-TheWire.in There is no scientific way to erect a hydroelectric power project in the Garhwal Himalaya because erecting such a project itself would be unscientific. We use the term ‘roof on our heads’ to denote safety and security, but for sixteen families of Jugju, an area of Raini village in Uttarakhand’s Niti valley, the roof over their heads has been unstable and dangerous. Many social media users shared a video earlier this week...
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Latest available PLFS data sheds light on unpaid helpers in self-employment & underemployment among various types of Workers
Generally, economists refer to indicators like Worker Population Ratio (WPR), Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR) and Unemployment Rate (UR) in order to assess the extent of joblessness and Work related precarity at a particular period of time in a certain geographical area. However, there are other indicators too, which can help in understanding the job situation, livelihoods security and vulnerability of Workers in a better way such as 'percentage distribution...
More »What I Learnt From Tailing a Zomato Delivery Worker For a Day -Soumyarendra Barik
-Livewire.thewire.in A few days ago, I reported a story for Entrackr about the life of one Zomato delivery Worker in Gurgaon. I tailed him as he went about his day delivering orders, calculating the kilometres he rode for and the money he made at the end of his ten-hour long shift. The story blew up. In this piece, I document some aspects that were left out of the first story to keep...
More »NREGA is crucial to rural India in 2021 -Avani Kapur, Harish Damodaran and Yamini Aiyar
-IDROnline.org While it claims to be a demand-based scheme with an elastic budget, NREGA’s failure to support the rural economy in 2021 indicates otherwise. A comparison of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) demand and supply of Work between the first quarter of financial year (FY) 2020, when the national lockdown was in place and the first quarter of FY 2021 when the second wave was at its peak offers...
More »'UP: About 45,000 MGNREGA Workers to Reach Lucknow on Sept 1 Protesting Against Low Wages, Regularisation' -Abdul Alim Jafri
-Newsclick.in About 45,000 contractual Workers have been Working under MGNREGA for the last 14 years and most of them are in a vulnerable situation due to the negligence of the government. Many Workers are committing suicide due to financial constraints or due to a lack of medical care...' Lucknow: Having not had a since increase in their honorarium over four and a half years of the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government, around...
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