-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The central government scheme to reimburse employers in the PRIvate sector 50% wages of the last 14 weeks of maternity leave will be funded by a Rs 400 crore allocation and is intended to counter the perception that extended maternity leave is deterring female employment. There will be a wage ceiling of Rs 15,000 a month for eligible women. On the status of the proposal, the...
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The oil & rupee problem -Kirit Parikh
-The Indian Express A balanced approach can reduce petrol PRIce without affecting revenues. RBI mustn’t artificially shore up rupee The Brent crude oil PRIce has changed from around $68/barrel in January to $70/barrel on November 9, touching a high of $86 on October 3. The rupee has also fallen from Rs 63.30 per US$ in January to Rs 70 on November 9. These fluctuations have created major policy problems for the...
More »MSP sustains the illusion that farmers rule in this country -Yogendra Yadav
-Livemint.com A partial hike in the MSP on paper was packaged by the govt as three fresh and historic steps for farmers’ welfare Minimum support PRIce (MSP) is a fiction. It is a feel-good fiction. The farmers are free to sell their crop for as much as they wish, but should the PRIces fall below a minimum level, the government is there to help them. MSP is a sovereign guarantee that the state...
More »Drought seen impacting kharif pulses -Rutam Vora
-The Hindu Business Line Bengaluru/ Ahmedabad: After languishing for almost two years, the PRIces of pulses such as tur/arhar and urad have rebounded over the past few weeks as production has been impacted by scanty rains in the key growing regions of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat. Over the past two-three weeks, the PRIces of tur, moong, gram and urad have risen by 10-20 per cent in various markets such...
More »I&B said don't use 'Dalit', Press Council chairman says not feasible -Krishn Kaushik
-The Indian Express In an advisory on August 7 to all PRIvate satellite television channels, the I&B Ministry had asked them to “refrain from using the nomenclature Dalit”, and use only the Constitutional term, ‘Scheduled Caste’. New Delhi: Disagreeing with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting’s advisory that the media should stop using the word Dalit and replace it with Scheduled Caste, the Press Council of India has decided it will not...
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