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Parameters of climate finance and Technology transfer remain undefined: FM Nirmala Sitharaman -Sriram Lakshman

-The Hindu Developed countries have committed under the Paris Agreement to allocate $ 100 billion per year from 2020 onwards to facilitate emission cuts in poorer countries and also to effect Technology transfer in this context. Questions around how the $100 billion yearly commitment towards climate finance will be measured, and related Technology transfer accounted for, remain unanswered, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said at the conclusion of the Washington DC leg...

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‘Delay in wage payment by Centre adding to NREGA workers’ woes’

-The Hindu As of August 10 this year, 34% transactions are still unpaid, says LibTech study Delay on the part of the Union Government in transfer of wages to workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005, has further compounded the woes of thousands of workers during these difficult pandemic times. The Centre is taking 26 days on an average to complete the wage transfer to the NREGA workers...

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Trade unions, industries paint a grim picture of employment scenario -AM Jigeesh

-The Hindu Business Line Trade union seeks urgent measures to alleviate pain of joblessness, drastic fall in income Trade unions and industrial associations painted a grim picture of the unemployment scenario in the country at a recent meeting of the Labour Standing Committee. The trade unions demanded urgent measures such as direct cash transfers to address job loss and wage loss, while the representatives of industries demanded a re-look at the current...

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IT Rules: No Relief To Digital News Portals As Delhi HC Refuses To Grant Interim Protection

-OutlookIndia.com The court then proceeded to adjourn the pleas by The Wire, Quint Digital Media Ltd and Pravda Media Foundation till August 20. The Delhi High Court has declined to grant protection from coercive action to digital media portals. It adjourned their challenge to the new IT Rules after being informed that a plea has been moved by the Centre to transfer them to the Supreme Court. The court then proceeded to adjourn...

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Migrant workers bore the brunt of 2020 lockdown due their poor access to social security schemes & legal rights, depicts latest NHRC report

The rise in COVID-19 daily new cases and daily new deaths compelled many state governments to impose local level lockdowns during April-May 2021. As of 20th April, 2021, partial lockdowns were noticed in 10 states across the country and complete lockdown was imposed in Delhi. As of 8th May, 2021, nearly the entire country was under complete lockdown as a result of either partial lockdowns and night curfews or complete...

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