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Since the beginning of the 20th century, several notable economists and industrialists including John Maynard Keynes have predicted that the four-day workweek was inevitable as a consequence of improvements in technology and as the concept of leisure came to be appreciated more, not simply as a means by which to relieve stress, but as a vehicle of economic growth.  Proposals for a four-day work vary from a reduction in the total number of work hours per week to the addition of a full holiday to the conventional weekend. The UK's Labour Party, as part of its election manifesto in 2018, had pr...

UPDATED: February 1, 2021 13:48 IST New Dawn: The neonatal ward at the government hospital in Raisen, MP (Photo: Pankaj Tiwari) Data from the health ministry shows that nearly half the people who have died of Covid in India had previously existing health conditions, diabetes and hypertension being among the top few. The pandemic not only highlighted the country's dire need for more healthcare workers and better public health infrastructure but also showed how the prevalence rate of lifestyle diseases is a growing cause for concern. While several critical diseases such as polio, measles, TB, H...

In a series leading up to the budget, we explain how critical sectors and important schemes are being funded by the government. In this fourth part of the series, we explain how funds have been allocated to drinking water and surface water schemes such as river cleaning, conservation and irrigation over the last five years, and what more needs to be done. Water is crucial for agriculture, industry and homes, but in this explainer, we focus mostly on drinking water and sanitation, which gets the bulk of the allocation. The government is running a mission-mode project to ensure that piped wate...

Share this article Share this article ORANGEBURG, N.Y., Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Nice-Pak, the pioneer and leading producer of wet wipes for consumer markets, announced that its surface disinfecting wipes (EPA Reg. No. 9480-5) sold under Nice `N CLEAN ®, GRIME BOSS ®, and private label brands received approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for efficacy claims against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Nice-Pak's Nice `N CLEAN® surface disinfecting wipes received approval from the EPA for efficacy claims against the virus that causes COVID-19. "As the f...

A new framework around caste and the census Updated: Updated: January 23, 2021 00:37 IST There needs to be closer engagement between all stakeholders of the Census and the Socio-Economic and Caste Census Share Article AAA There needs to be closer engagement between all stakeholders of the Census and the Socio-Economic and Caste Census Enumerating, describing and understanding the population of a society and what people have access to, and what they are excluded from, is important not only for social scientists but also for policy practitioners and the government. In this regard, the Census ...