Occupational Safety
Shashi Tharoor Introduces Landmark Bill to Criminalize Marital Rape in India: Championing Women's Constitutional Rights
Dec 06, 2025 02:46 am CST
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has introduced a significant private member's bill in the Lok Sabha to criminalize marital rape in India, arguing that marriage cannot negate a woman's right to consent. The bill seeks to amend the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita to eliminate the marital rape exception, emphasizing that women deserve fundamental rights to bodily autonomy and dignity within marriage. Tharoor also presented two additional bills addressing state reorganization and workplace conditions.
India's New Labour Codes: PM Modi Hails Historic Reforms for Worker Empowerment and Economic Growth
Nov 22, 2025 12:30 am CST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has implemented four comprehensive labour codes in India, representing the most significant labour reforms since independence. These codes establish universal social security, ensure minimum wages, create safer workplaces, and simplify business compliance while protecting workers' rights. The reforms modernize colonial-era regulations, streamlining 29 existing laws to build a future-ready workforce supporting India's journey toward becoming a developed nation.
India's Transformative Labour Codes: Balancing Worker Welfare and Business Efficiency in a Growing Economy
Nov 21, 2025 08:56 pm CST
India's new Labour Codes mark a significant transformation of the country's employment landscape, consolidating 29 laws into four comprehensive codes that balance worker protection with business efficiency. With employment growing from 47.5 crore to 64.33 crore in six years and unemployment falling to 3.2%, these reforms introduce single registration systems, expanded social security coverage, gender equality provisions, and modernized workplace regulations designed to create a more equitable and growth-oriented economy.
India Implements Historic Labour Reform: Four Labour Codes Replace 29 Existing Laws
Nov 21, 2025 06:55 pm CST
India has enacted a landmark labour reform by implementing four comprehensive Labour Codes, replacing 29 existing laws. Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced these codes—covering wages, industrial relations, social security, and occupational safety—which aim to modernize regulations, enhance worker welfare, and align with contemporary work environments while promoting ease of business.