The Government of Manipur through gazette notification dated August 4, 2021 has published the Manipur Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Ordinance, 2021. The ordinance seeks to protect basic rights of employees of Shops and Establishments at Manipur. Special protection is extended to women at workplace. The ordinance also lays down provisions to govern maximum working hours, holidays, working days overtime wages, compensatory holidays etc.
Government Proposes Stronger Scrutiny for GMO Approvals
In a recent landmark judgment, the Supreme Court directed the government to strengthen conflict-of-interest regulations for experts involved in GMO approvals. Therefore, the Ministry of