Context: Ministry of Tribal Affairs clarified that the FRA, 2006 itself does not provide for Gram Sabha consent for forest clearance, amid delays in NHPC projects.FRA, 2006: Recognises forest rights of Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Traditional For...

Context: In the Union Budget 2025–26, the government announced healthcare coverage for gig workers registered on the e-Shram portal, launched in 2021.The measure was expected to benefit over 1 crore gig workers, but registrations remain far below the...

ContextOnAugust 21, a three-judge Supreme Court Bench led by the Chief Justice of India dismissed a petition and sought a fresh petition in a case concerning minimum wages under rural employment guarantee programmes.The Bench highlighted MGNREGA’s ro...

Context: Recent reports indicate a nearly 50% decline in employment generated under the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) [VB-GRAM-G], the successor to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNR...