India

India — India’s gig economy is estimated to employ 7.7 million people and is set to nearly triple to 23.5 million by 2029-30, a new report by the NITI Aayog said on Monday. The report, ‘India’s Booming Gig and Platform Economy’, is the first attempt by a policy think-tank to assess the current size of […]

Protesters who came out on the streets against a continuing demolition drive by the administration in Gujarat’s Porbandar on Tuesday clashed with the police, leading the security forces to use tear gas shells to disperse the mob. Police said the protest was held against the drive carried out by the administration in the coastal belt […]