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IIT Delhi Hiring Principal Project Scientist, Check Details
IIT Delhi: The deadline for submitting the application form is August 16, 2024 by 5 pm.
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Rajasthan Increases Workdays To 125 Days In Job Guarantee Scheme
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved a proposal to increase the number of workdays from 100 to 125 under the Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme.
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On Government Slashing Rural Jobs (NREGA) Funds, Top Officer Explains
In Budget 2023, one of the biggest moves by the government was to slash the allocation for the rural jobs scheme MGNREGA despite considerable demand for work.
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NREGA Work Begins After Coronavirus Lockdown Relaxation In Puducherry
Work under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) scheme, which provides employment to poor people in rural areas, started from Monday in Puducherry.
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Kerala Requires Rs 30,000 Crore For Rebuilding: State Finance Minister
Flood-battered Kerala needs Rs 30,000 crore to rebuild, Finance Minister Thomas Isaac said on Monday.
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Government Focus To Shift From Reforms To Social Sector In 2018: Report
According to Deutsche Bank, the Narendra Modi government's priorities are expected to shift from reforms to specified policy initiatives aimed at improving job opportunities and growth numbers.
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Jharkhand Minister Offers Aadhaar Compromise Amid Anger Over Girl's Death
The Jharkhand government today said people in the state don't need the unique identity number Aadhaar to get food from the public distribution system, 23 days after an 11-year-old girl allegedly died of starvation. Local activists had alleged that the girl, Santoshi Kumari, died of starvation on September 28 after her family was denied ration for t...
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Diwali Not Bright For Madhya Pradesh Labourers Waiting For NREGA Wages
The festival of lights will not bring any festivity and happiness to many labourers in Madhya Pradesh. Reason: they say they haven't been paid for two-three months
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Uttarakhand Elections 2017: Congress Releases Manifesto, Promises To Reverse Migration
A day after the BJP released its manifesto for Uttarakhand, the ruling Congress today released its election manifesto centred around the emotive issue of countering migration from the hill-state.
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Opinion: Nice To See NREGA Trending. But Urgent Fixes Needed.
The "highest ever allocation" to NREGA (which also led to it trending on Twitter) in the Union Budget has provided a useful opportunity to raise some pressing issues related to the implementation of the scheme. It is natural, and welcome, that the government turn to NREGA to provide much-needed relief to those whose already precarious lives have be...
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Opinion: Budget Shows Modi Has Found His Narrative For 2019
There is only one way to evaluate policy in Narendra Modi's India: how many patriotic WhatsApp messages can it spawn? By that yardstick at least, his government's fourth budget is a tremendous success.
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Opinion: On Aadhaar Success, It's All Hype - That Includes The World Bank
Aadhaar was supposed to be a "game-changer" and improve the implementation of welfare programmes. Indeed, it is living up to its game-changing promise - except, it is doing this by wrecking welfare programmes.
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Madhya Pradesh Order Keeps People Battered By Drought Out Of Work
In a village in Madhya Pradesh's Bundelkhand region, among the worst-affected from this year's drought, 50-year-old Kallu Lal Tiwary was hopeful of finding work under the Centre's employment guarantee scheme for the first time in eight years.
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'Nothing To Be Proud Of': Supreme Court's Indictment Of NREGA
"A success rate below 50 per cent is nothing to be proud of," is how the Supreme Court spoke of the country's rural employment guarantee scheme while delivering it's judgement on drought and pulling up state governments and the Centre.
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With Work, Karnataka Attempts To Stop Migration Due To Drought
As thousands of people in Karnataka abandon their rural homes during this year's parched summer in search of work to the cities, authorities hope to check the flow by providing work locally.
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IIT Delhi Hiring Principal Project Scientist, Check Details
IIT Delhi: The deadline for submitting the application form is August 16, 2024 by 5 pm.
-
Rajasthan Increases Workdays To 125 Days In Job Guarantee Scheme
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved a proposal to increase the number of workdays from 100 to 125 under the Indira Gandhi Urban Employment Guarantee Scheme.
-
On Government Slashing Rural Jobs (NREGA) Funds, Top Officer Explains
In Budget 2023, one of the biggest moves by the government was to slash the allocation for the rural jobs scheme MGNREGA despite considerable demand for work.
-
NREGA Work Begins After Coronavirus Lockdown Relaxation In Puducherry
Work under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) scheme, which provides employment to poor people in rural areas, started from Monday in Puducherry.
-
Kerala Requires Rs 30,000 Crore For Rebuilding: State Finance Minister
Flood-battered Kerala needs Rs 30,000 crore to rebuild, Finance Minister Thomas Isaac said on Monday.
-
Government Focus To Shift From Reforms To Social Sector In 2018: Report
According to Deutsche Bank, the Narendra Modi government's priorities are expected to shift from reforms to specified policy initiatives aimed at improving job opportunities and growth numbers.
-
Jharkhand Minister Offers Aadhaar Compromise Amid Anger Over Girl's Death
The Jharkhand government today said people in the state don't need the unique identity number Aadhaar to get food from the public distribution system, 23 days after an 11-year-old girl allegedly died of starvation. Local activists had alleged that the girl, Santoshi Kumari, died of starvation on September 28 after her family was denied ration for t...
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Diwali Not Bright For Madhya Pradesh Labourers Waiting For NREGA Wages
The festival of lights will not bring any festivity and happiness to many labourers in Madhya Pradesh. Reason: they say they haven't been paid for two-three months
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Uttarakhand Elections 2017: Congress Releases Manifesto, Promises To Reverse Migration
A day after the BJP released its manifesto for Uttarakhand, the ruling Congress today released its election manifesto centred around the emotive issue of countering migration from the hill-state.
-
Opinion: Nice To See NREGA Trending. But Urgent Fixes Needed.
The "highest ever allocation" to NREGA (which also led to it trending on Twitter) in the Union Budget has provided a useful opportunity to raise some pressing issues related to the implementation of the scheme. It is natural, and welcome, that the government turn to NREGA to provide much-needed relief to those whose already precarious lives have be...
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Opinion: Budget Shows Modi Has Found His Narrative For 2019
There is only one way to evaluate policy in Narendra Modi's India: how many patriotic WhatsApp messages can it spawn? By that yardstick at least, his government's fourth budget is a tremendous success.
-
Opinion: On Aadhaar Success, It's All Hype - That Includes The World Bank
Aadhaar was supposed to be a "game-changer" and improve the implementation of welfare programmes. Indeed, it is living up to its game-changing promise - except, it is doing this by wrecking welfare programmes.
-
Madhya Pradesh Order Keeps People Battered By Drought Out Of Work
In a village in Madhya Pradesh's Bundelkhand region, among the worst-affected from this year's drought, 50-year-old Kallu Lal Tiwary was hopeful of finding work under the Centre's employment guarantee scheme for the first time in eight years.
-
'Nothing To Be Proud Of': Supreme Court's Indictment Of NREGA
"A success rate below 50 per cent is nothing to be proud of," is how the Supreme Court spoke of the country's rural employment guarantee scheme while delivering it's judgement on drought and pulling up state governments and the Centre.
-
With Work, Karnataka Attempts To Stop Migration Due To Drought
As thousands of people in Karnataka abandon their rural homes during this year's parched summer in search of work to the cities, authorities hope to check the flow by providing work locally.
