-TheWire.in Despite increasing allocated funds, the Union government has been unable to significantly improve penetration of crop insurance in terms of enrolled farmers and insured areas. India’s agriculture sector, which provides employment to more than 50% of the labour force and contributes about 17% of the gross domestic product, currently faces multiple challenges. Smaller land holdings, unfavourable climate changes events, dismal public and private investment, low monthly incomes, a high proportion of...

-TheWire.in * India will lose 101 billion work-hours a year to the effects of global warming, according to a new study. * There is more scientific evidence to show how extreme weather, including rainfall, impacts economies worldwide. * Another study found economic growth decreases when the number of wet days and the number of days with extreme rainfall increase. Kochi: As the world becomes warmer, India will lose more than 101 billion hours of...

-Newsclick.in The study found that with rising heat and humidity levels because of climate change, options for moving outdoor labour to cooler hours will dramatically shrink, leading to significant worldwide Labour Losses. India is one of the countries to have experienced the highest loss in labour due to global warming, according to a recent study led by Duke University researchers. The study, which was published in Nature Communications on December 14, 2021,...

-Down to Earth Economic losses associated with lost productivity can reach up to $1.6 trillion annually if warming exceeds an additional 2°C relative to the present Rising heat and humidity due to global warming has prompted major loss in labour hours across the globe. India is one of the worst affected countries, according to a new study led by Duke University researchers. As heat and humidity levels rise because of climate change, options...

-Newsclick.in While the trade unions demand the labour laws to be followed, the management finds loopholes to bypass them. But the automobile workers in Tamil Nadu have brought about positive change. Tamil Nadu is a leading industrial state in the country, hosting many international companies. But in these industries, a common cause for dispute between the workers and the management is the wage revision pact. Wage revision pacts have to be made every...