-TheWire.in Amidst the pandemic, digital acceleration and related developments in the US and the UK, provisions in the Code address India's absence of a central framework to recognise and regulate trade unions. The roll-out of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 and the draft Industrial Relations (Central) Recognition of Negotiating Union or Negotiating Council and Adjudication of Disputes of Trade Unions Rules, 2021 as part of India’s labour reforms initiative, is in the...
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How Grassroots Organic Seed Saviours Challenge Monopolies, Promote Sustainable Farming -Gargi Parsai
-TheWire.in Several local women farmers recalled their struggle in persuading their family to convert hazardous, chemical-driven conventional farming into environment-friendly organic farming. Dehradun: “When I die I am not going to leave behind gold or currency for my grandchildren. I will leave for them organic seeds that I have saved over the years which they will remember as their grandmother’s legacy. They must know that this biodiversity is the symbol of our...
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-TheWire.in Her writings are indispensable for anyone interested in learning about the history of agrarian change and labour in modern India. Professor Sheila Bhalla, professor emerita at the School of Social Sciences, JNU, a respected teacher, a labour economist of repute and a committed activist, passed away in Puducherry on September 5. Canadian by birth, she was introduced to trade union activities early in her life by her father. She studied at the...
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-PTI/ TheWire.in The two-month time granted by the Supreme Court to the CBI to produce Amber B. Carr before the trial court ended on Thursday. Jodhpur: The Bhanwari Devi abduction and murder case trial will now proceed without the testimony of prosecution witness Amber B. Carr, a DNA expert with the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The two-month time granted by the Supreme Court to the CBI to produce her before...
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-TheWire.in Scientists described a 'culture of silence' at ICMR, with researchers worried that they would be passed over for opportunities if they questioned their superiors. New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)’s top leadership “tailored” the agency’s findings on the spread of COVID-19 and its possible trajectory to suit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s agenda and pressured scientists to downplay the threat posed by the pandemic, New York Times has reported. The...
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