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New Labour Codes From July 1? Trade Unions Will Continue to Oppose Changes -Ronak Chhabra

-Newsclick.in Trade unions fear that the four Labour Codes will dilute workers’ rights, but union leaders also note that many deadlines for the implementation of the codes have been missed by the Centre in the past. New Delhi: India’s Central Trade Unions (CTUs) say they will continue opposing the codification of labour legislations, fearing it will dilute the “hard-won” rights of the workers, even as media reports speculate the implementation of the...

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How India missed the bus – and why we must catch up now -Sarika PaNDA Bhatt and Akash V Basu

-Scroll.in In cities where there is already a demand for public transport, an efficient and comfortable system will immensely help users as well as lower pollution levels. For the vast majority of residents in Indian cities, public transit is the only practical means to access education, employment and public services. This becomes more important when public services are beyond the viable distance of walking or cycling. While there are bus systems to cater...

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Group wants new order on MGNREGA workers revoked -Sobhana K. Nair

-The Hindu Peoples Action For Employment Guarantee says rule that maNDAtes recording atteNDAnce on a mobile app is a violation of the NREGA law The Union Rural Development Ministry must withdraw its order to discontinue manual atteNDAnce for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGA) scheme work sites with more than 20 workers to replace it using a mobile phone-based application — National Mobile Monitoring Software (NMMS) for recording atteNDAnce, the Peoples...

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Despite Talk of New Funds for Climate Change, Rich Nations Are Only Diverting Development Aid -Aathira Perinchery

-TheWire.in A new report finds that richer countries' tendency to reroute funds meant for development &NDAsh; including those meant for poverty eradication &NDAsh; harms poorer countries. But this is unsurprising, say experts. Kochi: Despite their promises, developed countries have not committed new and additional funds to developing countries to help them deal with climate change, found a new report released on June 23. Instead, developed countries are diverting funds meant for development &NDAsh;...

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70 per cent of 10-year-olds in 'learning poverty', unable to read and understand a simple text

-Press release by UNICEF dated 23 June, 2022 COVID-19 worsens global learning crisis, risking $21 trillion in lifetime earnings WASHINGTON: As a result of the worst shock to education and learning in recorded history, learning poverty has increased by a third in low- and middle-income countries, with an estimated 70 per cent of 10-year-olds unable to understand a simple written text, according to a new report published today by the World Bank,...

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