Columbia: Approximately half of the companies listed with Standard & Poor have adopted policies mandating retirement based on age. A new study from the University of Missouri has found that although these mandatory retirement polices represent an effective way to address under-performing CEOs, accumulated job experience improves performance and counters age-related declines.

New Delhi: Government has decided that the co-contribution by the Central Government of 50% of the total prescribed contribution upto Rs. 1,000 per annum in Atal Pension Yojna, will be available for those eligible subscribers, who join APY before 31st March. (Read in Hindi: अटल पेंशन योजना के तहत सरकार के सह-अंशदान की समय-सीमा बढ़ी)

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Start-up India initiative on Saturday here. The launch by the Prime Minister this evening, was preceded by a day-long workshop on various aspects of entrepreneurship. (Read in Hindi: स्टार्ट-अप इंडिया अभियान का हुआ शुभारंभ, मोदी ने बताई कार्ययोजना)

Washington: New research released recently shows that workers at a Fortune 500 company who participated in a pilot work flexibility program voiced higher levels of job satisfaction and reduced levels of burnout and psychological stress than employees within the same company who did not participate.

New Delhi: Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the ‘Pradhan MantriFasalBima Yojana’ - a scheme for farmers’ welfare.

Freight operations on the Indian Railways are set to witness a paradigm shift with the stage-wise completion of its two dedicated freight corridors, the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) and the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC), over the next four years, beginning 2017-18.