-Frontline.thehindu.com Though not the only solution to rural unemployment, it is an important social security measure. Soon after becoming Prime Minister, Narendra Modi mocked the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in Parliament and called it a monumental failure of the United Progressive Alliance government. Interestingly, he added that he would not end the scheme but would keep it alive as a symbol of the Congress’ inability to address poverty. Five...
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No Census 2021 in 2022 either — govt ‘puts exercise on hold, timeframe not yet decided’ -Ananya Bhardwaj and Shubham Batra
-ThePrint.in Last census was conducted in 2011 & next one was due in 2021, but was delayed due to Covid. Census-related field activities 'postponed till further orders', govt tells Parliament. New Delhi: The census, which was to have been held last year but had to be postponed owing to the Covid pandemic, has been “put on hold” for this year too, sources in the central government told ThePrint Tuesday. What’s more, it...
More »Pakistani Hindu refugees at Delhi's Majnu ka Tila remain devoid of basic facilities -Aparna Bose
-PTI/ The Telegraph Similar concerns echoed for Afghan Hindus and Sikhs, who have been brought to India after reports of attacks on minorities in Afghanistan Secluded within a confined zone in Delhi's Majnu-Ka-Tila, Pakistani Hindu refugees who moved to India with hopes of securing their lives have been surviving in tents and semi-kutcha houses with no access to the basic facilities like water and electricity. Fifty-two-year-old refugee Radha Solanki, who moved to India...
More »Govt to introduce bill in Parliament to regulate digital media: Sources -Rahul Shrivastava
-IndiaToday.in The Union government is likely to introduce a bill by which digital media in the country will be regulated. The Centre is likely to bring legislation by which digital media in the country will be regulated and could face action for "violations" under the Registration of Press and Periodicals Bill, sources said. The bill, if passed, will replace the Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867, which regulates newspapers and printing presses...
More »Digital News To Be Regulated In Amended Law In A First -Sunil Prabhu
-NDTV.com Digital news sites could face action for "violations", which includes cancelled registration or penalty, if the bill is cleared. New Delhi: Digital media in India will be regulated and can face action for "violations" under an amended law that the government plans to bring in the parliament session starting next week. The law for the registration of media will, for the first time, include digital media, which has never been defined by...
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