This comes despite sharp criticism received from various RSS affiliated organisations

President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday gave his assent to Rajasthan's amendment to three laws -- the Factories Act, Industrial Dispute Act and Contract Labour Act.

The Narendra Modi-led government has issued around 50 fresh guidelines easing conditions for industry in about six months, beside launching an online system for applying environment clearances.

Paving the way for the first set of labour reforms in the country, President Pranab Mukherjee has given his assent to Rajasthan's amendments to three laws.

CBI has also named unknown officials of the union environment ministry in the PE.

According to Staermose, the main issue is that the changes in labour laws should be done after holding extensive tripartite consultations.

These include Apprenticeship Act 1961 and Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns and Maintaining Registers by Certain Establishments) Act 1988

Cabinet may take up amendments to 3 laws on Wednesday; but no relaxed retrenchment norms yet.

The UAN has been disseminated to respective employers through the online transfer claim portal of the EPFO.

The Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance government has given environment clearance to five projects since it took charge on May 26.

Data show 75 per cent of the girls in 2011 were those who did not contribute to any economic activity (termed as non-workers by Census) -- these could include students, those involved in household chores, beggars, or those not helping in even unpaid work in the family, etc.

Every organisation will also prioritise the areas requiring mandatory inspection, and the cases forwarded by the CAIU will be on data and evidence basis.

Also, 27 advanced training institutes with 800 trainers are planned to be set up by the labour ministry.

As many as seven retail shops on Lanka Road in Varanasi are owned and run by the extended family of the Kejriwals in the holy town.

Employees of around 150 firms may lose out on PF benefits as their companies failed to get an exemption certificate from the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)

A Supreme Court advocate and an Indian Institute of Technology Delhi alumnus, Somnath Bharti is convinced that he is today in a position to transform the judicial system of the country. Somesh Jha reports

The party will soon set up a team of around 500 members to increase funding.

As it takes the national ground, the party is examining what blend of tools and technology would work in both rural and urban parts, says Somesh Jha

Little indication of growth surge in either industry or services till well into FY14.