-The Hindu During the same period, an amount of ₹39.68 lakh was collected in foreign currency, according to information now available on the Fund’s website The PM CARES Fund collected more than ₹3,076 crore in the first five days after it was set up, according to information now available on the Fund’s website. “During 2019-20, an amount of ₹3,076.62 crore was collected under PM CARES Fund,” says the response to a query on...
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There is confusion in the MIS data on approved labour budget and projected labour budget, says new tracker by Peoples' Action for Employment Guarantee
-Second MGNREGA tracker by Peoples' Action for Employment Guarantee (PAEG), released on 17th August, 2020 A MGNREGA tracker has been prepared by the Peoples' Action for Employment Guarantee (PAEG) that brings to you the latest developments, updates, and figures on the implementation of MGNREGA across the country till 3rd August, 2020. Given the significant role that MGNREGA is playing in the lives and livelihoods of rural workers, PAEG intends to keep...
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-Hindustan Times Digital divide: Students who, in theory, have Access to e-teaching will have to depend on inconvenient methods such as mobile The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted the education sector globally. Classes have been suspended to enforce social distancing and educational institutions, from schools to universities, have shifted to online methods of teaching and evaluation. As the number of cases continues to rise, there is no certainty about when normalcy will be...
More »COVID-19 Lockdown Cost Livelihood of 78% Informal Sector Workers, Says Survey
-Newsclick.in Among the total respondents, 15% are from scheduled tribes and 39% are scheduled castes, which is higher than their proportion in the country’s population. The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the workers, especially in the informal sector, into a deep crisis. A recent report “Workers in the Time of COVID-19" on informal workers says that more than 78% of workers have lost their livelihoods since the pandemic-induced lockdown. The survey by ActionAid India...
More »Infant deaths decline 4.6% in Haryana
-The Hindu Total drops from 1,264 in April-June 2019 to 1,208 over same period this year Chandigarh: The Haryana National Health Mission clarified on Monday that 1,208 infants deaths were reported in the State between April and June this year as against 1,264 such deaths during the corresponding period in 2019. Until 2019, an offline, manual reporting system was in use for compilation of births and deaths. Only limited information was collected in...
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