Discussion on forces shaping work and the future of the workplace at The Hindu Huddle

Discussion on forces shaping work and the future of the workplace at The Hindu Huddle

The forces shaping work and the workplace have changed dramatically over the last few years. While technological advances have impacted roles, making some easier and putting others at risk, unprecedented events such as the COVID-19 pandemic have effectively changed our imagination of the workplace. Political shifts in some regions have fuelled an anti-DEI (diversity, equity, … Read more

‘I had a cryptic pregnancy and gave birth alone at work’

‘I had a cryptic pregnancy and gave birth alone at work’

Bryony Mills-Evans Bryony Mills-Evans said she was in work when she gave birth to her daughter, Willow A woman who did not realise she was pregnant has described giving birth alone at the beauty parlour where she worked before cutting her baby’s umbilical cord with eyebrow scissors. Bryony Mills-Evans said she did not think she … Read more

Basalt mining work resumes at West Bengal’s Deocha Pachami coal block, activists allege crackdown by administration

Basalt mining work resumes at West Bengal’s Deocha Pachami coal block, activists allege crackdown by administration

The gathering of protestors on March 6, 2025, at Sagarbandi under Mohammed Bazar block in West Bengal’s Birbhum district, close to where basalt mining work has started since February this year. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Basalt mining work at the Deocha-Pachami-Dewanganj-Harisingha (DPDH) coal project resumed on Thursday (March 6, 2025) evening, March 6, 2025, … Read more

Provide work to all NREGA job cardholders, Collector tells officials

Provide work to all NREGA job cardholders, Collector tells officials

Kurnool Collector P. Ranjit Basha | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Collector P. Ranjit Basha, on Tuesday, asked the officials concerned to provide work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) to all the job cardholders in the district. The Collector inspected the MGNREGA works at Allugundu village in Veldurthi mandal and asked … Read more

Work on city’s first steel bridge to begin in April

Work on city’s first steel bridge to begin in April

Houses demolished on Buckingham Canal Road at Thoraipakkam for laying the road between Neelankarai on ECR and Thoraipakkam on OMR. Construction of the city’s first steel bridge, which will come up across Buckingham Canal connecting Thoraipakkam and Neelankarai, is expected to begin in two months’ time. The State government has sanctioned a total of ₹35 … Read more

IIT-Madras to work with Odisha govt. to improve road safety in State

IIT-Madras to work with Odisha govt. to improve road safety in State

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. File | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj   The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras’ RBG Labs has partnered with the Odisha government to improve road safety in the State. The Odisha government will adopt a data-driven approach as part of its mission to reduce fatalities through evidence-driven interventions.  The RBG lab … Read more

Covid corruption commissioner gets to work

Covid corruption commissioner gets to work

The new Covid corruption commissioner has started an investigation into personal protective equipment (PPE) fraud. Tom Hayhoe’s first task will be reviewing the £8.7bn of PPE bought during the pandemic that then had to be written off the government’s books. Mr Hayhoe is also likely to review the previous government’s abandoning of attempts to reclaim … Read more