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,…

NEW HYDRO POLICY TO HELP MEET RENEWABLES TARGET

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-03-18 NEW HYDRO POLICY TO HELP MEET RENEWABLES TARGET Relevant for: Indian Economy | Topic: Infrastructure: Energy incl. Renewable & Non-renewable While the government’s decision to re-classify large hydroelectric projects as renewable energy will certainly help the sector, the move will also go a long way in meeting the targets…