-The Telegraph Apex court asks Centre to PLAce before it the communication issued to RBI on November 7, 2016, recommending policy The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre and the RBI to file comprehensive affidavits to justify the demonetisation decision of 2016, rejecting the government’s contention that the issue was now merely “academic” and any hearing would be a “waste of the court’s time”. The apex court asked the Centre to PLAce...
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Results of a survey in 4 states reveals how MGNREGA protected the poor from income shocks during the pandemic
-Press release by Azim Premji University dated October 13, 2022 New Delhi & Bangalore, October 13: About 39 percent of all jobcard-holding households interested in working under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 did not get a single day of work in the Covid year of 2020-21. Also, on average, only 36 per cent of households that worked received their wages in 15 days, showed a survey of...
More »Migration from Bengal resumes after Covid
-The Telegraph ‘Hundreds of workers have left for other states and more are following them these days' Siliguri: The trend of out-migration from Bengal — often linked to the lack of employment opportunities in the state — is back in different districts after the Covid-19-induced gap of two years. Senior government officials and elected representatives at rural bodies in a number of districts admitted that they were witnessing the exodus of workers, who...
More »Uttar Pradesh govt cancels all doctors' leaves as Dengue cases rise -Manjiri Chitre
-Hindustan Times Between January and September this year, the state reported 2,103 dengue cases. The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday cancelled the leaves of all the doctors and paramedical staff in the state in view of the rising cases of dengue. Deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak said that “all measures are being taken to avoid the spread”, reported news agency ANI. “Cases less as compared to last year. Beds are reserved in hospitals...
More »Inflation Likely Hit Five-Month High in September on Food Prices: Reuters Poll -Arsh Tushar Mogre
-TheWire.in A Reuters poll suggested inflation rose to an annual 7.3% in September from 7% in the previous month. If realised, that would be the highest since May 2022. Bengaluru: India‘s retail inflation accelerated to a five month high of 7.3% in September due to surging food prices, staying well above the Reserve Bank of India‘s (RBI) upper tolerance band for a ninth month, a Reuters poll found. Fueled by erratic rainfall and...
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