Nearly 24 fatal accidents and 47 serious accidents have happened in various coal mines of the country during this year till 31st August. Likewise, 18 fatal accidents and 13 serious accidents have taken place in non-coal mines during the same time period. The accident figures are low this year in comparison to the previous ones thanks to a lower demand for output from these mines against the backdrop of COVID-19...
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What economists like Ashok Gulati still don’t understand about agriculture in India -Yogendra Yadav
-ThePrint.in Indian farmers have read the writing on the wall. India’s economists have not. Do Indian farmers understand the agrarian economy better than Ashok Gulati? Ridiculous as it might sound, the answer could well be: yes. Professor Ashok Gulati is the leading agricultural economist in India, and among the scholars I read, consult and respect. He combines solid scholarship with genuine concern for the farmers. He has the spine to stand against governments...
More »A wage code that is a hasty composition -K Chandru
-The Hindu The Code on Wages (yet to be notified) has not succeeded in a consolidation of Laws and is a case of tall official claims In the brief monsoon session of Parliament, three new labour codes (The Industrial Relations Code, the Social Security Code and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020) were bulldozed into passing and now await the President’s assent. Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar told the media...
More »Promise and pitfalls of new labour deal -Amir Ullah Khan
-Livemint.com * Some labour code changes are already in effect in Rajasthan and Gujarat. They offer a glimpse of what may unfold * It may be more relevant to look at the model put in place by states which went down this path several years ago: Rajasthan and Gujarat. The early indications are not very encouraging HYDERABAD: The new labour Laws are meant to make doing business easier in India. Naturally, the industry...
More »An Expert Explains: Farm Acts and federalism -Faizan Mustafa
-The Indian Express As Opposition and regional parties protest the contentious farm Laws, now challenged in Supreme Court, engaging with the key question: Does the enactment of the Laws violate the federal principle? On Sunday, the President gave assent to the controversial farm Bills passed by Parliament last week. Amid protests by farmers’ organisations across the country, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, and Punjab have said they might not implement the new Laws, Kerala and...
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