Articles for Urban Work

每日一词 | 供销合作社 supply and marketing cooperatives
3 weeks ago

每日一词 | 供销合作社 supply and marketing cooperatives

China Daily  

2024年11月28日，在中华全国供销合作总社成立70周年之际，中共中央总书记、国家主席、中央军委主席习近平作出重要指示强调，各级党委和政府要进一步加强对供销合作社工作的领导和支持。 Chinese President Xi Jinping asked Party committees and governments at all levels to further strengthen their leadership over and support for the work of supply and marketing cooperatives. Xi, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in an instruction on the occasion of the 70th founding anniversary of …

供销合作社 Supply
India’s cities, expanding hubs of precarious employment
1 month, 2 weeks ago

India’s cities, expanding hubs of precarious employment

The Hindu  

Abhishek is just 25 years old. Precarious nature of work in urban India In recent decades, there have been fundamental shifts in India’s urban workforce and city development. Moreover, 92% of the 61 million jobs created after the economic liberalisation of 1991 were informal, indicating the precarious state of employment in India’s labour market. Structural imbalances favour organisations that control …

India Employment Labour Workers Platform Urban Work Informal Economy
More graduates but fewer relevant jobs: a possible factor behind Bangladesh protests
4 months ago

More graduates but fewer relevant jobs: a possible factor behind Bangladesh protests

The Hindu  

A staggering rise in the share of urban Bangladeshi youth who finished college and no commensurate increase in the share of ‘white-collar’ jobs could be a major reason for the violent protests by students in the country’s cities, data show. Chart 1 shows the share of the urban population in Bangladesh aged 15 or above, who completed tertiary education, in …

Youth Population Jobs Urban Work Share Shows
Cabinet panel asks officials to complete third phase of land resurvey work by January
1 year, 2 months ago

Cabinet panel asks officials to complete third phase of land resurvey work by January

The Hindu  

The Cabinet Sub Committee has instructed the authorities to complete the third phase of the land resurvey programme under the government’s flagship scheme, ‘Jagananna Saswatha Bhu Hakku Mariyu Bhu Raksha’ by January 2024. The committee, comprising Ministers P. Ramachandra Reddy, B. Satyanarayana, and D. Prasada Rao, and Principal Adviser Ajeya Kallam Reddy, reviewed the progress of the resurvey work at …

Land Ministers Phase Complete Third Phase Land Resurvey Resurvey
‘Urban Naxals’ had stalled work of Sardar Sarovar Dam for years claiming it is bad for environment, says PM Modi
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Urban Naxals’ had stalled work of Sardar Sarovar Dam for years claiming it is bad for environment, says PM Modi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 23, 2022 alleged that "urban Naxals and anti-development elements" having political backing had stalled the construction of Sardar Sarovar Dam on Narmada river in Gujarat for many years by running a campaign claiming that it would harm the environment. He was addressing the Environment Ministers of different States after virtually inaugurating the National Conference …

Environment Gujarat Urban Naxals Environment Ministers Sardar Sarovar Dam
China is encouraging college graduates to work in the countryside
2 years, 6 months ago

China is encouraging college graduates to work in the countryside

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN Business — China is urging college graduates to seek jobs in the countryside as youth unemployment in urban areassoars to the highest level in history. Local governments should attract college graduates to work as village officials, according to a joint statement issued last week by the ministries of education, finance, civil affairs, and human resources and social …

Job Employment China Students Urban Chinese This Year
Writer sheds light on lives of urban women
3 years, 5 months ago

Writer sheds light on lives of urban women

China Daily  

Writer Ji Xiaoyi, whose pen name is Liao Jing, has just published a new novel that delves into the feelings of young city dwellers. However, Ji Xiaoyi, who operates under the pen name of Liao Jing, stands for the uniqueness and independence of individual female writers and calls for a wider vision and more subtle observation toward young city dwellers …

Huang Female Writers
Writer sheds light on lives of urban women
3 years, 5 months ago

Writer sheds light on lives of urban women

China Daily  

Writer Ji Xiaoyi, whose pen name is Liao Jing, has just published a new novel that delves into the feelings of young city dwellers. Whenever a young, female author releases a modern metropolitan fiction, it is often categorized as a work of "feminine literature" and readers will nearly always speculate on whether or not the plot is derived from the …

Life Work Young Female Yang Author Writer
Delhi announces fellowship programme for young professionals, salary 1.25 lakh. Know how to apply
3 years, 5 months ago

Delhi announces fellowship programme for young professionals, salary 1.25 lakh. Know how to apply

Live Mint  

Delhi Fellowship Programme: The Delhi government on Wednesday announced fellowship programme for young professionals. In an "The highly-competitive fellowship aims to recruit outstanding young professionals from across the country under the age of 35 who are passionate about public service and are willing to commit to working with the Delhi government for a period of two years," the government said. …

India Delhi Japan Fellowship Young Professionals Fellowship Programme