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States’ expenses on salary, pension, interest payment rise 2.5 times in 10 years since FY14: CAG
These three components totalling Rs 29,99,760 crore together...
Domain expertise, aptitude guide central government and PSU appointments: Top PMO official
"Domain expertise, aptitude and reputation now guide appointments...
Govt hikes minimum wages fron Oct 1 as living costs surge
Earlier this week, thousands of workers held protests across the country, seeking an increase in wages and demanding the repeal of four labour codes which they say favour multinational corporations. New Delhi: India is hiking minimum wages marginally for workers...
GST on Health, Life Insurance: Newly formed GoM to meet on Oct 19
A final call by the council on taxation of insurance premiums is likely to be taken in the next meeting in November, based on the GoM report New Delhi: The ministerial panel to decide on lowering goods and services tax (GST) on health and life insurance premiums will...
Goyal asks realtors to ensure guaranteed ESIC, PF registrations for 7 cr people working in sector
Piyush Goyal,Union Commerce and Industry Minister "I urge you to kindly think about this in very serious terms… can we ensure a guaranteed ESIC and provident fund registration of all these 70 million workmen and women (working in this sector)," Goyal told real estate...
Mercedes Benz fire incident may slow down EV transition in South Korea
Although batteries are a critical component in electric cars and can pose serious safety risks if not properly manufactured or managed, automakers have so far kept the identity of their battery suppliers confidential, not just in Korea but around the globe. A...
Environmental activist ClientEarth sues Germany over pesticides use
The group said in a statement Germany was not complying with the 2009 Sustainable Use of Pesticides Directive. The EU law should have been in force across the 27-member by 2011, but the reality has been patchy implementation, the group said Environmental activist...
AB PM-JAY: World’s largest government-funded health insurance scheme in six years of launch
J.P. NaddaUnion Health Minister Ayushman Bharat has become a lifeline today, with more than 60,000 patients getting free treatments daily and crores of families getting 'insulated' from exorbitant medical expenses New Delhi: Ayushman Bharat has become a lifeline...
Watching, mere storage of child pornography a crime: Supreme Court
The judgment authored by Justice J.B. Pardiwala suggested that the Parliament should seriously consider substituting the term “child pornography” with “child sexual exploitative and abuse material” (CSEAM) and in the meantime, the Union government may bring an...
EY-employee’s death: Experts say ‘compassion’ can reduce such incidents; demand specific policy
Stress cannot be avoided but it can be managed. In the corporate world stress is a part of our life…We need to understand how to react to that…We are the solution makers itself…" Associate Consultant at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Nikhil Badgujar said Pune: As...
NHRC issues notice to Labour Ministry EY-employee’s death
The National Human Rights Commission has also appointed a ‘Special Monitor’ to look into various practices and work environment leading to violations of human rights in business. The Commission has specifically constituted a ‘Core Group on Business and Human Rights’...
Nadda slams Punjab Govt for mismanagement of Ayushman Bharat payments, Punjab accuses Centre of discrimination
The Private Hospital and Nursing Home Association (PHANA) in Punjab has stopped cashless treatment under the government's health insurance schemes, including the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) New Delhi: The ruling AAP in Punjab Saturday...