Why in news? The Labour Bureau has completed its survey on employment generated by the MUDRA loan scheme, giving the Centre a potential data tool to combat other reports showing a dismal sce... Read more

Why in news? Provident Fund deposits will now earn more, with the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) recommending a hike in interest rates to 8.65% for 2018-19. About six crore em... Read more

Why in news? The Maharashtra government has said more than 90,000 farmers in 14 suicide-prone districts of the state have been provided counselling”under its project ”Prerna... Read more

Why in news? Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Kurukshetra in to participate in Swachh Shakti 2019, a convention of Women Sarpanches and distribute the Swachh Shakti-2019 awards. PM will... Read more

What to know? The government has notified the eligibility criteria for the mega pension scheme announced in 2019 interim budget,’Pradhan Mantri Shram YogiMaandhan’ for the unorga... Read more

What to know? NITI Aayog has identified 117 Aspirational Districts in the country. Ministry of MSME has taken measures for acceleration of MSME developement efforts in these districts. The M... Read more

What to know? The University Grants Commission has postponed a decision on which institutions should be granted the prestigious Institutes of Eminence tag as an expert committee has recommen... Read more