Women’s labour force participation in India among the world’s lowest: Oxfam

Three in four Indian women not employed while the gender pay gap is 34 per cent

Simply Put: People fired, AI hired

Simply Put: Origin of Man

Odisha's mines may power the country, but what about its people?

Mining has not yielded commensurate dividends to life in Odisha

Energy in news on May 9

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on energy

Lack of budget, high demand slow MGNREGS

Deletions keep millions jobless despite the scheme seeing highest demand in a decade

Checking migration: Odisha extends MGNREGA-supplementary job guarantee to 10 tribal blocks

Job-seekers to get additional Rs 115 a day over MGNREGA wage; implementation isn't proper, says expert

Denied & discouraged: Why youths not looking for jobs can be a crisis for India

A large part of the dejected population have some degree of education

Orchard in nowhere: How MGNREGA has helped in greening up Sabarkantha villages

The district in arid northern Gujarat has taken up orchard cultivations

As told to Parliament (December 5, 2023): 2,216 million persondays under MGNREGS generated this year

All that was discussed in the House through the day

As told to Parliament (September 14, 2020): Some 10.4 million jobless migrant workers returned home post-lockdown

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Why MGNREGS workers sought police complaints against the PM

Non-payment of dues, insufficient funds cause for concern

Monsoon deficit spikes rural job demand under MGNREGS

Job demands in some states higher than recorded in COVID-19 pandemic

Employment enigma: India’s high rate of self-employment gets reflected as a decrease in unemployment rate

The number of self-employed has increased in India, a trend usually seen in poor and developing countries with low per capita income

Globally the number of hours worked dropped in 1st quarter of 2022: ILO

A deficit of 112 million full-time jobs recorded over last quarter of 2021

Investment in care services can generate 234 million jobs for women by 2035, says ILO

An annual investment of $5.4 trillion will be required to generate these jobs

West Bengal MGNREGS workers protest over stopping funds to scheme, non-payment of arrears

Protestors gather at chief labour commissioner office, ask for immediate action

MGNREGA: Demand for work up 74% in June

40 million rural households turn to job scheme — the highest since 2013-14

Demand of record 30 million jobs for MGNREGS reflects rural distress

Men outnumbered women for the 1st time in job demand

Simply Put: Marriage and employment

Levelled out: MGNREGA helps bring in more land under cultivation in Ranga Reddy

Having levelled the terrain, farmers for the first time take up agriculture

As told to Parliament (March 23, 2022): Thermal plants coal stock at 39% of normative requirement

All that was discussed in the House through the day

How MGNREGA water conservation project turned a Rajasthan district into an Oasis

The greenery in Dungarpur district is a stark contrast to the desert state

Stark difference: MGNREGS demand in West Bengal plummets on paper, but villagers say desperate for work

Work demand dropped to 2.4 million in 2022-23 from 13.2 million 2020-21

Recharge plan: Tupewadi’s tryst with MGNREGA a boost to water table

Having depleted groundwater, Jalna farmers replenish the resource through bunds