Industry Odisha Bureau, Aug 11: India’s unemployment rate rose to 5.4% in the April-June 2026 quarter, marking a notable shift in the nation’s unemployment figures released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation on August 10. The latest unemployment data from the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) paint a distinctly more nuanced labour market picture than headline unemployment statistics alone convey. The unemployment rate increased by 0.4 percentage points compared to the previous quarter. Rural unemployment climbed to 4.8% from 4.3%, and urban unemployment edged up to 6.7% from 6.6%. The period simultaneously witnessed a significant expansion in formal…
Author: Dr. J Rout
Industry Odisha Bureau, Aug 7: India is betting that its most abundant resource agricultural and organic waste can become a pillar of energy independence. The bet rests on an audacious arithmetic: scaling compressed biogas production roughly tenfold over the next decade by turning what farmers burn or discard into a commodity that fuels vehicles and heats homes. That ambition crystallised this week when India’s government approved a ₹23,731-crore programme designed to engineer what markets alone have not achieved a thriving, self-sustaining biogas industry woven into rural economies and urban energy infrastructure. The National Circular Bioenergy Scheme, operative until 2036, represents…