Just before Dhanteras and Diwali this year, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released the November edition of its monthly bulletin. The latest RBI Monthly Bulletin says that the GDP has contracted by -8.6 percent in the second quarter of fiscal year 2020-21 (i.e. July-September, 2020) as compared to the gross domestic product (GDP) during the corresponding period last year. It may be noted that India’s GDP shrunk by -23.9...
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AP sees major rise in MGNREGA work amid pandemic, Rs 10.52 crore wages pending -Jahnavi Reddy
-TheNewsMinute.com More than 3 lakh families have already completed the 100 guaranteed workdays under the scheme, according to a report based on data from April to September. More than 3.3 lakh new job cards have been issued this year in Andhra Pradesh under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act scheme (MGNREGA), a recent report has revealed. The report, which looks at the implementation of the MGNREGA scheme during the six-month...
More »To understand the outbreak of zoonotic diseases, track human activities causing environmental changes, key message of UNEP-ILRI report
A report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), which was released on July 6th (observed as World Zoonoses Day by research institutions and non-governmental organisations across the globe) this year, says that around 60 percent of known infectious diseases in humans are estimated to have an animal origin. Likewise, almost three-fourth of all new and emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic i.e. these diseases...
More »Kerala Public Service Commission to implement 10% quota for EWS
-The Hindu Applicable for all job notifications active on October 23 The Kerala Public Service Commission (PSC) has decided that 10% reservation in government jobs for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in the general category will be applicable for all job notifications, which were active on October 23, the date on which the Cabinet gave the nod for the quota. Necessary amendments will be made in the online application and profile for the...
More »Ankhi Das’s Exit from Facebook Is Not Enough for Indian Users -K Raveendran
-Newsclick.in The WSJ report highlighted how important the Indian market was for the business of Facebook, as the platform is banned in China, the only other country with the potential of a billion customers. Ankhi Das, who through her own interpretation of her role as public policy director of Facebook in India gave a tinge of saffron to the social media giant’s blue colour scheme, has finally exited the India operations. She...
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