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EPFO: Interest Rate for 2020-21
Why in News Recently, the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) recommended that subscribers be given 8.5% interest rate for Provident Fund...
05 Mar 2021 Employment
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PLI Scheme for IT Hardware and Pharmaceuticals
Why in News Recently, the Union Cabinet has cleared Production-Linked incentive (PLI) schemes for pharmaceuticals and IT hardware, including...
26 Feb 2021 Employment
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Draft National Migrant Labour Policy
Why in News Recently, NITI Aayog, along with a working subgroup of officials and members of civil society, has prepared a draft National Migrant...
24 Feb 2021 Employment
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Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries
Why in News The Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) inaugurated 50 artisan-based SFURTI clusters, spread over 18 States, to...
23 Feb 2021 Employment
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The Big Picture: Bare Necessities Index
Why in News? Despite the widespread efforts and improvements, inequalities in access to bare necessities like drinking water, sanitation,...
16 Feb 2021 Employment
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The Big Picture: Budget 2021 for Green Energy
Why in News? The Union Budget for FY 2021-22 presented by the Union Minister of India, has exclusively focussed on Green Energy...
09 Feb 2021 Employment
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Taxing Interest Incomes on EPF
Why in News The Union Budget 2021-22 proposed to tax the interest income on Provident Fund (PF) contributions by employees exceeding Rs. 2.5 lakh a...
05 Feb 2021 Employment
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This article is based on “Rise of shadow entrepreneurship” which was published in The Hindu on 18/01/2021. It talks about the benefits...
25 Jan 2021 Employment
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Female Labor Force Participation In India
This article is based on “Enhancing women’s employment is key to economic recovery” which was published in The Hindustan Times on...
21 Jan 2021 Employment
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This article is based on “In our past lies our future… Indian tourism hasn’t marketed the precious assets embedded in our...
20 Jan 2021 Employment
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Why in News There has been a global rise of shadow entrepreneurship, in various sectors such as education (certificates), finance (for easy loans),...
20 Jan 2021 Employment
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Main Bhi Digital Drive for Street Vendors
Why in News The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) is going to launch ‘Main Bhi Digital (me too digital)’ drive for the...
28 Dec 2020 Employment
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The Government has decided to create a database of migrant workers, including workers in the informal economy. Migration is the movement of people...
15 Dec 2020 Employment
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Technological Revolution, Covid-19 & Labour Market
This article is based on “The Future of Work in the Post-COVID-19 World” which was published in The Economic & Political Weekly on...
12 Nov 2020 Employment
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PLI Scheme for Ten More Sectors
Why in News The Union Cabinet has given its approval to introduce the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme in 10 more sectors for enhancing...
12 Nov 2020 Employment
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Growing Trend of Jobs for Locals
Why in News Recently, Haryana Assembly has passed the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Bill, 2020 to reserve 75% of private-sector jobs...
06 Nov 2020 Employment
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Provisions For Platform Workers
Why in News The Code on Social Security, 2020, for the first time in Indian law, attempted to define ‘platform work’ outside of the...
02 Nov 2020 Employment
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Sexual Harassment and the Code on Wages
Why in News According to a provision in the Code on Wages 2019, ‘conviction for sexual harassment’ can be a ground for denying bonus...
31 Oct 2020 Employment
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Quarterly Periodic Labour Force Survey
Why in News Recently, the National Statistical Office (NSO) released the quarterly Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) for October-December...
30 Oct 2020 Employment
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India in BRICS Ministers’ Meeting
Why in News Recently, the BRICS Labour and Employment Ministers’ Virtual Meeting was held under the Russian Presidency. It aimed to discuss...
13 Oct 2020 Employment
