-NDTV In a separate letter to Kerala, the home ministry has strongly objected to its move to restart restaurants, book shops and barber shops in parts of the state from today. New Delhi: The government has made it clear that states and union territories cannot "dilute" its guidelines on the nationwide lockdown to control the spread of coronavirus and said states cannot allow their own activities during this period; they can be...
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India's Tumultuous History of Epidemics, Religion and Public Health Policy -Kiran Kumbhar
-TheWire.in In the 19th century, fierce opposition from Indians to epidemic control measures forced British officials to reach out to community leaders for help. This could help India tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. There are many terrains where public health and religion cross paths, but epidemics are certainly the most bumpy. Contemporary examples include the large gatherings of people at several religious sites in India, including the Nizamuddin markaz and an Akkalkot temple,...
More »Urban joblessness up 22%, experts fear gains against poverty to be wiped out -Seema Chishti
-The Indian Express An estimated 50 million people are believed to have lost their jobs in just two weeks of the lockdown. The CMIE data showing rise in unemployment in urban areas by more than 22 per cent between March 22 and April 5 confirms that the lockdown prompted by coronavirus will wipe out the tremendous gains made by India in being the only country apart from China to lift millions out...
More »Can Behavioural Science Help Address the Fears of Migrant Workers?
-TheWire.in As India moves into the start of the second week of the 21-day lockdown period imposed nationwide by the Government of India, it helps to examine the manner in which migrant workers have been coping with the lockdown’s requirements. Migrant workers have been moving out of India’s cities to their respective Towns villages, many of them on foot due to unavailability of transport. Please click here to read more. ...
More »Migrant Workers Beaten, Stuffed Into Container Trucks by Police at Gujarat-Maharashtra Border -Sukanya Shantha
-TheWire.in "There was no ventilation. It was pitch dark inside and police gave us 10 mins to get into the container truck." Mumbai: On March 31, solicitor general Tushar Mehta claimed before the Supreme Court that there was “no person walking on the roads in an attempt to reach his/her home Towns/villages”. He further claimed, under oath, that all migrant labourers had been shifted to shelter homes and are being provided with basic...
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