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Tuesday, January 6, 2026
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Topic: Wages

Rs 6,434 cr wage dues pending for MGNREGS workers, maximum in UP & Tamil Nadu

Despite the programme running on a deficit of over Rs 12,000 crore, the central government did not increase the MGNREGS allocation in the revised budget for this financial year.

Parliamentary panel recommends increase in MGNREGS wages, linking it to an inflation index

Nearly a year after the government made the Aadhaar-Based Payment System mandatory to settle wages, the committee says alternative mechanisms should always operate side by side.

Real wages grew just 0.01% over the last 5 years and contracted in Haryana & UP, Ind-Ra report finds

India Ratings & Research's report, based on govt data, also points to the deteriorating quality of jobs in the country, including more self-employed and informal workers.

Will your salary grow this year? This ratings agency thinks so but people aren’t convinced

RBI’s quarterly survey in May shows that expectations of a hike are muted, while more employees believe that the work situation may worsen.

States with English-medium schools have higher wages. Look at Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Punjab

What is the point of the National Education Policy’s insistence on Sanskrit and Hindi? Marathis and Gujaratis need their own Annadurai.

On Camera

Bangladesh’s February elections are in the Jamaat’s hands. They want a ‘unity government’

‘This is a not-so-subtle warning by the Jamaat to the BNP that no future government can be run without taking it along,' Bangladeshi journalist Sahidul Hasan Khokon told ThePrint.

Trump threatens India with fresh tariffs on Russian oil, calls PM Modi a ‘good guy’

The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.