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[ad_1] KOLKATA: Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee has said that there is no certainty that India will gain from shifting of businesses from China in the wake of coronavirus pandemic. Speaking to a news agency, Banerjee said that everyone is blaming China for the COVID-19 outbreak as it has originated there. …

[ad_1] KOLKATA: Nobel Prize Abhijit Banerjee has said there is no certainty that India will benefit from the relocation of companies from China as a result of coronavirus pandemic. Speaking to a news agency, Banerjee said that everyone blames China for the COVID-19 outbreak, as it originates there. “China is …

[ad_1] New Delhi: Factories and other establishments in some states can be allowed to cut wages and initiate disciplinary action against workers who do not report to work within a stipulated period once the Covid-19 blockade is lifted. Department of Labor officials in states such as Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka …

[ad_1] The story so far: Koyambedu, Chennai’s popular wholesale market, is now the epicenter of the largest group of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Tamil Nadu. Keeping the large expanding market open in the midst of an epidemic, with little or no precautionary measures, has been costly for the …

[ad_1] Image for representation. (PTI) A total of 38 labor laws have been temporarily relaxed for 1,000 days to boost the industrial and commercial sector as thousands of workers have returned to the state. News18 Lucknow Last update: May 7, 2020, 11:54 p.m. IST On Thursday, Uttar Pradesh announced the …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Indian Railways has deployed more than 70 special trains to transport nearly 80,000 stranded migrant workers, students, and tourists in the past five days. Rail authorities said 55 special trains had started or completed the one-way trip as of Monday and nearly 30 more trains were scheduled …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The government has not talked about charging anything from migrant laborers as 85 per cent of the transportation cost is borne by the railways and 15 per cent by state governments, the Center said on Monday amid a row over the national transporter allegedly charging the workers …

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Congresswoman Sonia Gandhi said Monday that Congressional committees in several states will pay for free migrant and worker travel. Monday morning’s announcement came in the wake of widespread criticism of the Indian Railways for not allowing free travel for migrants and workers and calling on state governments …

[ad_1] Maharashtra Prime Minister Uddhav Thackeray urged the Center on Sunday (April 3) not to charge the railway fee to migrant workers returning home due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. CM Thackeray tweeted the request on Sunday night mentioning that the workers are from an extremely poor environment and that …

[ad_1] Image: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India The Indian government announced on Friday that all workers, in both the public and private sectors, should install the nation’s COVID-19 contact tracking app as it begins to ease some of its blocking measures to lower risk areas. Similarly, …