From axles to rare earth: India draws up list of 100 products it still can't make enough ofIndia is set to boost its manufacturing sector by identifying around 100 products for domestic production. This initiative aims to reduce r...
17 May, 2026, 10.43 AM IST
With Kerala defeat, how Left has been 'left out' of IndiaThe Left Democratic Front faces a significant defeat in Kerala, marking its absence from any state government for the first time in nearly ...
04 May, 2026, 08.14 PM IST
EPFO may raise minimum pension under EPS-95; settles 83.1 million claims in 2025-26Labour and employment minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Wednesday, said that the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) settled 6.103 mill...
29 Apr, 2026, 05.19 PM IST
- India parliament panel calls for tighter protection for gig workers
A parliamentary panel has recommended mandatory registration for gig workers on a national database. Digital platforms must also contribute...
17 Mar, 2026, 07.41 PM IST
Pensioners’ demands echoed: Parliamentary panel seeks hike in minimum EPS payout, say Rs 1000 insufficientA parliamentary panel has urged an immediate review of the Employees' Pension Scheme 1995's minimum monthly pension. The current Rs 1,000 i...
17 Mar, 2026, 04.06 PM IST
Jaya Bachchan opts out of Parliament panel on IT headed by BJP's Nishikant DubeyJaya Bachchan has left the Parliamentary Committee on Communications and Information Technology. She is now a member of the Parliamentary S...
03 Oct, 2024, 04.11 PM IST
High-powered committee to implement breaks for food, nature's call for train driversThe Ministry of Labour has constituted a high-powered committee to work out the modalities "to provide defined time intervals for food and ...
03 May, 2024, 12.58 AM IST
Par panel to seek FinMin's explanation for rejecting proposal to raise pension under EPFOThe labour ministry has constituted a High-Empowered Monitoring Committee for complete evaluation and review of the Employees Pension Schem...
03 Nov, 2022, 05.34 PM IST
Depict real picture of job loss, reconcile data of credible agencies: Parliament panel to Labour MinistryThe Covid pandemic had an impact on employment in the country as the economic activities slowed down due to lockdown restrictions imposed b...
08 Aug, 2021, 12.09 PM IST
Govt proposes allowing cos with not less than 300 workers to fire staff without its nodCurrently, only those industrial establishments with less than 100 employees are permitted to hire and fire their staff without permission ...
22 Sep, 2020, 01.44 PM IST
Labour codes empower states to change their labour law frameworkTop government officials told ET that the labour ministry would soon move cabinet notes seeking approval for the two labour codes — Industr...
17 Aug, 2020, 07.15 AM IST
House panel meets lined up, but Covid fears remainThe new PAC constituted at the beginning of this financial year has not held any meeting so far. The first meeting is crucial as selection ...
01 Jul, 2020, 12.00 AM IST
House Panel to summon state govts’ representatives over contentious labour lawsWhile various state governments recently walked on the ‘path of labour reform’, changes made by BJP-ruled MP, UP and Gujarat are relatively...
12 May, 2020, 07.03 AM IST
Government tables bill on labour codes on wages and on occupational safetyThe Code on Wages seeks to universalise the provisions of minimum wages and timely payment of wages to all employees, irrespective of the s...
23 Jul, 2019, 11.56 PM IST
'Penal provisions for Minimum Wage Act violations be revised'Taking strong exeption to government's "inaction" in amending the Minimum Wages Act to make it more deterrent for violaters, a Parliamentar...
07 Feb, 2014, 09.55 PM IST
- Extend ESI scheme to glass, bangle workers: Parliamentary panel
A Parliamentary panel has suggested extending the Employees State Insurance (ESI) scheme to glass and bangle workers in the unorganised sec...
30 Aug, 2012, 06.48 PM IST
- Parliamentary panel for machinery to check misleading job advertisements
A Parliamentary panel has strongly favoured a central enforcement machinery to check publication of misleading job advertisements.
04 Sep, 2011, 01.01 PM IST