Labour Bills meets with protest
The government has introduced the Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Bill,2019 and the Code on Wages Bill, 2019 in the Lok Sabha. The Code on Wages Bill,2019 …
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Rise in government borrowings might have triggered NBFC crisis
RBI Deputy Governor has expressed the possibility that the rise in government borrowings might have led to the asset-liability mismatch in the non-banking financial companies(NBFC) sector. In the case of …
Read MoreMadhya Pradesh passes Bill to raise OBC quota to 27%, overall 73%
The Madhya Pradesh Assembly has passed the Madhya Pradesh Public Service (Reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes) Amendment Bill 2019. The bill raises the reservation in …
Read MoreWhat are India’s challenges as its fertility rate falls?
The recent Sample Registration System data of 22 states has revealed that the total Fertility Rate (TFR) for India has declined to 2.2 in 2017 after being stable at 2.3 …
Read MoreAssam NRC final publication deadline extended to August 31
The Supreme Court has extended the deadline for publication of the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) for Assam from July 31 to August 31, 2019. However, the plea for …
Read MoreScrutinise RTI bill: Opposition
Opposition parties have criticised the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 and moved a resolution to send it to the Parliamentary Standing Committee for further discussion. RTI Act 2005 sets …
Read MoreWhat is Tiangong-2?
Tiangong-2, a Chinese space station has burned up in the Earth’s atmosphere as part of a planned deorbit. The space station’s planned deorbit was executed by putting it into a …
Read MoreUN climate envoy meets Javadekar
Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the 2019 Climate Action Summit has met India’s Union Environment Minister in New Delhi. 2019 Climate Action Summit is scheduled to be held …
Read MoreMotor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill: Centre usurping States’ rights, say MPs
The Lok Sabha has passed the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019. The Bill seeks to amend the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 to provide for road safety. The Bill proposes a …
Read MoreHuman Rights Bill cleared amid protests
The Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was passed in the Rajya Sabha amid criticism from the Opposition. The Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill, 2019 amends the Protection …
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