Pench Thermal Energy has signed a power purchase agreement with MP Power Management Company Ltd (MPPMCL) for procurement of 1,320 MW of electricity on long-term basis
Confirmed cases surge past 145,000; fatality rate down from 3.3% to 2.87%
Labour and Employment Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar tells Somesh Jha that most workers have returned home and they will join back the workforce after monsoon.
UP, Gujarat govts are seeking to suspend major labour laws via this route; ministry firming up its response
In a first-of-its kind proposal, the state govt said in a press statement that it had proposed making the Factories Act, 1948, applicable to units hiring at least 50 workers, instead of 10 and 20
So far, 17 parties have agreed to take part in the meeting via video-conferencing, but the SP and the BSP are yet to confirm their attendance.
Poor people and those running small-scale industry are suffering due to extended lockdown, he said
While Uttar Pradesh has suspended major labour laws, Madhya Pradesh has tweaked some rules amid the lockdown to spur economic activities.
In one of the incidents, eight Uttar Pradesh-bound migrant workers were killed and nearly 55 injured when the truck they were travelling in collided with a bus
Eight migrants were killed in Madhya Pradesh, while six lost their lives in Uttar Pradesh
Given the plan to borrow an additional Rs 4.2 trillion from the market, yields will show a tendency to move up. But, the huge liquidity in the system kept the rise in check, bond dealers said.
The cop was balancing himself on two slowly moving SUVs, with one foot on the roof of each vehicle
The patient, a lady aged 61 years with diabetes and hypertension was admitted to the Covid ICU of AIIMS, Bhopal on April 28 with fever and Covid pneumonia
The accident took place near Patha village on Saturday night when nearly 20 migrant labourers were going in the truck to Jhansi
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) suggested to the Labour Ministry to "direct workers to join back to their workplace" by issuing a circular
Migrants fell asleep on railway track in Maharashtra
A provision has been made to get factory license renewal now in ten years instead of one year. License will be issued for the entire duration of the contract instead of one calendar year
The New Delhi railway station is the second busiest station in the country with a daily footfall of over 500,000 a day in normal times, but today was different
New companies may 'keep labourers in service as per their convenience', says proposed amendment.
The government plans to run at least 6 trains daily each from the two industrialised states - Gujarat, Maharashtra