-The Hindu * What has the RBI cautioned about GDP decline amid the pandemic, and what lies ahead? The story so far: The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) latest monthly bulletin features an article by an official at its Monetary Policy Department titled ‘An Economic Activity Index for India’, where the author has, in a ‘nowcast’ (a forecast that estimates the outcome of a near-term event), projected that India’s GDP (Gross Domestic...
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Firecrackers heard across Delhi on Diwali night despite ban
-The Hindu/PTI Action will be taken against those violating the ban. says police Bursting of firecrackers could be heard across Delhi and its neighbouring areas on Diwali night even though a ban was imposed on its sale and use in the national capital region in view of rising air pollution and COVID-19 pandemic. Sparklers were seen lighting up the night sky while crackers went off on the ground in various areas. Please click here...
More »Labour Ministry seeks feedback on draft social security rules
-The Hindu They propose to provide the unorganised sector, gig and platform workers access to social security benefits through a government portal. The Union Labour and Employment Ministry has notified the draft rules under the Code on Social Security, 2020, which propose to provide the unorganised sector, gig and platform workers access to social security benefits through a government portal. The Ministry notified the draft rules on November 13 and sought suggestions and...
More »Arunachal records best sex ratio, Manipur the worst -Vijaita Singh
-The Hindu Nagaland, Mizoram, Kerala and Karnataka rank high in the list Arunachal Pradesh recorded the best sex ratio in the country while Manipur recorded the worst sex ratio, according to the 2018 report on “vital statistics of India based on the Civil Registration System”. Sex ratio at birth is number of females born per thousand males. Arunachal Pradesh recorded 1,084 females born per thousand males, followed by Nagaland (965) Mizoram (964), Kerala (963)...
More »Meet Vinod, the first research scholar from Kerala’s Cholanaikkan tribal community -Saritha S Balan
-TheNewsMinute.com Vinod has recently enrolled for a PhD in Applied Economics at the Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT). Vinod had only one pair of clothes when he joined Class 11. The authorities at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Model Residential School, Nilambur had asked students to come with four pairs of clothes to use at the hostel. Vinod thought of quitting studies. Not that his friends didn’t help by giving him...
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