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Employees’ Enrolment Campaign 2025

The Employees’ Enrolment Campaign-2025 is a special compliance window under the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952. It allows employers to voluntarily enrol eligible employees who...

 January 30, 2026

Assam Launches Eti Koli Duti Paat Scheme

The Assam government has launched the Mukhya Mantrir Eti Koli Duti Paat Scheme at Doomdooma in Tinsukia district. The scheme provides one-time financial assistance of Rs. 5,000 each...

 January 30, 2026

Supreme Court Stays UGC Equity Regulations 2026

The Supreme Court has stayed the University Grants Commission’s Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions Regulations, 2026, and directed that the earlier 2012 regulations will continue to...

 January 30, 2026

Cashless Treatment Scheme for Road Accident Victims

Road accident victims in India will now get cashless treatment under a statutory scheme notified under Section 162 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The Cashless Treatment for...

 January 30, 2026

Electricity Amendment Bill 2025 Proposed

The Central Government has issued the draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2025 to reform India’s power sector. The Bill focuses on financial sustainability, tariff rationalisation, stronger regulation, and faster...

 January 30, 2026

e-Shram Portal Expands Gig Worker Coverage

The Ministry of Labour and Employment has expanded the e-Shram ecosystem to improve registration and social security coverage for gig and platform workers. The portal, launched in August...

 January 30, 2026

Scabies – Symptoms, Spread And Treatment

Scabies is a contagious parasitic skin infestation caused by the Sarcoptes scabiei mite. It affects people in all regions, but is more common in crowded and tropical settings....

 January 30, 2026

Legacy Phosphorus Pollution in Farmland

Phosphorus is essential for crop growth, but decades of fertiliser use have left many agricultural soils with excess nutrient build-up. This hidden reserve, often called legacy phosphorus, can...

 January 30, 2026

Desert Dust Carries Pathogens to Eastern Himalayas

Airborne dust storms from western India have been found to transport disease-causing bacteria to the Eastern Himalayas. A new study shows that these dust plumes can travel hundreds...

 January 29, 2026

India-EU Nuclear Energy Cooperation

India and the European Union have agreed to deepen cooperation in peaceful nuclear energy, research, and clean technology under the India-Euratom framework. The understanding also covers wider scientific...

 January 29, 2026

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