{"id":1929,"date":"2025-10-10T10:59:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T10:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arkreflectionsias.com\/studentportal\/?p=1929"},"modified":"2025-10-10T11:25:31","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T11:25:31","slug":"special-article-10th-october-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arkreflectionsias.com\/studentportal\/2025\/10\/10\/special-article-10th-october-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"SPECIAL ARTICLE 10TH OCTOBER 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><u><span style=\"color:#ffb400\">1. Draft \u201cNational Labour &amp; Employment Policy &#8211; Shram Shakti Niti 2025\u201d<\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Context:<\/u><\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>The Ministry of Labour &amp; Employment has released the Draft National Labour &amp; Employment Policy \u2013 Shram Shakti Niti 2025 for public consultation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Shram Shakti Niti 2025?<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1917 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/arkreflectionsias.com\/studentportal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-10-142123-300x170.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"492\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arkreflectionsias.com\/studentportal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-10-142123-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/arkreflectionsias.com\/studentportal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-10-142123.png 494w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>India\u2019s first integrated National Labour &amp; Employment Policy for a fair and inclusive world of work.<\/li>\n<li>Aims to modernise labour governance, ensuring dignity, protection, and opportunities for all workers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Key Objectives<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Seven core goals: universal social security, occupational safety, gender\/youth empowerment, future skills, and green jobs.<\/li>\n<li>Universal Social Security Account integrating EPFO, ESIC, PM-JAY, and e-Shram for portable coverage.<\/li>\n<li>National Career Service (NCS) will be India\u2019s digital employment backbone with AI-driven job matching.<\/li>\n<li>Targets 35% female workforce participation by 2030, with support for flexible work and entrepreneurship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Governance and Structure<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Launch of single-window digital compliance and risk-based self-certification to reduce paperwork.<\/li>\n<li>Establishes National, State, and District Labour Missions for layered policy implementation.<\/li>\n<li>Labour and Employment Stack unifies databases for paperless, portable governance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Key Features<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>AI-enabled workplace safety and upskilling, green job promotion in line with climate goals.<\/li>\n<li>Dedicated education\/outreach for cooperative federalism and tripartite dialogue among government, employers, and workers.<\/li>\n<li>Annual Labour &amp; Employment Policy Evaluation Index (LEPEI) for performance tracking.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Phased Implementation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Phase I (2025\u201327):\u00a0Set up institutions and launch digital pilots; start social-security integration.<\/li>\n<li>Phase II (2027\u201330):\u00a0Scale universal social security, deploy AI job matching, expand employment facilitation cells.<\/li>\n<li>Phase III (2030+):\u00a0Achieve full digital convergence and predictive, data-driven labour governance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Vision<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aligns with Viksit Bharat @2047; seeks continuous skilling, sustainability, and inclusion in the future labour landscape<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>2. Recent floods alter Punjab\u2019s soil texture and profile, triggering questions over fertility: PAU study<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>GS- paper III<strong>: <\/strong>Environment and Ecology, <strong>Issue<\/strong>: Floods Impact on soil Health<\/p>\n<p><strong>Context:<\/strong> The recent floods across all 23 districts of Punjab severely affected around two lakh hectares of farmland, raising concerns about soil fertility and the upcoming wheat-sowing season.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1919 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/arkreflectionsias.com\/studentportal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-10-142150-300x167.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arkreflectionsias.com\/studentportal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-10-142150-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/arkreflectionsias.com\/studentportal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-10-142150.png 582w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scientific Assessment and Soil Sampling <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Post-flood soil sampling conducted by Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, across several affected districts, provides grounds for cautious optimism:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nutrient Leaching:<\/strong> Waterlogging led to temporary leaching of nutrients like nitrogen and minor imbalance in soil pH.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Erosion in Some Areas:<\/strong> Fields that suffered topsoil loss showed reduced nutrient content, but experts note this can be restored through targeted fertilization and organic amendments.<\/li>\n<li><strong><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1920 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/arkreflectionsias.com\/studentportal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-10-142205-300x174.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arkreflectionsias.com\/studentportal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-10-142205-300x174.png 300w, https:\/\/arkreflectionsias.com\/studentportal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-10-142205.png 424w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/strong>Manageable Impact:<\/strong> Overall, the damage is not irreversible.<\/li>\n<li>With deep ploughing, soil testing, and balanced fertiliser application, fertility levels can be brought back to normal within one cropping cycle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Managing Silt and Preparing Fields<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The recovery strategy depends on the depth of silt and soil type:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Light Silt (2\u20133 inches):<\/strong> Normal ploughing is sufficient to mix silt with native soil.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Moderate Silt (up to 9 inches in light soils):<\/strong> Deep chiselling helps mix layers effectively.<\/li>\n<li>To improve soil texture and organic content, the use of compost, green manure, or organic matter is recommended.<\/li>\n<li>Farmers are also advised to control flood-borne weeds promptly to prevent competition with crops.<\/li>\n<li>The Punjab government\u2019s <strong>\u201cJisda Khet, Usdi Ret\u201d<\/strong> policy allowing farmers to freely remove or sell silt deposited on their land without seeking environmental clearance is a timely move that enables quicker field restoration.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1921 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/arkreflectionsias.com\/studentportal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-10-142219-300x176.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"446\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arkreflectionsias.com\/studentportal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-10-142219-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/arkreflectionsias.com\/studentportal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-10-142219.png 487w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Returning to Normal Cropping Cycles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Punjab\u2019s floods caused temporary nutrient loss but no lasting soil harm. 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