Business & Economy – Page 2 – Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

Aspirations of young urban poor: Bridging the employability gap

August 28, 2018 Manasi Paresh Kumar

Blue and grey collared workers are integral to the city – garment workers, domestic help, masons, plumbers, sweepers… But what will the future of their children be? In this article, we look at the challenges these youth face in getting the jobs they want and what could help overcome those.

Aspirations of the young urban poor: A job that pays well, and has ‘prestige’

August 14, 2018 Manasi Paresh Kumar

With no influential friends or social network and limited education, where do the children of our domestic workers, security personnel or other blue/grey-collared workers find jobs? How often are their expectations being met?

Run smaller buses, not pod taxis: Prof Ashish Verma

July 24, 2018 Manasi Paresh Kumar

Bengaluru is once again toying with the idea of introducing pod taxis. But it is at best a fast mode of personal rapid transit, with limited and low carrying capacity. Neither will it provide last mile connectivity. Do we have better alternatives? Ashish Verma explains.

Street vendors to BBMP: cover all street vendors in surveys, issue id cards to all

July 18, 2018 Vinay Sreenivasa

Legalising street vending in Bengaluru is still a long shot, and there are many things that the BBMP needs to do. What are they?

How do corporates see and treat the problems in employability?

July 4, 2018 Siddharth Anil Nair

With low level of skills and willingness to learn, jobs aren’t easy to come by, but in-house training and on-the-job training by the corporates helps improve the skills and employability for management graduates. What does the scenario look like?

More than half the graduates not getting employed: what are the challenges?

July 3, 2018 Siddharth Anil Nair

Every year, only about 40-45% of the graduates who pass out of engineering and management get employed. Why is the picture gloomy? An exploration of different aspects of the job market in Bengaluru.

Problems with mobile, TV ? This consumer awareness programme can help!

November 3, 2017 News Desk

Dealing with consumer cases needs sound knowledge of existing laws. Do attend this event to know more about consumer laws and rules.

How does Bengaluru eat?

October 5, 2017 Charrlotte Adelina

What impact does price rise have on food consumption patterns? What is the difference between rich and poor when it comes to consumption? A study by researchers at Indian Institute of Human Settlements tries to analyse this.

Six issues troubling survey of street vendors in Bengaluru

September 29, 2017 Lekha Adavi

Implementing street vendor bill needs street vendor survey to be completed. What are the problems hindering the survey? How to address them?

All you need to know about Bengaluru’s Employment Exchanges

September 21, 2017 Akshatha M

This guide will help you figure out how anyone can benefit from employment exchanges.

Employment Exchanges need to find a way to become relevant again

September 20, 2017 Akshatha M

With changed world, easy availability of information and non-skilled human resources, Employment Exchanges have a greater void to fill, in skill development, not directly in providing jobs.

With govt vacancies open for all, Exchange banks on private sector for jobs

September 18, 2017 Akshatha M

Employment Exchanges are now helping private companies find people looking for employment. But there is no data that is given back to them on the actual number of people employed.