Tag: Union Government

Tiruppur garment makers, textile mills call for minimum floor price for yarn

September 13, 2026 admin

Joint Committee of Tiruppur Knitwear and Textile Cluster has urged the Union government to fix a minimum floor price for yarn. This was one of the decisions taken at a recent meeting of garment manufacturers in Tiruppur and some of the textile mill associations in Tamil Nadu. With the garment manufacturers saying that they were…

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Centre reiterates that release of Samagra Shiksha funds for T.N. linked to NEP’s implementation

July 20, 2026 admin

The Union government has reiterated its stance on the release of Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) funds to Tamil Nadu pointing out that it is linked to the implementation of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. However, it said the Right to Education (Entitlements) component under the SSA funds would be released to the State in due…

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Rolling back rights: Karnataka’s gender minority communities question Trans Bill 2026

March 27, 2026 admin

Christy Raj, a Bengaluru-based trans rights activist, says he was glued to the screen on the March 24 and 25. “I barely moved, as if an IPL match was on. Except that this time, it was the Parliament debates on the Trans Bill 2026 on the screen,” he says. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, which limits the definition of “transgender person” to socio-cultural identities and intersex variations at birth and deprives gender minorities of…

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No, Centre Has Not Raised Age Of Retirement To 62

November 20, 2024 admin

The 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) did not make any recommendations regarding an increase. New Delhi: A post claiming that the Union Cabinet has approved an increase in the retirement age of central government employees to 62 is going viral on social media platforms (here, here, and here). Through this article, we will fact-check the…

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