-PTI/ The Hindu Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shanti Dhariwal introduced the Bills on the first day of the Assembly session The Rajasthan government on Saturday introduced three bills in the Assembly to negate the impact of the farm laws enacted by the Centre recently. The move comes after the Punjab Assembly earlier this month adopted a resolution against the farm laws and unanimously passed four bills to counter the Centre’s contentious legislations. Rajasthan’s Parliamentary Affairs...
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New wage code bars bonus for those facing sex abuse charges -Vikas Dhoot
-The Hindu As per the extant law, bonus dues are barred only in case of employees dismissed for fraud, violent conduct and theft or sabotage. Those indulging in sexual harassment of any form could run the risk of losing out on bonus dues from their employers, thanks to a provision in the Code on Wages that the government is currently framing rules for. Among other things, the Code on Wages lays down norms...
More »Employment guarantee a big hit in TS in the pandemic year -Swathi Vadlamudi
-The Hindu Districts surrounding Hyderabad have seen greater utilisation of scheme Hyderabad: Employment through the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREG) scheme has registered increase by almost a third in the Telangana State so far in the current year. Since April up to October this year, the employment provided has seen a jump of 32.35 % when compared with the same period of the financial year 2019-20, a study by Libtech India...
More »Lockdown Woes: How Successful Have the Centre's Efforts to Boost NREGA Been? -Debmalya Nandy
-TheWire.in Despite a welcome increase in budgetary allocation, it's less clear if the programme was able to truly serve the massive rural demand that was sparked by the lockdown. The finance ministry announced an additional allocation of Rs 40,000 crore in May 2020 to boost India’s rural job programme. It was announced that the supplementary allocation will be over and above the Rs 61,500 crore that was the budgeted estimate for the...
More »Coronavirus cases rising in Delhi, Kerala reports biggest jump among all states - Pooja Dantewadia and Tanay Sukumar
-Livemint.com A return of the coronavirus in Europe has spooked global markets. Even as India recovers, some regions are at a similar risk, including the national capital Several parts of Europe are under threat of fresh lockdowns as the dreaded “second wave" of the coronavirus sweeps through the continent. Markets globally are reacting in panic, with European stock futures touching a five-month low on Wednesday. Indian markets have also been jittery in...
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