Salary comprises basic salary plus dearness allowance plus commission, if the commission is a fixed percentage of salesCurrently, gratuity is calculated by multiplying 15 days salary of an employee with the number of years the person has worked
1 min read12 Aug 2020In other news, private equity (PE) firm Multiples Alternate Asset Management is in advanced talks to lead a funding round of around $60 million in digital lender Kissht
4 min read9 Oct 2019NDA’s ability to get Triple Talaq passed is being seen as a key legislative victoryThe budget session of Parliament as of now has three more working days and is scheduled to end on Wednesday
1 min read3 Aug 2019The Union government is in the process of finalising the draft rules under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, and they will be notified soon, Singh added.
1 min read4 Jan 2019It is likely to unveil a series of employment generation data collected from industries and households, as well as small businesses that have taken out Mudra loans from the government
2 min read22 Nov 2018Tata Steel said the current demand for steel in the country is more than expected, buoyed by robust performance of the automobile and construction sectors
1 min read15 Aug 2018A panel of CMs, which met in the capital on Thursday, explores ways of using the MGNREG scheme to cut farming costs and improving efficiency in agriculture
1 min read12 Jul 2018The HRD ministry’s clarification was in response to severe criticism from political parties and the academia for selecting Jio Institute for the IoE status ahead of several others
2 min read11 Jul 2018The funds will be raised from a clutch of sources, including education bonds, commercial borrowings and corporate houses
2 min read4 Jul 2018This is the third extension for the K. Kasturirangan Committee tasked with drafting a new education policy, touted as the biggest reform in education in India
2 min read2 Jul 2018The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared
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