Washington, August 1 (IANS) Private companies in the US added 200,000 jobs in July, indicating a steady improvement in the labour market, a survey said. The number of jobs was slightly up from the revised figure of 198,000 in June and the largest monthly gain this year, Xinhua cited the National Employment Report as
French flagship carrier Air France plans to reduce its staff by up to 2,600 next year to help improve its financial assets, a media report said. During a meeting of managers and unions, the airline decided to lay off between 2,500 and 2,600 workers to compensate losses and cut costs amid a morose
Hundreds of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across Karnataka are reeling under the double impact of exorbitant value added tax (VAT) and steep depreciation in rupee value against dollar, an industry representative said Saturday. "Due to exorbitant VAT rate (14.5 percent) in the state and weakening of the rupee against dollar and
India's telephone subscribers increased from 895.51 million at the end of December 2012 to 898.02 million at the end of March 2013, a growth of 0.28 percent over the previous quarter, a Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) release said here Thusrday. However, this reflects year-on-year negative growth of 5.61 percent over the same
The government offered a Rs 2,000-crore dole to the troubled export sector as it faces sagging shipments and rising trade deficit by raising the interest subsidy rate to 3 percent and promised to clear pending claims expeditiously."A number of steps are under way to augment exports. I have offered him (commerce minister Anand Sharma) full
Belying any hope of recovery, the growth of eight core infrastructure industries slumped to a four-month low of 0.1 per cent in June, against a whopping 7.9 per cent year-on-year driven down by declining crude oil, coal, power and natural gas production. According to the government data released yesterday, contraction in production of coal,
Cleopatra did it with the milk of asses. Mughal Empress Noor Jehan, it is said, relied on the ittar of roses to do it. Actress Elizabeth Taylor’s way of doing it was typical of a fabulously rich Hollywood actress. She would have her bathtub filled with champagne to give her body beautiful a thorough soak.
Excessive use of mobile phone can lead to oxidative stress in cells that is linked to cellular and genetic mutations which cause development of tumours, says a study. Oxidative stress is a process that damages all aspects of a human cell, including DNA, through the development of toxic peroxide and free radicals. Dr.
Putting profit before an infant's health, many baby food giants promote supplementary baby food, mislead mothers, undermine breastfeeding and natural foods, an NGO said Wednesday. "Putting profits before children's health, baby food giants like Nestle, Heinz and Abott woo mothers to give their supplementary food through the label on the container and various websites
Only 41 percent of Indian mothers initiate early breastfeeding. There is a lack of awareness of the benefits of breast milk in India, an NGO said Thursday. "There is low awareness about the benefits of early and exclusive breastfeeding in poor as well as affluent sections of society in India. Mother's milk is effectively