-NDTV The government had issued a set of guidelines on Wednesday for the movement of all stranded people, MIGrant labourers, students and tourists, and asked states to follow up with the formation of nodal authorities. New Delhi: The government's move to allow stranded MIGrant labourers to go home has been spurred by concerns about a political fallout, sources have told NDTV. The issue was flagged at a recent meeting between BJP chief...
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Will COVID-19 Lockdowns Generate Public Support for Climate Change Mitigation? -Rama Mohana R. Turaga
-TheWire.in Many cities are experiencing a dip in pollution levels due to lockdowns. But this may not necessarily translate into support for mitigation policies. In the article published in The Wire Science on April 4, Siddarth Goel presented a good analysis of the initial impact, including the response of business and government, of the ongoing global pandemic on the environment, particularly climate change. The article ends with a note suggesting that heightened...
More »TM Thomas Isaac, Kerala Finance Minister and a trained economist, interviewed by AM Jigeesh (The Hindu Business Line)
-The Hindu Business Line In the thick of battling the Covid-19 pandemic, the CPI (M)-ruled Kerala government gathered Opposition parties on a virtual platform to chart out a common course on livelihood issues and the economic crisis that is simultaneously unfolding. Kerala Finance Minister TM Thomas Isaac, a trained economist, told BusinessLine that India is facing an attack on economic federalism and there is urgent need for the States to combat...
More »Lacking in transparency -Suvrat Raju
-The Hindu Citizens must keep themselves informed and push the government to adopt scientific and people-oriented policies The lockdown of the country has had a devastating social impact. A recent survey of internal MIGrant workers found that 42% did not even have a day’s worth of rations left. The situation in the agricultural sector is also grim. Soon after the lockdown commenced, the Prime Minister apologised for the misery that his decision had...
More »'We Are in a Crisis': Fear of Uncertain Employment, Livelihood Grips MIGrant and Sex Workers -Anusha Chandrasekharan
-TheWire.in “If they [sex workers] are ready to risk their lives by throwing social distancing to the wind and risk police beatings, does it not show how desperate they are for food?” said a sex worker. New Delhi: “We cannot even complain against the violence that has been meted out against us,” said Rohini Chhari, an activist working with members of nomadic and denotified tribes in Morena, Madhya Pradesh. “Because the government...
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