BALANCING WORK

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-03-26 BALANCING WORK Relevant for: Indian Economy | Topic: Issues Related to Poverty, Inclusion, Employment & Sustainable Development The underlying gender bias in unpaid care work is a critical factor contributing to gender inequality, says the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) latest report. The ILO’s 2017 global sample survey established that…

RAHUL PROMISES TO WIPE OUT POVERTY WITH NYAY

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-03-26 RAHUL PROMISES TO WIPE OUT POVERTY WITH NYAY Relevant for: Indian Economy | Topic: Issues Related to Poverty, Inclusion, Employment & Sustainable Development Under NYAY, the income threshold has been fixed at Rs. 12,000 a month and the Congress has promised that their government will pay the difference. According…

MISSING WORKERS

Source : www.indianexpress.com Date : 2019-03-23 MISSING WORKERS Relevant for: Indian Economy | Topic: Issues Related to Poverty, Inclusion, Employment & Sustainable Development © 2019 The Indian Express Ltd. All Rights Reserved India’s total workforce — the sum of persons in employment — has fallen from 42 crore to 37.3 crore between 2011-12 and 2017-18,…

A NEW RED LINE

Source : www.indianexpress.com Date : 2019-03-23 A NEW RED LINE Relevant for: Ethics | Topic: Codes of Ethics and Codes of Conduct © 2019 The Indian Express Ltd. All Rights Reserved Ever since the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, new media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp, have become political battlegrounds. These spaces of electioneering…