Nine new governors & lieutenant-governors appointed Saturday. Notable appointments include CP Radhakrishnan in Maharashtra, Santosh Gangwar in Jharkhand & K Kailashnathan in Puducherry.
Gangwar, who resigned from his post of Minister of State for Labour and Employment early this morning, said he was not aware what his new role in the government will be.
Minister Santosh Gangwar says the govt has carried out extensive consultations with stakeholders before passing the labour codes, but is still open to suggestions.
The three codes — on industrial relations, health & safety and social security — aim to reform archaic Indian labour laws and benefit employers & employees.
Labour minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar has said little on the 8 crore migrant workers displaced because of the crisis. Colleagues say low profile is part of his working style.
Santosh Gangwar says labour ministry is helping states provide shelter, food and quarantine facilities for migrant workers walking back to their villages.
I&B ministry has proposed expanding the definition of cine workers so that artists & technical workers in TV and OTT platforms get social security benefits.
Gangwar says those who come for recruitment in north India often complain that they are unable to find qualified candidates for the posts they are hiring.
Chinese commentators consistently portray India as the driver of rapprochement. New Delhi’s outreach is framed as a pragmatic, reluctant choice shaped by multiple pressures.
MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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