Air quality in North India in general and Delhi National Capital Region (Delhi NCR) in particular plunged to its lowest point in recent years during October-November thanks to a variety of factors. Through media reports one comes to know that stubble burning (also called paddy straw burning/ crop residue burning) is chiefly responsible for the public health crisis in India's capital and its nearby regions. Data accessed from the website...
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Jobless RATe surges as factories slump
-The Telegraph Highest unemployment RATe since August 2016 Mumbai: The gloom and doom scenario in India’s economy darkened a little more on Friday after an independent database company threw up an alarming statistic: the unemployment RATe in October had surged to 8.48 per cent — the highest since August 2016. The Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) — a respected private researcher — said the unemployment RATe in urban India was 8.89 per...
More »Floor-wage formula worries workers -Basant Kumar Mohanty
-The Telegraph Trade unions insist that there should only be a binding minimum wage instead of a dual wage RATe The draft rules for the implementation of a new wage law have kept the criteria opaque for deciding the floor wage, binding across the country, prompting fear that it will allow the states to pay “distress wages” to workers. The trade unions are unhappy with the concept of a dual wage RATe —...
More »India's unemployment RATe rises to 3-year high of 8.5% in October: CMIE
-BusinessToday.in The unemployment RATe for the month is highest since August 2016, reflecting an overall economic downturn in the country India's unemployment RATe rose to a three-year high of 8.48 per cent in October, up from 7.2 per cent in September, says the data released by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) on Friday. The unemployment RATe for the month is highest since August 2016, reflecting an overall economic downturn in...
More »Common cancer prevalence may be way higher than estimated -Sumi Sukanya Dutta
-The New Indian Express Government data has revealed that the number of per lakh cancer incidence in India, at nearly 258 per lakh population, is way higher than what was recorded earlier in 2016. NEW DELHI: The prevalence RATe of common cancer in India could be much higher than estimated by national registry for the disease, maintained by the Indian Council for Medical Research. The recently released National Health Profile 2019 has...
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