Social Security Agreement between India and Brazil
Taking forward the spirit of the Goa Declaration at the 8th BRICS Summit , outcomes of the meetings of BRICS Labour & Employment Ministers held on 9 June 2016 in…
Enemy property: what it is, how the new law changes its status
History Behind: When nations go to war, they often seize the properties in their countries of the citizens and corporations of the enemy country. This happened during the First and…
The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2017-The Shortfalls
The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2017, passed by Parliament last week, has made 26 weeks of paid maternity leave mandatory for all women employed in the organised sector. The more…
National Health Policy; key issues unaddressed
The National Health Policy cleared by the Union Cabinet has fallen short of the promise of its 2015 draft. The policy duplicates portions of the Health section of Finance Minister's…
Other Side of Maternity Benefit Bill
The enhancement of paid maternity leave for women in the organised sector to 26 weeks from 12 is a progressive step, one that should lead to closer scrutiny of the…
Inter-state River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2017
Union Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Sushri Uma Bharti introduced Inter-State River Water Disputes (Amendment) Bill, 2017 in Lok Sabha. Introducing the Bill the Minister called…
The Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2016
Highlights of the Bill The Bill amends the Enemy Property Act, 1968, to vest all rights, titles and interests over enemy property in the Custodian The Bill declares transfer of…
Highlights of The Maternity Benefit Bill
A day after the world celebrated the International Women's Day, the Parliament passed a bill to increase the maternity leave from 12 weeks to 26 weeks that will benefit about…
India offers Tech “Know How” to ASEAN in Telecom Sector
India today offered the secure ICT products to ASEAN countries at competitive costs and also renewed its pledge to share “know how” and “know Why” as New Delhi is willing…
The eleventh Annual Status of Education Report (ASER 2016)
The Annual Status of Education Report, ASER 2016 was released in New Delhi today after a break of one year in 2015. This is the eleventh annual report. The report…