-Outlook India Experts say flooding in urban and peri-Urban Areas are happening due to unplanned waste dumping and continuous disregard for natural recharge structures like ponds, wetlands, and tanks. The Safdarjung Observatory, one of Delhi's primary weather stations, recorded 189.6 mm of rainfall between June 1 and July 22, which is less than normal (201 mm). But it didn’t change the picture. Every time it rains, water-logging and subsequent traffic snarl for...
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‘0.01%’ street vendors from minority communities benefit from Centre’s loan scheme, finds RTI query -Gaurvi Narang
-ThePrint.in A total of 32.26 lakh loans were disbursed under the PM SVANidhi scheme between June 2020 & May 2022, according to data revealed by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs. New Delhi: Only 0.01 per cent street vendors belonging to minority communities have benefitted from the Centre’s PM SVANidhi scheme between June 2020 and May 2022, an Right To Information (RTI) query has revealed. A total of 32.26 lakh loans...
More »Why the Rise in Workforce Participation During the Pandemic Points to Distress Employment -Shiney Chakraborty, Priyanka Chatterjee and Mitali Nikore
-TheWire.in Although COVID-19 had disrupted economic activity, the workforce participation rate in the last four years has gone up, significantly driven by rural women's employment. The annual Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), first launched in 2017, is one of the only official sources of employment data in the country. Marred by disruptions, the results of the last two surveys (2019-20 and 2020-21) have been eagerly awaited to understand the impact of the...
More »Fall in FMCG sales shows a declining quality of life
-The New Indian Express High inflation is not just a research figure fueling the economic debate. It has a real, negative impact on the daily lives of the masses. High inflation is not just a research figure fueling the economic debate. It has a real, negative impact on the daily lives of the masses. In this respect, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCGs) that are bought daily have seen lower sales through June, compared...
More »The jobs crisis is not merely an economic mishap, it signals the destruction of India’s future -Seema Chisti
-CaravanMagazine.in In the build-up to the 2014 general election, Narendra Modi, the prime-ministerial candidate for the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party, rode on the promise of millions of jobs for youngsters. At a rally in Agra, in November 2013, he mocked the United Progressive Alliance government for not delivering on jobs. Five years on, as prime minister, he famously said, “If someone opens a pakora shop in front of your office, does...
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