Atal Pension Yojana (APY), the flagship social security scheme of the Government of India has crossed the landmark 5 crores of enrolments recently, as informed by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA). In the calendar year 2022, more than 1.25 crore new subscribers have enrolled in the scheme, as against 92 lakh new subscriber enrolment in 2021. The scheme was launched in May 2015, with the objective to provide old-age income security to all citizens, particularly to the people working in the unorganised sectors. Under the scheme, a subscriber would receive a minimum guaranteed pension of US$ 12.26-61.3…
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The Bangladesh parliament establishes a framework for universal pensions. The new law represents a breakthrough following intensive advocacy from trade unions, as well as civil society groups, within the Bangladesh Social Protection Advocacy Network (BSPAN) to extend social protection in the country. The new law will provide, for the first time, the possibility for all Bangladeshi workers to benefit from income security in retirement. Previously, the pension system in Bangladesh was limited only to civil servants. A National Pension Authority is now being set up, and a Governing Body for this authority has been announced, consisting of members of the…
Union Minister of State Science & Technology Dr Jitendra Singh, who is also a known Diabetologist and a medical professional, said that traditional millets diet is beneficial in diabetes, obesity and host of other disorders. Millets are rich in essential vitamins, minerals, protein and fibre, and the lesser known fact is that all the dishes made from rice and wheat can also be made from millets. Delivering the keynote address at an exclusive event titled “CSIR innovations on Millets” commemorating the International Year of Millets here today, Dr Jitendra Singh said, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi popularised Yoga globally, it’s…
The adoption of Aadhaar based electronic-Know Your Customer (e-KYC) is witnessing continuous progress, and in the October-December quarter (Q3) of FY 2022-23, where more than 84.8 crores e-KYC transactions were executed using Aadhaar, registering a growth of 18.53% over the Q2 (July-September) of the current financial year. In December alone, about 32.49 crores of e-KYC transactions were carried out using Aadhaar, over 13% more than the previous month. In addition, by the end of December 2022, the cumulative number of Aadhaar e-KYC transactions so far has gone up to 1,382.73 crores. Similarly, Aadhaar authentication transactions are also witnessing a growing…
The British TUC has called for a `protect the right to strike’ day on February 1, to defend the right to strike against a new law being considered by the British Government. The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill would mean that even if working people democratically voted to strike, they could be forced to work and sacked if they refused. Currently the right to strike is under attack in many places around the world. Owen Tudor, ITUC Deputy General Secretary, said: “The global trade union movement stands firmly with the TUC in the UK, and all the working people who…
India, captained by Shafali Verma, made history after winning the inaugural edition of the U19 Women’s T20 Cup in South Africa. India defeated Grace Scrivens’ England by seven wickets in the final on Sunday, January 29 at Senwes Park in Potchefstroom. After opting to field first, India did an excellent job as they bowled their opponents out for a paltry score of 68 in 17.1 overs. Once Shafali’s women reduced England to 22 for four in 6.2 overs, there was no stopping them. The Shafali Verma-led India U-19 squad managed to do what their seniors could not do by clearing…
Odisha health minister Naba Kishore Das, who was shot at from a close range by a police officer in Jharsuguda district, succumbed to his injuries at a hospital in Bhubaneswar on Sunday evening. Das, 61, was shot at in the morning as he was getting out of his car to attend an event at Gandhi Chowk in Brajarajnagar. “On operating, it was found that a single bullet had entered and exited the body, injuring the heart and left lung, causing massive internal bleeding and injury,” said a release issued by the Apollo hospital. “The injuries were repaired, and steps were…
Freedom United partner organization, the World Uyghur Congress (WUC), has disappointingly lost the legal challenge it brought against the U.K. authorities for failing to investigate cotton imports linked to forced labor from China’s Uyghur Region. WUC claims that these official bodies have commuted an unlawful failure, or refusal to investigate imports from the Uyghur Region. China’s Uyghur Region is claimed to be home to 380 internment camps used to detain Uyghurs and people from other Muslim minorities. Reportedly, 85% of Chinese cotton was grown in the Uyghur Region, an area that has long been known as a home to manufacturing…
The historic Mughal Gardens at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi will now be known as Amrit Udyan, according to an official statement. The gardens are open to public once a year and this time people can visit them from January 31. “On the occasion of the celebrations of 75 years of Independence as Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, the President of India is pleased to give a common name to the Rashtrapati Bhavan gardens as Amrit Udyan’,” Navika Gupta, Deputy Press Secretary to the President, said in the statement. President Droupadi Murmu will grace the opening of the gardens on Sunday,…
By Nava Thakuria Bangladesh’s lone Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus is expected to grace the forthcoming Bodoland International Knowledge Festival at Kokrajhar in western Assam scheduled for 27 February to 2 March next. Widely acclaimed as a banker to the poor, Prof Yunus is going to address the inaugural function of the unique festival, organized for the first time by the Bodoland Territorial Region, a territorial autonomous council in Assam, in Bodoland University. Thematic areas of the four-day festival, to be held in Bodoland University of northeast India, include Science & Technology, Livelihood, Indigenous Knowledge System, Gender Empowerment, Child Rights & Protection, Peace Building, Good Governance, Human Rights, Sustainable…