Trade unions are gearing up for nationwide protests against the new labour reforms of 2022 in the coming year. Trade Unions will find it harder to go on strikes due to the labour reforms which have led to changes in the original ‘Industrial Disputes Act, 1947’ passed in the parliament on September 22, 2020. “Instead […]
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Surging prices of LPG are causing people in rural and urban India to look for substitutes. Bengaluru: The increase in cooking gas prices is forcing people to use substitutes for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). The government has stopped subsidies for LPG. Nikhil Mandal, a migrant from Kolkata who is working as a cleaner in Whitefield, […]
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NHAI official says that they are exploring the process. Multiple toll booths are still functioning within a distance of 60 kilometres (km) on National Highways (NH) in Karnataka despite an announcement by Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, in February 2022. The section 8(2) in the National Highways Fee (Determination of […]
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Acid attack victims find no help online, during or after their attack and treatment. Experts say making an online platform for survivors would encourage them to normalise their lives in more than one way. Acid attack survivors have trouble registering cases and applying for compensation because of a lack of online facilities. Experts say an […]
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Many states across India hold “Global Investors Meet” every few years. However, many of these investments are only on paper and fail to materialize. Less than 40 percent of investments made at previous investor meets like the recent Global Investors Meet in Bengaluru materialize. Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) for investments amounting to Rs. 9.82 lakh […]
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Parents say that the increase in eye problems is because of online education and work. There has been an increase in digital eye strain among students since COVID-19 as shown in a survey conducted by the Department of Paediatric Ophthalmology and the Institute of Ophthalmology of Madhya Pradesh. Yatish, who owns an optical shop named Lenshop […]
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India has received 3.4 percent more rainfall than average which leads to colder weather. Orthopaedic patients are consuming extra doses of painkillers during this cold weather due to the unusual rainfall in India. The national health portal of India said that 22 to 39 percent in India are orthopaedic patients. Dr.J Rajendra Kumar, Scientist of […]
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Local committees are supposed to be constituted under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. However, many structural problems hamper the functioning of the committees. Lack of awareness about the functioning of Local Complaints Committees (LCC) is resulting in low registration of complaints. No official data is available on […]
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Repeated accidents of the Vande Bharat Express, creates fear among travellers of the Mysore – Chennai route that is to be launched on November 11. Regular travellers from Bengaluru to Chennai find the new Mysore- Chennai Vande Bharat Express unnecessary and fear travelling in it. Officials have also been kept in the dark regarding ticket […]
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Expert says children are suffering from social anxiety and experiencing breakdowns in offline classes after two years of online school. Young students are having a tough time fitting in classrooms after getting used to online classes during COVID. Tapati Debnath, mother of four-year-old Samadrito said, “After almost seven months of online classes, he refused to […]
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