After minor job losses in February and March, India’s second wave of Covid pandemic has taken a heavy toll on employment and crashed the labour market, crippling businesses. The number of employed people fell to 375.45 million in May from 390.79 million in April, according to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE). At least […]
Class 12 board exams will not take place this year for CBSE and CISCE students, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday after a high-level meeting. “Government of India has decided to cancel the Class XII CBSE Board Exams. After extensive consultations, we have taken a decision that is student-friendly, one that safeguards the health […]
Appreciating Trident’s organizational culture, the 4.0 Leadership Summit & Awards 2021 during a recently held virtual event, awarded Trident Group with three prestigious awards – ‘Valuable Employer during COVID 19 Award 2021’, ‘Best Workplace for Women Award 2021’ and ‘Employer of Choice Award 2021’. The 4.0 Leadership Summit & Award 2021 was organized by Morpheus […]
Haryana chief minister (CM) Manohar Lal Khattar announced that people, who have shops or houses on lease or rent from the municipalities for over 20 years, can become owners of the property by paying a price below the collector rate. He also said that for this, a scheme, which will be applicable for urban areas, […]
Flights within the country are set to become costlier as the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has decided to raise the lower limit on domestic airfares from 13% to 16%, which will come into effect from June 1. As per an order by MoCA, “Fare for domestic travel less than 40 minutes of duration will […]
The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued the Tariff Orders containing tariff/charges for FY 2021-22 vide its orders on Friday. For the FY 2021-22, the Commission has determined ARR (after adjusting gap of previous years) of PSPCL as Rs 32,982.49 crore which includes ARR of Rs 1,331.71 crore for PSTCL to be recovered through […]
In his annual budget speech, Himachal CM Jai Ram Thakur had said the state government was planning a policy that’ll allow controlled cultivation of cannabis or hemp in the state. This means the state wants to legalise commercial cultivation of the plant for non-recreational uses such as making medicines and fabrics. CM Jai Ram Thakur […]
When it’s finally your turn to get the Covid-19 vaccine, you’ll probably want to share it on all your social media accounts and celebrate. But, before you do so, pause. Multiple government agencies and viral videos are warning about the risks of posting vaccine card images online. Currently, there are three vaccines available in India, […]
After Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, Punjab has become the third state government to do away with Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi’s picture from the digital Covid-19 vaccination certificate for the 18-44 age group. Now, the Covid-19 certificate being issued by Department of Health and Family Welfare, Punjab, only carries Mission Fateh logo. Those vaccinated have been […]
The feature for on-site registration and appointment for Covid vaccine has now been enabled for the 18-44 years age group on CoWIN, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Monday. However, the feature is being enabled only for Government COVID Vaccination Centers (CVCs), at the present moment in time. The health ministry said […]