-Press release by International Labour Organisation dated 12 September, 2022 Latest estimates show that forced labour and forced marriage have increased significantly in the last five years, according to the International Labour Organization, Walk Free and the International Organization for Migration. GENEVA (ILO News): Fifty million people were living in modern slavery in 2021, according to the latest Global Estimates of Modern Slavery. Of these people, 28 million were in forced labour...
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Food Ministry canteens to have millets on menu
-IANS/ The Statesman 2023 will be celebrated as the International Year of Millets. The Ministry said millets consumption helps in managing life style diseases. The Union Food Ministry has directed its official canteens and meetings to serve millets in order to promote their consumption, in view of their health benefits. Millets may be included as one of the snacks/biscuits made of millets, such as ragi biscuits/cookies/ladoos and baked millet chips etc. as snacks...
More »Inflation in basic commodities higher in rural areas than urban: Consumer Price Index -Himanshu Nitnaware
-Down to Earth Among States, West Bengal had the highest inflation at 10.29% The All India Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the month of August 2022, released by the National Statistical Office September 12, was found to be higher for rural areas than urban ones. The CPI in rural areas — 7.15 per cent — was higher compared to 6.72 per cent in urban markets. The Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) for rural...
More »100-Day Employment Scheme: Ashok Gehlot's Job Push Ahead Of Rajasthan Polls
-PTI/ NDTV.com Calling the launching of the Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Scheme historic, Ashok Gehlot said any family that wants to increase their income at a time of high inflation could seek jobs under it. Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday launched a scheme on the lines of the MGNREGA to provide 100 days of employment to families in urban areas. Calling the launching of the Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Scheme...
More »Over 25 Deaths Reported in Four States During Ganesh Idol Immersions
-TheWire.in/ With PTI inputs Nineteen deaths were reported in separate incidents in Maharashtra, three in UP, six in Haryana and one in Hyderabad during Ganesh idol immersions on Friday. New Delhi: More than 25 people, including children, have died during the immersion of Ganesh idols in four States of the country on Friday, September 9. The ten-day Ganesh festival, which had started on August 31, ended on Friday. Maharashtra At least 19 persons died, 14...
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