How the FM can make it a 'never before' Budget. Top experts weigh in

Labour trouble at the plant calls for introspection on the right balance between reforms and Licence Raj

These organisations face multiple challenges ranging from low capital base, poor credit facility, lack of business know-how and skilled manpower but with government handholding they have the potential to change the fortunes of small and marginal farmers

Evidence shows Punjab farmers have brought food security and grown richer in the process while Bihar farmers have grown poorer and Madhya Pradesh farmers are striving to move ahead using MSP

India and Australia can combine complementary skills and expertise to develop new innovations by leveraging Australian expertise with Indian expertise including in data analytics, biotech, and mobile applications

Several studies throw up structural, logistical and financial challenges to the growth of crop insurance in India, jeopardised by apparent profiteering by insurance companies

Wistron on Saturday, December 19, admitted some workers at the Karnataka plant had not been paid properly or on time and removed its Vice-President who oversees its India business

While the coming few months will show what shape the final codes and underlying rules will take, the government could certainly have taken a more progressive approach to the new definition of wages, to better address ambiguities and legal uncertainties resulting in fewer disputes and litigation

Landless, marginal, and small farmers together constitute 93.7% of the total agricultural workforce in India. Can sustainable agricultural growth and farmers' well-being be achieved without land reforms?

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has issued a call for the withdrawal of non-COVID and non-essential services for 12 hours tomorrow. The strike will last from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm on Friday

Having deliberately opted out of the world's largest trade bloc, RCEP, India can now push for the limited trade deal with the US

The new wage definition is an attempt to simplify the various regulations related to wages with the promise of easier implementation. However, India Inc still awaits the details. The Bill is anticipated to get enforced by April 2021

India's national agriculture policy is 20 years old and its response to farm crisis continues to be ad hoc, primarily focused on letting private players provide infrastructure and better remuneration to farmers who have consistently failed to deliver

According to the ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey that covered 1,518 employers across the country, the employment trends in the first quarter of 2021 is expected to be on the rise with a Net Employment Outlook of 5 per cent

Canada has been having a video-call since March 15 with Foreign ministers of the United Kingdom, Singapore, Brazil, France, Germany and Italy. On November 3, Jaishankar participated in the 11th call of the ministerial coordination group on COVID-19 hosted by Canada

Labour Party MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, while raising the issue of farmers' protesting against the three new agricultural laws in the country, said, \"This is an issue of particular concern to Sikhs in the UK and those linked to Punjab, although it also heavily impacts on other Indian states\"

The PM says said post-Covid-19 order will be about re-learning, re-thinking, re-innovating and re-inventing. \"This, along with a series of economic reforms in almost every field is what will re-energise our planet,\" adds PM Modi

Top-down reforms since the demonetisation of 2016 have already derailed the economy and brought misery to millions, yet the great zeal to do more of the same amidst protests from several segments of population demonstrate that the intent is far from public welfare

RBI panel's proposal to allow big corporates/industrial houses to own and run banks and NBFCs is contrary to RBI's own earlier stand, economic logic and historical evidence of multiple economic crises caused by reckless private financial sector players

The trial will run for 12 months until December next year. Unilever said the employees will be paid for five days while working for just four days