The newly notified labour codes mark a historic shift for India’s gig economy, formally bringing millions of delivery partners, ride-hailing drivers and platform workers under a recognised social security framework for the first time.The overhaul transitions gig workers from the fringes of the unorganised sector into a regulated system with access to protections such as…
The Jim Henson Company sold its longtime studio and is auctioning Muppets memorabilia for the first time in its 70-year history. Source link
India’s newly implemented labour codes will give the country’s export industries a stronger and more predictable operating environment, a commerce ministry official said. According to the official quoted by news agency PTI, the reforms bring flexibility and simplification for businesses while ensuring fair wages, safety, equality and social security for workers.The Centre enforced the four…
A windfall for companies that build data centers and their suppliers is overshadowing weakness in other industries. Source link
India’s shrimp trade recorded a steady rise in the first five months of FY26, with exporters earning $2.43 billion — an 18 per cent increase from last year — as per a new assessment by CareEdge Ratings. Shipment volumes also improved, touching 3.48 lakh metric tonnes, up 11 per cent year-on-year. Much of this momentum…
Surveys were delayed and some cannot be collected at all, officials said, further complicating the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates next month. Source link
MUMBAI: In a major boost to gig workers, the Centre’s move to implement the social security code will not just help those working with online platforms but also others to access benefits.Following budget announcement, some 15 lakh workers linked to online platforms are already registered on the labour ministry’s e-shram portal but the numbers are…
The rapidly rising premium for Part B, which covers retirees’ outpatient services, reflects the fast pace of growth for health care costs nationally. Source link
India’s export performance has remained steady even as global markets face volatility, according to SBI Research, which shared its assessment. As per news agency ANI, the report states that merchandise exports between April and September in FY26 touched $220 billion, a 2.9 per cent rise from $214 billion in the same period last year. Exports…
For first time in at least 30 years, the United States has exported more to Mexico than Canada, U.S. government data show, in a sign of how much North American trade has consolidated. Source link
