AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoAnti-money laundering leadership: India’s Vivek Aggarwal, a senior IAS officer, has been elected Vice President of the FATF, a “major win” for New Delhi as it boosts global counter-terror financing influence. Jobs push in India: PM Modi says PM-VBRY has created 70 lakh jobs so far, with incentives worth ₹2,400 crore transferred to 15 lakh first-time employees and their employers, aiming to expand formal work and social security. Workplace monitoring debate: Canada’s TD Bank told some employees it will use software to track time spent on browsers and internal chats/meetings, raising privacy and consent concerns even as the bank calls it standard productivity practice. BRICS security agenda: India will host BRICS NSA talks on June 22-23, chaired by Ajit Doval, focusing on non-traditional security threats, new technologies, and counter-terrorism cooperation. Energy transition bottleneck: PSU leaders warn India’s renewables buildout must be paired with storage, transmission, and domestic manufacturing to keep the pace of the clean-energy jobs push. Urban housing jobs angle: A KPMG report flags housing and rental formalisation as key levers for urban transformation and employment, citing regulatory and financing constraints.
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