Governance

Workers employed under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on August 2, 2022, demanding timely wage payments, increased funding for the rural employment programme, and action against alleged corruption.
Governance

VB-GRAMG begins with Rs 1 wage hike for Telangana workers, Rs 5 each for Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh

Himanshu Nitnaware
3 min read
Workers’ groups say revised wages remain below minimum wages in many states and do not address long-standing concerns over rural employment guarantees
Simply Put: Afford to sleep
Governance

Simply Put: Afford to sleep

Sorit Gupto
1 min read
Letter to ministries flags lack of rules for pesticide-coated seeds in India, urges safety checks and labelling
Agriculture

Letter to ministries flags lack of rules for pesticide-coated seeds in India, urges safety checks and labelling

Vivek Mishra
2 min read
Public policy expert Narasimha Reddy Donthi has called for regular testing of effluents, formal safety checks for seed treatments and guidelines for hazardous chemicals used in processing units
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