In urban factories, workers’ rights and safety are ‘inconveniences’ that factory owners constantly try to bypass, leading to frequent industrial accidents.
A new COVID-19 variant has sparked panic just as commercial passenger flights look ready to resume. Catch the details and other important news this week.
With slowdown in industries making jobs scarce across the country, a work scheme for urban workers at the grassroots is much needed. And it can be done.
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What is required, but not happening, is round the year action to improve municipal services, infrastructure and enforcement with adequate accountability.
The draft e-commerce rules are framed to provide better consumer protection against fraud, non-delivery and high costs. What’s behind the objections then?
Senior child psychiatrist Dr Savita Malhotra on the impact of COVID-19 on children, created by various factors, from online education to pandemic stress.
