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Corporates, states must champion sports: Amitabh KantAmitabh Kant, India's G20 Sherpa, stresses the need for increased private sector investment and state-level ownership to boost India's $52 ...20 Jan, 2025, 12.45 AM IST- Labour 20 group adopts joint statements on universalisation of social security, women empowermentL20 is a group of trade unions of 20 nations and Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh has chaired its meetings in India, as part of India’s G20 presidenc...23 Jun, 2023, 09.29 PM IST
- Labour20 calls for universalisation of social securityAccording to the labour ministry, the joint statement has asked the governments and employers to shoulder this responsibility.21 Mar, 2023, 12.53 AM IST
- Labour codes to herald new wave of reforms in 2021; job creation likely to be major challengeThis year has also been a challenging year for the workforce as well as for employers due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The gov...26 Feb, 2021, 03.57 PM IST
- Social security benefit to be extended to platform, gig workers: FM SitharamanA portal will be set up to collect info on gig & platform workers, building & construction workers, among others to provide them benefits l...01 Feb, 2021, 01.14 PM IST
- Labour ministry likely to give shape to National Employment Policy by DecemberThe NEP will draw a broad road map for improving job opportunities in the country, mainly by various initiatives like skill development, br...10 Jan, 2021, 11.42 AM IST
- India gets Chairmanship of ILO Governing body after a gap of 35 yearsLabour Secretary Apurva Chandra has been elected as the Chairperson of the Governing Body of the ILO for the period October 2020-June 2021.23 Oct, 2020, 04.23 PM IST
- Govt plans to bring social security schemes under one umbrellaThe government proposes to bring at least half a dozen social security schemes, including old age pension and insurance, under the ambit of...28 Aug, 2020, 02.14 PM IST
- Social security schemes may soon cover gig workers tooThe labour ministry may soon include gig workers under the existing social security schemes of the government, which would make them eligib...06 Aug, 2020, 12.21 AM IST
- Job loss most severe immediate impact of COVID-19: SurveyLoss of employment is considered as the most severe immediate impact of the Covid-19 crisis, as per a study.11 Jun, 2020, 10.24 PM IST
- Human-centred response should drive recovery from COVID-19 economic impacts: ILO-IHD-ISLE conference suggestsThe preliminary results of an online survey of 520 ISLE members conducted in the last week of May showed that loss of employment was consid...11 Jun, 2020, 04.14 PM IST
- Social Security Code Bill introduced in Lok SabhaThe Bill proposes setting up a social security fund using corpus available under corporate social responsibility. This fund will provide we...11 Dec, 2019, 01.00 PM IST
- India is world's economic hope, says Vice President Venkaiah Naidu"India is the economic hope of the globe and that the picture is both fascinating and complex as our economy is fast expanding," Naidu said.26 Feb, 2018, 07.11 PM IST
- Raise savings and investment rates for growth, says former RBI governor C RangarajanFormer RBI Governor C Rangarajan today suggested that India must improve savings and investment rates for sustained growth.09 Jan, 2015, 08.25 PM IST
- Budget 2013: Pension parishad to press for senior citizen pensionMillions of elderly people are living a life of extreme vulnerability and destitution in the absence of any monetary income or support.07 Feb, 2013, 12.33 PM IST
- Raise IT exemption limit to Rs 3 lakh in 2011-12: Trade UnionsBesides this, the unions would ask to universalise and strengthen public distribution system and rationalise tax, duty and cess on petroleu...11 Jan, 2011, 07.28 PM IST
- Left may force govt to discuss Plan paper in ParliamentIn yet another instance of the government giving in to Left pressure, the approach paper for the 11th Five-Year Plan (FYP) is likely to com...06 Dec, 2006, 03.27 AM IST
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