India's unemployment rate is likely to decline by as much as 97 basis points by 2028 as the country's economy hits the USD 5 trillion mark, fuelling a rise in employment, a new report said. Unemployment rate -- the percentage of people in the labour force who are without jobs …
Even as the government tries to walk a tight rope between the demands of industries and employees on a hike in the minimum wage rate, the fate of two important employment generating schemes hangs in balance for want of an enhanced wage rate for daily workers. A hike in the …
Anti-land protest flared in Jharkhand ARMED with spears, swords and torches, about hundred tribals of Bandih village in Bokaro marched to the camp office of Jaypee Cement at midnight on October 22 and set it on fire after roughing up the guards. They were angry that the company was not …
The government of Narendra Modi has always maintained that Gujarat epitomises good governance. But transparency, a prominent feature of good governance, is missing when it comes to information about the Nano project agreement with the Tatas.
Staff shortages in the US fossil-fuel industry are good news for geologists, chemists and physicists. The boom is likely to continue despite the economic downturn and the rise of renewable energy, says Emma Marris.
GUWAHATI, Dec 1: The Asom Government has decided to set up a job-generation council to be headed by the Chief Minister in the State. Talking to newsmen at the launch of the Prime Minister
The Orissa Resettlement and Rehabilitation Policy, 2006 draws its strength from experiences from the implementation of past policies, best practices in other states and the Orissa government's Industrial Policy Resolution, 2001.
In the recent past, two major policy interventions have been made to resettle and rehabilitate persons displaced as a result of acquisition of land for development projects. While the government of Orissa brought out its policy in 2006, the Central Government notified a new policy in 2007. Both policies suffer …
Rajahmundry Nov. 27: In the wake of the increasing number of irregularities in the implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, the state government has taken up an exercise to streamline its implementation by training field and technical staff and systematise the execution of the works. In East Godavari, …
Scheme provides for bank loans to start ventures involving Rs. 25 lakh investment TIRUCHI: The Central government has allotted Rs. 163.50 lakh to Tiruchi district for disbursal as subsidy amounts under the new Prime Minister
This paper by Ministry of rural development highlights the strategic framework to eradicate rural poverty by 2015. Proposes an integrated approach focusing on improved access to natural resources, physical, social and financial infrastructure. This strategy paper examines the features of rural poverty, its magnitude, trends and geographical distribution. It looks …
India is under the grip of an outbreak of chikungunya fever since 2006. The genome of the causative chikungunya virus (CHIKV) closely resembles that from Indian Ocean islands. Neither vaccines nor drugs are available for CHIKV infection in man, and the integrated vector management strategy remains the only effective control …
This is a study of social mobility over 25 years in six villages in the former Tiruchirapalli district in Tamil Nadu. The two most important external drivers are local industrialisation and social policy in a broad sense. It is shown that the overall effect seems to be a centripetal tendency …
Studies done by scholars like Narayanan (2008), Vijayanand (2008) and Sharif (2008) show that in spite of many limitations the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) has become a women's programme. Narayanan and Vijayanand have restricted their study to one state each only, but Sharif has studied seven states. Their …
In the follow-up to the 4SSF Conference, fishworker organizations must capitalize on the positive experiences of social movements and civil society organizations (CSOs) engaged in the struggle for food sovereignty.
