-Newslaundry.com Any company in India wanting to do business without being disturbed needs to be in the good books of the government. In the post-Covid world, companies are looking to cut costs in order to survive. They have been doing so in various ways. Some of the popular ways in the Indian context are: 1) Cutting salaries of employees. 2) Putting any fresh recruitment on hold. 3) Putting increments on hold. 4) Putting variable payouts on...
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Covid-19 crisis calls for universal delivery of food and cash transfers by the state -Jayati Ghosh, Prabhat Patnaik and Harsh Mander
-The Indian Express In these dire circumstances, it is essential for the state to directly provide the basic means of survival to anyone who needs it. This must be in both cash and kind. The immediate need for universal food and cash delivery is by now obvious and urgent. Across the country, there are reports of people — migrant workers, local workers, peasants, pastoralists, fisherpeople, Vendors, ragpickers, and the destitute — facing...
More »ICMR directly procured faulty Covid-19 testing kits from Chinese Vendors -Elizabeth Roche
-Livemint.com ICMR advises states not to use the testing kits for the next two days, saying it will issue an advisory after medical teams carry out field validation of the kits NEW DELHI: Test kits for the detection and surveillance of covid-19 cases in India that have apparently been found faulty had been procured by the Indian Council of Medical Research from China from Chinese Vendors approved by Chinese authorities, a senior...
More »Activists condemn “discrimination against Muslim Vendors”
-The Hindu Incidents spurred by propaganda campaigns by motivated people, they say New Delhi: The National Hawkers Federation, the National Coalition for Inclusive and Sustainable Urbanisation and a group of activists, academics and lawyers on Wednesday in a statement condemned the reported “discrimination against Muslim Vendors” during the lockdown. “We are alarmed and disheartened to learn that hawkers continue to be intimidated and physically attacked in various parts of the country...These incidents seem...
More »COVID-19: Fruit and Vegetable Producers Face Severe Loss as Prices Plunge -Neelambaran A
-Newsclick.in “Since many farmers are afraid to reach the regular markets, the local Vendors are taking advantage of it. They are then selling the vegetables at a higher cost to the customers,” said Subramani, a farmer. With no announcement regarding any relief measures, the farmers across the state are staring at an imminent setback. The lack of transportation facilities, labourers and unwarranted police action continue to hamper the farming sector during the...
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