Giving 75 per cent reservation in private sector jobs was a key poll promise by Chautala's JJP, which is the BJP's coalition partner in the state

According to the Ministry of Earth Sciences' air quality monitoring agency, SAFAR, the share of stubble burning in Delhi's PM2.5 pollution was 36 percent on Thursday -- the maximum so far this season

Under the new law, a 20-member committee will be formed to implement strict measures against pollution control. The panel will coordinate with states and identify problem areas besides conducting research on finding solutions regarding the problem of poor air quality in the Delhi-NR region

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the bench that the Centre has taken a holistic view of the matter and the draft of the proposed law on curbing pollution would be submitted in the apex court within four days

RSS affiliated trade union Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) has called for nationwide protests against PM Narendra Modi-led government's recent amendments to the labour laws

The three new agriculture laws will shift the power centre of agriculture trading from established APMC markets to corporate players in a gradual manner. But will the transition be smooth?

The 123-year-old Godrej & Boyce, which operates in 10 industries - from complex engineering solutions to consumer goods like appliances, furniture and security solutions - across five continents has had a change of guard

The Parliament had recently approved Section 10A under the second amendment to the IBC that allows the government to extend the suspension of insolvency proceedings for up to a year from the date of beginning

Rajya Sabha passes bill to bring cooperative banks under RBI's ambitThe Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020, to bring cooperative banks under the control of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The amendment, which got approval from Lok Sabha on September 16, aims to improve governance at such banks and protect depositors' money. The Bill, which replaces an ordinance promulgated on June 26, was passed by a voice vote in Rajya Sabha.Tata Sons offers to pur...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the amendments have been brought to completely protect the interest of depositors and will also help a quick recovery in cases of stressed co-operative banks without any moratorium

Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020 passed: The government had brought the ordinance to amend the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 on April 22. With Lok Sabha's nod, the amendment is soon to take place

Farm bills passed in Rajya Sabha amid protests by opposition MPsThe Rajya Sabha has passed the Farmers' and Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 and Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020, through voice vote amid protest by opposition MPs and farmers' protests across Punjab and Haryana. The bills were passed in the Lok Sabha last week.Tata Consultancy Services sets up 11 COVID-19 isolation centres for staf...

Contrary to Centre's claims, a parallel private market for farm produce and negation of states' regulatory power are aimed at helping private businesses at the cost of farmers. The last thing distressed farmers need is exposure to unregulated market forces

The bill seeks to replace an ordinance promulgated in this regard in June

She was replying to a debate on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, 2020, in the Rajya Sabha which passed the proposed legislation to replace an ordinance in this regard with voice vote

In June, an ordinance was promulgated to amend the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) whereby fresh insolvency proceedings will not be initiated for at least six months starting from March 25 amid the coronavirus pandemic

The Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Bill, 2020 was introduced by Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan in the Upper House on Saturday to replace an ordinance issued by the government in April

Replying to a debate on the Bill in the House, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the intention of the IBC is to keep companies a \"going concern\" and not liquidate them

Farmer leaders want the government to introduce an assurance of minimum support price (MSP) for agricultural crops in the Bill itself instead of giving verbal promises

The Salary, Allowances, and Pension of Members of Parliament (Amendment) Bill, 2020, was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday and was passed on Tuesday