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Cracker of a battle: Vijay wants Sivakasi to take on China and become a global fireworks powerhouse. Here's what it'll takeTamil Nadu's government aims to transform Sivakasi, India's firecracker hub, into a global competitor against China. The focus is now on in...- India well-poised for rapid growth despite risks from West Asia war and El Nino: ITCDespite facing geopolitical instability and weather-related challenges, India's economy is expected to grow robustly at 6.9% in FY27. This ...
- Modinomics is appeasement of US, capitulation to China: CongressThe Congress party has criticized the Modi government's economic policies, dubbing them as "Modinomics." They argue that these policies inv...
- Govt initiates recruitment for 1.83 lakh vacancies across sectorsCentral government has launched recruitment for over 1.83 lakh positions, with Railways accounting for the largest share. Parliamentary pan...
- NEET re-exam: Karnataka Congress chief regrets hardship faced by students due to traffic disruptionCongress president B.K. Hariprasad expressed regret over students facing traffic issues reaching NEET exam centres due to a party rally, wh...
- Entire political science of data doctoring: Congress slams govt on rural wage figuresThe Congress party has accused the Modi government of artificially inflating rural wage growth figures. According to Congress general secre...
- Forget the DOJ. For a Trump pardon, call "Bobby" and other influencersPresident Donald Trump's pardon system has shifted dramatically. Influence now hinges on personal networks and narratives of victimhood, by...
- The Iran war is now changing your Social Security check; here's the new 2027 COLA numberSocial Security COLA update 2027: Gas prices in America have surged above $4.10 per gallon, up sharply from $3.17 last year, and the impact...
- Murshidabad’s forgotten crisis: Beedi workers struggle amid charged political debates, SIR deletionsIn Murshidabad's beedi belt, children work alongside mothers to meet daily targets. Families earn meager wages for rolling beedis. Contract...
- JD Vance's dodgy H-1B sleight of handUS policies are impacting foreign-trained doctors. Claims of widespread H-1B visa fraud are not fully supported by government data. Recent ...
- Over Rs 44 cr released under MGNREGS so far: Centre tells Lok SabhaThe central government has disbursed Rs 44,323 crore to states and union territories under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gua...
- Parliamentary panel recommends independent survey, revamp of MGNREGSA Parliamentary panel has suggested a comprehensive survey to assess the effectiveness of MGNREGS, highlighting concerns over wage stagnati...
- Too early to make Aadhaar based system mandatory for MGNREGS payments: Parliamentary panelA parliamentary panel has advised against mandating the Aadhaar-based payment system for MGNREGS, citing potential worker exclusion. They a...
- Parliamentary panel pulls up department for less budgetary allocation to MGNREGAThe committee, headed by Prataprao Jadhav, has suggested the department seek higher allocation from the ministry of finance while sprucing ...
- Female scarcity in labour market is raising wages, reducing povertyA key aim of MNREGA was to increase female work participation. It improves their incentive to work more days per year. Yet, the opposite ha...
- Nomura says slowing rural wages should bring inflation down"A moderation in real rural wages should cause rural demand to moderate, apart from moderating the medium-term inflationary pressures," Nom...
- Assam sees drop in spending on MGNREGA in last four fiscals; down 13% in FY'13The total expenditure, including both the Centre and the state's shares, in Assam on MGNREGA during 2012-13 stood at Rs 651.55 crore.
- Rural spending rises 18% in FY12; rural poverty likely to have dropped to around 26%Recent data show that poverty is coming down fast and that the rural-urban gap in income is narrowing, thanks to rapid economic recovery af...
- NREGA's new avatar: Work later, take home cash nowThe government is likely to allow advance part payment of wages in a bid to restore faith of beneficiaries in its flagship rural jobs schem...
- Does economic growth reduce fertility?The rapid economic growth enjoyed by India since 1999 has continued to alter the nature of economic relations.
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