Govt to make unique identifier mandatory for construction workers: Labour SecyThe government will make unique identifier mandatory for construction workers nationwide, aimed at safeguarding migrant laborers' rights. L...
Labour issues increasingly getting discussed in trade agreements: Labour SecretaryWith safety provisions increasingly influencing free trade agreements (FTAs), Ahuja highlighted the imperative of maintaining high safety s...
Aggregators need to take responsibility of gig workers: Labour Secretary Arti AhujaUnion Labour Secretary Arti Ahuja said that the 'National Steering Committee' is there to ensure that aggregators do their responsibilities...
G20 India: Employment Working Group reaches broad agreement for cross-country mobility and jobs databaseThese include development of an international reference classification of occupations by skill and qualification requirements to facilitate...
Centre asks states to include statutory obligations in contract of employees hired through outsourcing agenciesExpressing concerns over underpayment to contractual workers, delayed payments and low deposits to EPFO and ESIC, labour secretary Arti Ahu...
Govt focused on creating infra for easy access to medical services for workers: Labour MinisterThe Union government is focused on creating an infrastructure for easy access to medical services for the workers of our country, the minis...
Amazon downplays India layoffs, terms them 'voluntary separation'ET on November 25 reported that the company had told the labour authorities in Bangalore that it has not sacked any employee, but only let ...
Govt reconstitutes committee to examine representation of officials sacked for alleged corruptionOne member nominated by the cadre controlling authority (under whose administrative control the alleged corrupt officials come) will also b...
Centre flags decline in Covid testing, asks states to enhance itReferring to the ministry's earlier letters and the Home Ministry advisory of December 27 last year laying out the broad framework of pande...
Centre tells states to set up control rooms at district levelIndia reported a sharp increase from 58,097 cases on Tuesday to 90,928 cases on Wednesday. The daily positivity had also increased from 4.1...
Centre updates guidelines for Covid-19 control rooms amid Omicron scareStates have been directed to set up district, sub-district control rooms for COVID management to ensure ease in facilities like ambulance t...
Omicron surge: Centre asks 9 states, union territories to step up testingIt has been observed that there has been a considerable decline in COVID-19 testing in these states and union territories amid rising cases...
Centre asks states, UTs to review health infra preparedness amid rise in Covid casesTo tackle a possible rise in COVID-19 cases, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on January 1 advised states to start setting up makeshif...
Centre asks states to restrict public observance of festivals, limit or stop gatherings amid spike in casesAdditional Secretary in the Health Ministry Arti Ahuja, in a letter to state chief secretaries and union territory administrators, stated t...
After Kuala Lumpur, Bhubaneshwar to be connected to Bangkok, SingaporeAirAsia had received bookings from Australia, New Zealand and as far as Japan for this route (to Bhubaneshwar) and was glad to offer other ...
IFC, Odisha government partner to develop speciality hospitalsIFC has partnered with Odisha government to improve health infrastructure under PPP mode in the state by developing around 12 speciality ho...
Odisha issues guidelines for holding health camps making prior permission mandatoryAs per the new guidelines issued by Health Secretary Arti Ahuja, the organisers need to apply in prescribed format at least a month in adva...