Background In 2020, the Parliament passed three labour law codes that complete the government’s consolidation of 29 labour laws into four codes. The three Acts are the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 …
What’s in the news? The Government of India, the Government of West Bengal, and the World Bank signed a $125 million loan to support efforts to help poor and vulnerable groups access social protection services in the state of West …
What’s in the news? Union Minister for MSME Narayan Rane has launched the MSME Innovative Scheme (Incubation, Design and IPR) along with the MSME Idea Hackathon 2022. MSME Innovation Scheme will promote and support untapped creativity of the MSME sector. …
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/water-management-needs-a-hydro-social-approach/article65208277.ece Overuse of water resources and a decline in water supplies due to climate change are pushing India closer to the brink of water scarcity. Aside from these, several government policies, particularly those pertaining to agriculture (minimum support price), have …
Background According to a 2018 study by the International Labour Organization (ILO), more than 95% of India’s working women are informal workers who work in labour-intensive, low-paying, highly precarious jobs/conditions, and with no social protection. The World Health Organization bulletin …
Background The participation of women in the workforce in India has remained low. In 2019, 21% of women were either working or looking for work, compared to 32% in 2005. India’s female labour force participation (FLFP) rate is the lowest …
What’s in the news? The Ministry of Education has released the report on Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) 2020-21 on school education of India. The UDISE+ system of online data collection from the schools was developed by …
What’s in the news? The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the setting up National Land Monetization Corporation (NLMC) as a wholly owned Government of India company with an initial authorized share capital of Rs …
Coral reefs are one of the world’s most biologically diverse marine ecosystems. Coral reefs play an important role in marine ecosystems by providing habitat for marine flora and fauna. Climate change is putting the vast diversity of animal and plant …