may not be able to meet future demand
More than 60-70% of India is vulnerable to drought and one-third of the country’s districts have faced more than four droughts in the past decade even as the number of drought-prone areas increased by 57% since 1997.
Only 4% of LPG users give up subsidy on PM Modi's request
In March 2015, Modi had appealed to well-to-do sections to voluntarily give up the LPG subsidy, saying this would enable the government to benefit more of the poor.
1.3 billion litres of waste flows into Ganga every day
According to the data available on the Mission website, of the 100 sewage treatment projects, 43 projects are old ones on which work was started before 2015 while the remaining 57 are new initiatives.
Even BJP MPs drag feet on PM scheme
191 BJP legislators are yet to identify their third village, while 84 haven’t even picked their second village under the Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAANJHI) scheme.
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