by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 21, 2024 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Policy
In other industrial states such as Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and agricultural states Uttar Pradesh and Punjab levels are below their 10-year averages. Longer term, there is a risk of water wars if governments do not act now, said Sandeep Anirudhan, convener of the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 27, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News
The report stated that arsenic was detected in groundwater in parts of 230 districts across 25 states while fluoride was found in some pockets of 469 districts in 27 states, the tribunal noted in a recent order New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has issued notices...
by AIP Online Bureau | Sep 18, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Pension & Social Security, Policy
The immediate gain for states shifting back to the OPS is that they will not have to spend on the NPS contribution of the current employees, but in the future, the unfunded OPS is likely to exert “severe pressures” on their finances, it said. Mumbai:...
by AIP Online Bureau | Aug 6, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Non-Life, Pandemic
The letters were sent to the State Health Secretaries of Delhi, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu and Telangana on reporting a high number of COVID cases and positivity rate New Delhi: The Centre on Saturday wrote to six states and the Union Territory...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 27, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Workplace/Employee Benefits
The minister also said that the government is working to provide social security to the entire workforce in the country and that is why e-Shram portal or national database of informal workers is being created He informed that as many as 28 crore informal workers are...
