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...
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Scrub typhus, the mystery fever gripping parts of Uttar Pradesh - Sibu Tripathi
-IndiaToday.com The spread of scrub typhus in the region has caused widespread concern. Here's everything you need to know about it. A mystery fever has been reported from parts of Uttar Pradesh, which has claimed over 40 lives, mostly children in the past one week. The viral fever has been identified as Scrub typhus. Scrub typhus has been reported mainly from Firozabad, Agra, Mainpuri, Etah and Kasganj of Uttar Pradesh. Please click here to...
More »45 Children Die In UP's Firozabad In 10 Days, Dengue Suspected, Probe On -Kamal Khan
-NDTV.com With 186 people in hospital and a high number of affected children, the Firozabad administration has ordered closure of schools for Classes 1-8. Firozabad: The death of 53 people, including 45 children, over the past 10 days in a suspected dengue outbreak in Firozabad has prompted the Uttar Pradesh government to set up an inquiry. At the Firozabad medical college, the scenes are horrifying: rows of children suffering from fever and their...
More »Official data corroborates deepening of livelihood crisis in urban areas during the 2020 nationwide lockdown
The recently released quarterly Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) data broadly confirms the dip in employment and jobs during the countrywide lockdown period, followed by a certain degree of recovery in the post-lockdown months last year as have been indicated by various survey-based studies and research papers. The quarterly bulletin on PLFS provides data on key employment and unemployment indicators i.e. Unemployment Rate (UR), Worker Population Ratio (WPR) and Labour...
More »During pandemic, only 20 per cent of farmers under PM-Kisan had access to formal credit -Ashlin Mathew
-National Herald Of 10.5 crore farmers covered under PM-Kisan, only 2.18 crore farmers received Kisan Credit Card. This means most small, marginal and landless farmers continued to struggle throughout the pandemic During the period of severe economic crisis due to Covid-19 pandemic, only 20 per cent of farmers under PM- Kisan have had access to formal credit. Of the 10.5 crore farmers covered under PM-Kisan, only 2.18 crore farmers have been issued...
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