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The three labour laws passed in Parliament at the fag end of the truncated monsoon session constitute a grave assault on the working class of the country. The Industrial Relations Code, the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code and the Social Security Code, along with the Code on Wages adopted last year, were ostensibly meant to simplify and modernise the host of laws related to labour. However, the entire exercise was aimed at fulfilling a vital element of the neoliberal reforms, which is to usher in a regime of hire and fire, labour flexibility and removal of all protections which hamper the drive for profit maximisation by capitalists.

The Boris Johnson government on Thursday took a firm step towards considering the schools in England not to use anti-capitalist material in teaching and also directing them not to use resources from organisations which have expressed a desire to end capitalism.

In early 2020, women’s groups across the country looked forward to attending the Sixty-Fourth Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) held in New York. The year 2020 was special for CSW as it marked 25 years since the Beijing Platform for Action (BPA) was adopted.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: With the Left Democratic Front (LDF) deciding to strongly oppose the CBI inquiry launched into the State Government’s Life Mission project, the stage is set for a protracted politico-legal battle with the Centre.

Those who have read a little economics and also have the capacity to think logically will accept the role of market expansion in betterment of human life. From the classical growth theory of Adam Smith till endogenous growth theory of Paul Romer the constant factor that is said to boost growth is continued expansion of market. Such expansion may come from innovation – as it did with steam engine to use of artificial intelligence – as also by removing the obstacles to seamless expansion of market economy, be that undue market intervention by the social, political and legal system. The theory of endogenous growth which created research on regulations which hamper or encourage growth. Drawing on the rich reservoir of growth theories one may take a peek at the three farm bills of India which generated much heat, mostly due to refusal of the participants to draw on the foundation already laid by economists.

New Delhi: Exuding confidence about the future of Women’s Football in the country, national team head coach Maymol Rocky says that their journey has just commenced.

New Delhi: Asian Games champion Vikas Krishan says that his dream is to win a Olympic medal and for that he is adapting a new skill-set that will help him develop the edge over amateur boxers in Tokyo next year.

Since Richard Nixon’s 1972 visit to Beijing, the trajectory of U.S.-China relations had been towards greater levels of cooperation and economic integration, even if these masked deep underlying contradictions and the ever-present possibility of confrontation. However, over the course of the last few years, we’ve witnessed a significant shift in U.S. foreign policy with respect to China.

The demise of acclaimed economist Isher Judge Ahluwalia has kindled numerous memories of her contribution to India’s civil society. The Padma Bhushan awardee achieved numerous accolades for her work and contribution to the field of Indian economic policy. Having completed her Ph.D. in economics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, she began her career at the International Monetary Fund.

So here’s it in alphabets: If Ramu had caught the coronavirus in February 2020, nearly 90% chances were Ramu with his baggage of comorbidities would have inexorably died. But if Ramu were to contract the virus in the first week of, say, October 2020, most likely he would walk out of the Covid-19 hospital inhaling and exhaling on his own steam!