The Central government has approved Rs 507.37 crore for a national project for strengthening community-based Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) initiatives in Panchayati Raj institutions for 20 states, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on Tuesday.
The Indian National Congress has announced a series of nationwide protests in response to the Central government's move to rename the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), accusing the BJP and RSS of attempting to "dismantle rights-based welfare" and replace it
Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday called the Central Government's draft bill to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme (MGNREGA) "unfortunate", saying that the concept of Gram Swaraj and the ideal of Ram Rajya were never competing forces.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday criticised Bharatiya Janata Party over introducing a bill to replace Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme (MGNREGA), alleging that the central government's move is motivated to "claim other's work as its own."
The Central Government has implemented Quality Control Orders (QCOs) in a manner with exemptions and relaxations for the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to ensure no disruption to the domestic production, said Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje in a written reply in Lok Sabha.
Speaking to ANI, the Congress MP said, "This is an election in the history of Kerala local body elections where the UDF and Congress have secured the maximum number of seats. This is a big victory for us. Certainly, the trend is very clear; we are going to win the next assembly elections.
Assuring itself that no legal vacuum will be allowed during the shift to the new labour law framework, the Delhi High Court has recently said it trusts the Central government to ensure a seamless transition from the old regime to the Industrial Relations Code, 2020.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Saturday criticised the central government, stating that the likely name change of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) as Pujya Bapu Rural Employment Scheme is merely a distraction to mislead the public and disrespect the nam
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Friday slammed the central government, stating that the government brought the concept of "150 years of Vande Mataram" after facing criticism over their notification that said "No MP can raise slogans such as Jai Hind and Vande Mataram."
After a delay of nearly two years, Maharashtra is finally set to implement its new Lokayukta Act, following the State Legislature's approval of amendments suggested by the Central Government. The move comes in response to consistent demands from veteran social activist Anna Hazare, who ha