January 22nd, 2018The richest 1 per cent in India cornered 73 per cent of the wealth generated in the country last year, a new survey showed today, presenting a worrying picture of rising income inequality.
Besides, 67 crore Indians comprising the population's poorest half saw their wealth rise by just 1 per cent, as per the survey released by the...
May 24th, 2017While a whopping share of 90 per cent employees say they want a work from home option, 75 per cent of employers are not comfortable with the idea, said a recent study.
"Nearly 60 per cent organisations do not have a formal work-from-home policy. Incidentally, 75 per cent employers are not even comfortable with the idea, whereas 90 per...
April 30th, 2017An estimated 536 million Indians are expected to use regional languages while online by 2021, complemented by increasing affordability of devices and data charges and availability of more local content, a report by Google-KPMG says.
The report estimates that Hindi Internet users (at 201 million) will outnumber those accessing the web...
December 5th, 2016Prime Minister Narendra Modi has won the online reader's poll for TIME Person of the Year 2016, beating out other world leaders like US President-elect Donald Trump, incumbent US leader Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Modi won with 18 percent of the vote when the poll closed last night, getting significantly more...
October 30th, 2016A Whopping 60% Indian Employees are not Satisfied With Their Current job, 80% are Looking out for job Change Reveals the 'Job Satisfaction 2016' by Timesjobs.
India Inc. is about to be bumped over by a big challenge - that of talent retention. The findings of the 'Job Satisfaction 2016' survey reveals that 60% employees are not...
September 20th, 2016A study by leading Job Portal reveals that 55% Gen Y and 53% Gen Z employees were disappointed with their first-drawn salaries. Dissatisfaction with salary is not new, however the reasons may have changed with changing aspirations of different generations.
"This disappointment with salaries is due to many factors - the lack of a...
July 20th, 2016India has emerged on top of a new global digital ranking released today by Barclays bank in the field of digital creation and coding, ahead of countries like Germany and Brazil.
While the country lagged behind considerably on broadband access and policy, it made a solid mark in fields such as "protecting data and devices" and...
July 1st, 2016Just about 3.1 per cent of mobile app users in India spend money on in-app purchases compared to 5.2 per cent globally, according to a new report.
However, Indian users spend almost as much as global average for in-app buys. "Only 5.2 per cent of users spend money on in-app purchases globally and in India it is 3.1 per cent.
The...
June 28th, 2016With mobile phones contributing 40 per cent of all e-commerce sales in India in 2015, startups in m-commerce, video streaming, gaming and m-payment segments attracted USD 8,053 million worth of funding through 394 early stage deals in the last five years, a report said.
The highlights of the Annual Indian Mobile Ecosystem Report, by...
June 10th, 2016New Delhi: A substantial number of employees are interested in working from home with the preference more prevalent among those aged above 45 years, says a survey.
HR services provider Randstad today said that almost equal number of men and women opined that they would like telecommuting.
"53 per cent of the respondents from India...
May 31st, 2016IANS- With e-commerce rapidly growing in India, a survey has said that 94% people want to be part of any initiative for recycling of packaging material and contribute to the cleanliness campaign.
"94% people surveyed said that they would be willing to recycle for a small incentive," said the survey by LocalCircles, a citizen engagement...
May 16th, 2016CEOs increasingly believe that the best talent will only join and stay with organisations that have strong values and are focused on benefiting society, according to a survey.
"About 67 per cent of CEOs think that in five years, rather than going for the biggest pay cheque, talent will prefer to work for organisations with social...
