Fixation Of Minimum Wages And National Floor Minimum Wages: The Ministry of Labour & Employment has constituted the Expert Group to provide recommendations to the government on the fixation of Minimum Wages and National Floor Minimum Wages. The Group has been constituted for a period of three years from the date of notification. The Expert […]
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Devika River Project
Devika River Project: Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh reviewed the progress of the Devika River Project of Udhampur in J&K and called for speedy execution of this model project. Devika river Udhampur in J&K is also a well-known city for the Devika river. As it appears and disappears in many places, Devika is also known […]
What is Green Gold Collection?
The Green Gold Collection’ On the GeM (Government e-Marketplace) Portal For The Marketing of Bamboo Good: The government of India has dedicated a window to ‘The Green Gold Collection’ on the GeM (Government e-Marketplace) portal for the marketing of Bamboo Goods. This window is the collective work of the National Bamboo Mission (NBM) and GeM. […]
SINOVAC Covid Vaccine : China
SINOVAC Covid Vaccine: China: The World Health Organization approved China’s SINOVAC Covid vaccine for Emergency Use Listing, EUL. This makes SINOVAC the 8th vaccine to receive EUL from the WHO. WHO’s Emergency Use Listing (EUL) is a prerequisite for COVAX Facility vaccine supply and international procurement. It opens the door for the jab to be […]
Three More Caves Found In Trirashmi Hill In Nashik
Three More Caves Found In Trirashmi Hill In Nashik: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has found three more caves in Trirashmi hill in Nashik where the Trirashmi Buddhist caves — also known as Pandav Leni — are located. The antiquity of the caves is yet to be established; archaeologists studying them, however, believe they […]
Ranjitsinh Disale : Advisor To The World Bank
Ranjitsinh Disale: Advisor To The World Bank: Ranjitsinh Disale, the first Indian teacher to receive the Global Teacher Award has been appointed by the World Bank as an Advisor to the World Bank. The World Bank has appointed 12 advisors from world over and Mr. Disale is one of them representing India. He will be […]
SDG India Index 2020-21 : NITI Aayog
SDG India Index 2020-21: NITI Aayog: The third edition of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) India Index and Dashboard 2020–21 was released by NITI Aayog. The SDG India Index 2020–21 is developed in collaboration with the United Nations in India. The NITI Aayog launched its index in 2018 to monitor the country’s progress on the […]
World Employment And Social Outlook Trends Report 2021
World Employment And Social Outlook Trends 2021 Report: ILO: The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has released the World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends (WESO) report 2021. Impact of Covid: It has pushed over 100 million more workers into poverty worldwide. The world would be 75 million jobs short at the end of this year compared […]
CEM’s Industrial Deep Decarbonization Initiative (IDDI)
Clean Energy Ministerial’s (CEM) Industrial Deep Decarbonization Initiative (IDDI): India and the UK have launched a new workstream to promote industrial energy efficiency under Clean Energy Ministerial’s (CEM) Industrial Deep Decarbonization Initiative (IDDI) coordinated by UNIDO (United Nations Development Industrial organisation). It was launched in the ongoing 12th CEM (CEM12) Meeting, which is virtually hosted […]
Mega Food Park Scheme Chhattisgarh
Mega Food Park Scheme: The Union Minister for Food Processing Industries virtually inaugurated the Indus Best Mega Food Park at Raipur, Chhattisgarh. It is built under the Mega Food Park Scheme. By this food park, about 5000 people will get employment and about 25000 farmers will be benefited. It was launched in 2008-09 to give […]
