Centre plans Deregulation 2.0 with 30 new priority areasThe govt is preparing for Deregulation 2.0, targeting 30 key areas for significant compliance reduction. This initiative will focus on seve...
01 Jan, 2026, 06.36 AM IST
From land to environment, govt identifies 10 major areas for deregulation across statesIndia is focusing on deregulation across ten major areas from environment to law, land and building to counter the deglobalisation era's im...
27 Feb, 2025, 10.30 AM IST
Herding sheep on a highway: India’s regulatory dilemma and the case for bold deregulationRegulating in developing countries is complex due to dilemmas on what to regulate or deregulate. Despite recognizing the need for regulator...
05 Feb, 2025, 11.24 PM IST
Economic Survey: Deregulate to take off, says Anubhuti Sahay of Standard Chartered BankIn the late 1970s, the US government's shift to focus on aviation safety significantly reduced accidents and increased air traffic. India's...
01 Feb, 2025, 12.52 AM IST
Ease of Doing Business should be a state-led initiative, not a sole mandate of Union govt: Economic Survey 2024-25The Economic Survey suggests that Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) should be driven by state governments, rather than being solely mandated by...
31 Jan, 2025, 03.39 PM IST
Labour reforms have created an enabling environment for doing business in India: Economic Survey 2024-25Tabled in the Parliament on Friday, the Survey said by simplifying compliance, fostering labour flexibility, and promoting worker welfare, ...
31 Jan, 2025, 01.37 PM IST
Parkash Singh Badal's move of returning Padma award slap to Centre: Medha PatkarBadal on Thursday returned his Padma award over two months after his Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) pulled out of the BJP-led National Democrati...
03 Dec, 2020, 09.59 PM IST
Survey for national minimum wage linked to geographic region or skill“The central government should notify a ‘national floor minimum wage’ that can vary broadly across five geographical regions,” the survey s...
05 Jul, 2019, 08.28 AM IST
CEA's message to FM: Economic Survey 2018-19 in 10 pointsThe Survey talks about raising the investment rate and saving rate to lift India to next level of economic growth.
04 Jul, 2019, 07.04 PM IST
Want more jobs, make labour laws easy, says Economic Survey 2019Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey 2018-19 in Parliament on Thursday.
04 Jul, 2019, 04.40 PM IST
CPI(M) lauds trade unions for "landmark" general strikeKarat claimed, more than two-third of workers in factories and enterprises have been taken out of purview of protection afforded by these l...
03 Sep, 2015, 04.56 PM IST
FM Arun Jaitley's thoughts, actions to augur well for economy,equities: CitigroupIt said there is a lot happening that should see the light soon with respect to Goods and Services Tax (GST), land acquisition law modifica...
18 Nov, 2014, 06.03 PM IST
Are Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reforms half-hearted or clever gradualism?Optimists say modest changes will boost growth. They say Modi is introducing major changes but in a phased manner, to avoid opposition to r...
29 Oct, 2014, 10.45 AM IST
Trade unions call for nationwide strike against price hikeNational Secretary of AITUC Amarjeet Kaur, meanwhile, said if the government does not act o the strike, the Unions will intensify their agi...
16 Feb, 2013, 04.42 PM IST
- Coercion robs workers of $20 bn annually, says ILO report
According to the report, people in forced labour get wages lower than mkt rate, even less than minimum subsistence level. Job openings scar...
13 May, 2009, 03.21 AM IST
- Deregulate handloom sector to attract more FDI: Assocham
The government should deregulate handloom sector by bringing flexible labour laws to attract more foreign direct investment into the sector...
05 Nov, 2008, 10.35 PM IST
- Allow flexible labour laws: Assocham
The government should completely deregulate the country’s handloom sector and make labour laws more flexible to help textile industry, attr...
25 Jul, 2007, 12.57 AM IST