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By Arjun Kumar, Ritika Gupta MSMEs are key drivers of innovation, economic growth, and new employment generation, making them a key demographic constituent to measure the economic health of countries globally. And w Globalization of industries happening at a fast pace it will be critical for the growth of MSMEs to look into aspects of accessing the market potential offered by the global integration. In the joint talk organized by Centre for Work and Welfare (CWW), Impact Policy and Research Ins...

Share New Delhi: Eminent Labour Economist & Professor, Human Resources Management Area at XLRI – Xavier School of Management, Dr. K.R. Shyam Sundar’s new book titled – ‘IMPACT OF COVID-19, REFORMS, POOR GOVERNANCE ON LABOUR RIGHTS IN INDIA’ was released today at a virtual event. He dedicated the book to the premier international academic body (co-founded by former President Shri V.V. Giri), the Indian Society of Labour Economics.   The book authored by Dr. K.R. Shyam Sundar, XLRI com...

Updated: 88 fresh cases reported in Madurai district Share Article AAA Disinfectant being sprayed at a polling station in Madurai East Assembly constituency on Monday.   | Photo Credit: R. Ashok 88 fresh cases reported in Madurai district Madurai district recorded 88 new COVID-19 positive cases on Monday, increasing the active cases in the district to 544. With the Assembly elections set to take place on Tuesday, Health Department officials stress on strict adherence to safety precautions to...

MaduraiThe Health department officials are planning to strictly enforce containment of streets which have three or more COVID-19 positive cases, in the wake of a sharp rise in the positive cases recor

The state of real estate and housing in India amidst pandemic: Impact and way forward Excerpts from the Impact and Policy Research Institute (IMPRI), New Delhii event on real estate and housing in India amidst COVID-19, prepared by Dr Soumyadip Chattopadhyay, Arjun Kumar and Nishi Verma: Much has changed with the Coronavirus hitting the world in December 2019. Amid countries applying extreme measures to contain the pandemic, businesses came to a grinding halt across the world, forcing monetary ...

The Election Commission has sought a detailed report on the alleged attack on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram.

By Soumyadip Chattopadhyay, Arjun Kumar* Twenty-first Century India is urbanizing at a massive scale. The country is expected to house half of its population in urban areas by the year 2040. Cities, especially the larger ones, have been placed at the centre of the economic growth strategies. However, the increasing pace of urbanisation in India has not been matched by adequate planning, governance and infrastructure development. The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have further exposed the shor...

293 administered vaccine in Madurai on day one Updated: Updated: 4,200 people can get the shot in a day across the district Share Article AAA A man aged above 60 being administered the COVID-19 vaccine at Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai on Monday. Dean J. Sangumani is seen.   | Photo Credit: R. Ashok 4,200 people can get the shot in a day across the district A total of 293 persons aged above 60 and those in the age group of 45 to 59 with comorbidities were administered the COVID-19 vacci...

Till date the dose was given only for healthcare and frontline workers

By Amita Bhaduri, Ritika Gupta The Union Budget 2021 is touted to be the mother of all budgets since it comes when the country is grappling its way out of the pandemic. In pursuit of tackling the immediate emergency posed by Covid-19, the actions to address the growing climate emergency took a backseat. With the Conference of Parties – COP 26 rescheduled for later this year and India’s Biennial Annual Report – BUR 3 on the anvil, the Budget is riding on a lot of expectations to deliver on...