The need of the hour is a people centric, equity driven, consensus-based, and collective approach to face global developmental challenges, Nirmala Sitharaman said
3 min read13 Apr 2023The landmark labour law amendment in Karnataka will allow for 12-hour shifts and night-time work for women.
1 min read10 Mar 2023NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant also expressed concern over high food inflation due to higher prices of oilseeds and edible oils
1 min read16 Jul 2021The new labour codes should benefit all stakeholders by providing greater employment flexibility that is suitable to the evolving job requirements of our economy.
4 min read20 Oct 2020The unilateral power to fix terms and conditions of employment by employers will impact wage bargaining, says K.R. Shyam Sundar, labour economist and professor, XLRI-Xavier School of Management
6 min read28 Sep 2020The three codes will allow states to roll on labour reforms and empower them to exempt any company or companies from complying with one or more labour lawsOpposition parties including Congress had walked out of the lower House and did not participate in the discussion
3 min read22 Sep 2020The state has allowed companies with up to 300 workers to fire people or close down units without prior approval of the government, a threefold increase from the current threshold in the Industrial Dispute Act
2 min read30 May 2020The Industrial Relation Code and Social Security Code have been sent to a standing committeeCentral trade unions went on a nationwide strike on 8 January and have warned of an intensified agitation at the state level and in industrial belts
2 min read15 Jan 2020Without land and labour reforms, the speed of economic growth cannot pick up
4 min read20 Nov 2019The education sector will need an overhaul and better public engagement right from the elementary school levelIndia spends 2.7% of its gross domestic product on education. The demand is to increase it to 6% of the GDP
6 min read30 May 2019The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared
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