Madhya Pradesh Updates CIS Portal for Efficient Inspections
MP updates CIS portal, allowing District Labour Offices to manage inspections independently, streamlining the process and enhancing operational efficiency.
Tamil Nadu Revises Dearness Allowance & Minimum Wages, 2025
Tamil Nadu revises Dearness Allowance and Minimum Wages, effective April 1, 2025, addressing rising living costs and ensuring fair compensation for workers.
Kerala-New Minimum Wage for Cane and Bamboo Industry Workers
Kerala revises minimum wages for the Cane and Bamboo Industry, introducing new rates for skilled and unskilled workers, and invites public objections
Goa Declares Paid Holiday for Municipal Bye Election
Goa announces a paid holiday on March 9, 2025, for the Municipal Bye Election to Ward No. 11, ensuring all workers can participate in the voting process.
Maharashtra – Public Comments on Draft Factories Rules 2025
Maharashtra seeks public feedback on proposed amendments to enhance safety for reactors in exothermic chemical reactions under the Factories Rules, 1963.
Haryana Revises Labour Welfare Fund Contribution for 2025
Effective January 1, 2025,Haryana revises Labour Welfare Fund contributions with changes to employee and employer limits, including annual indexing based on CPI
ESIC Issues Suspension and Action on Substandard Drug Batch
ESIC has suspended the use of a pharmaceutical drug declared “Not of Standard Quality” and outlined immediate actions including replacement, cost recovery etc
Enabling Women’s Participation in Logistics – DPIIT study
The study identifies both supply-side challenges, such as gender disparities in education and skill training, and demand-side barriers, including workplace culture and infrastructure limitations. It suggests a three-tiered approach involving interventions at the ecosystem, industry, and firm levels to create a comprehensive framework for change.
Development of AI – Mission 2024
With the approval of the IndiaAI Mission in 2024, the government allocated ₹10,300 crore over five years to strengthen AI capabilities. A key focus of this mission is the development of a high-end common computing facility equipped with 18,693 Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), making it one of the most extensive AI compute infrastructures globally. This capacity is nearly nine times that of the open-source AI model DeepSeek and about two-thirds of what ChatGPT operates on.
Draft Occupational Safety, Health & Working Conditions Rules
The Andaman and Nicobar Administration invites public suggestions on the 2024 draft rules for workplace safety, health, and working conditions in the region.
