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  • Overall apprentice hiring grew by 4% in 2021 from the previous of 41%, expected to grow by 6% in 2022

    “Over the last decade, awareness and perception about apprenticeships has significantly improved in India, resulting in a noteworthy surge in hiring of apprentices by employers. Incidentally in 2021, overall apprentice hiring spiked to 45% (increased by 4%), especially in sectors like manufacturing, BFSI, Retail, Logistics, ITeS and Pharmaceuticals. Even new age industries like e-commerce, ed-tech […]

    Accommodative policy stance by RBI will boost enhance consumption, strengthen economic recovery : PHD Chamber

    New Delhi : The status quo for the key policy rates by RBI would strengthen the economic recovery with enhanced consumption and production possibilities, said Mr Pradeep Multani, President, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in a press statement issued here today. The accommodative policy stance at this juncture would further boost the sentiments of […]

    Rocket League Suffers 64% Drop In Twitch Viewership 3 Months After Record High Of 26.3M In April 2021

    Rocket League recorded its highest number of hours watched on Twitch in April 2021 but has since declined dramatically. According to data presented by Safe Betting Sites, the Rocket League’s number of hours watched on Twitch, decreased by 64% from the record high of 26.3M hours in April 2021 to just 9.47M hours in July […]

    Total Number of Mobile Phone Users Hit Nearly 5.3B in July, 67% of the World`s Population

    Although the COVID-19 caused the worst smartphone market contraction in history, the total number of mobile phone users continues growing with no signs of stopping any time soon. According to data presented by StockApps.com, the number of people using mobile phones hit nearly 5.3 billion in July or 67% of the world’s population. Europe the […]

    Views on gold prices

    Amit Khare, AVP- Research Commodities, Ganganagar Commodities Limited-  Gold prices are modestly higher in midday U.S. trading, on some safe-haven demand and bulls taking advantage of the earlier dip in prices to do some bargain hunting. Silver prices are moderately lower. October gold futures were last up $3.50 at $1,792.30. September Comex silver was last down […]

    Mobile Wallet Payments Surged by $481B in a Year, Number of Users to Hit 1.7B by 2023

    The mobile wallets industry continues booming, with more people than ever choosing mobile payment services as a safer and more convenient way of managing money. According to data presented by BlockArabia.com, the transaction value in the mobile POS payments segment is expected to hit $2.48trn in 2021, a massive $481bn increase in a year. Global […]

    Travel and Tourism Revenues to Reach Only $385B in 2021, Less than Half the Pre-Pandemic Levels

    The countries across the globe have started preparing for summer 2021 early at the beginning of the year to revive travel to their territory and enable tourists to visit safely. Total lockdowns in the first months of 2021, increased testing capacity, and even complete bans on non-essential arrivals, especially from countries with virus mutations, have […]

    The Number of PC Gamers to Jump Over 1.8 Billion by 2024, Revenues to hit Nearly $40B

    Despite the looming threat of mobile gaming, PC games are still a huge revenue-generating machine bringing billions of dollars of profit each year. The number of PC gamers is also on the rise. During 2020, the global sales of gaming PCs grew by 16.2%, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic and its stay-at-home orders. However, the […]

    PNB view on RBI’s Monetary Policy : By Shri CH. S. S. Mallikarjuna Rao, MD & CEO

    The RBI has rightly prioritized growth over inflation to rejuvenate economic growth on a durable basis and mitigate the extraordinary impact of Covid 19. The decision of keeping the repo rate unchanged along with maintenance of accommodative stance is on expected lines as low interest rates are critical to economic revival. Additional liquidity measures through […]

    Quote on World Breastfeeding Week – HCL Foundation

     “HCL Foundation is happy to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week from Aug 1 to Aug 7. HCL Foundation, along with its NGO partner United Way and other stakeholders, is creating awareness about exclusive breastfeeding of newborn babies in rural and urban communities. The Foundation is also running a campaign reiterating the importance of a mother’s first […]