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Group of Ministers submitted draft proposal on Employment and Skill Development
The Group of Ministers Committee formed under the leadership of Social Justice and Empowerment Minister recently submitted its draft proposals on employment and skill development. Proposals made The...
What is “Direct Seeding of Rice” being encouraged amongst farmers?
The farmers of Punjab and Haryana are being encouraged to adopt “direct seeding of rice” due to shortage of labourers. This is being encouraged in place of conventional...
KVIC to implement “Vocal for Local” initiative; Issues Guidelines
Prime Minister Modi recently announced “Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan”. Under the scheme, around 20 lakh crore rupees have been allocated. Along with the scheme, the Prime Minister also...
COVID-19: Rs 3,100 crores allocated from PM CARES Funds
The PM CARES Fund trust was created on March 27, 2020. It was headed by Prime Minister Modi. The other members include Home Minister, Defence Minister and Finance...
Jal Jeevan Mission: J&K, Haryana to provide Tap Connections to all by 2022
The Jal Jeevan Mission aims to provide drinking water to every household. It aims to provide tap connections to every rural household. With the COVID-19 crisis at its...Ordinance passed by Uttar Pradesh to suspend labour laws
In May 2020, the Government of Uttar Pradesh approved an ordinance titled the “Uttar Pradesh Temporary Exemption from Certain Labour Laws Ordinance, 2020”, which sought to suspend the...
3 Schemes launched by Jharkhand to increase MNREGA working days
On May 5, 2020, the Jharkhand Government launched three schemes to increase working hours of MNREGA workers. The schemes will help generate more than 25 crore man days...
GRID 2020 report: Over 5 million displaced in India in 2019
The Global Report on Internal Displacement, GRID 2020 released by Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, IDMC said that over 5 million people have displaced in India in 2019. According...
Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Monsoon steps begun
The Jal Shakti Abhiyan has taken all measures to boost the rural economy and combat present health crisis created by COVID-19. Also, the scheme is to use large...
April 28: World Day for Safety and Health at Work
Every year the World Day for Safety and Health at Work is observed on April 28. With COVID-19 pandemic creating great challenges for governments, workers and employers, this...
Portal Launched by Odisha for Registering Migrant Workers
The Odisha government has launched a portal covid19.odisha.gov.in for registering migrant workers returning to the state after the lifting of the lockdown in May. About the Portal The...
