The Ministry of Corporate Affairs will soon be releasing guidelines for the government's much awaited internship scheme, CNBC-TV18 reported, citing unnamed sources. The guidelines state that the job roles for interns must be skill-based and not be about menial tasks to ensure that the programme actually contributes meaningfully to skill building {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The launch of the scheme, …
The second wave of Covid-19 is waning, but states are yet to ease local lockdown-like restrictions, leading to reduced economic activities. LOWER HOUSEHOLD SPENDING The FICCI survey also noted that household incomes have been severely impacted by the second wave, and it could weaken demand conditions during the second wave for a longer period. Around 65 per cent of the …