-The Telegraph The journal has cited examples of Kerala, Odisha and Maharashtra The Centre should loosen its control and give states more autonomy over funding and decision-making on the Covid-19 pandemic, The Lancet, a top international medical journal, said on Saturday in a commentary on India under the Lockdown. The journal said the states “deserve much of the credit for India’s Covid-19 response” and that the Lockdown was “hastily prepared and immediately disadvantaged...
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Pandemic will deepen job and livelihood crisis of migrants: Study -Nagesh Prabhu
-The Hindu Lockdown has left about 42% with no ration and 33% were stuck in cities with no access to food, water, and money, shows research done by IIPS, Mumbai Bengaluru: Migrant workers, who constitute about 50% of the urban population and many of whom are engaged in what are called “3D jobs” (dirty, dangerous and demeaning) are likely to face job and livelihood crisis owing to COVID-19 pandemic, according to findings...
More »Panic Buying In Tamil Nadu Ahead Of "Intense Lockdown" In 5 Major Cities -J Sam Daniel Stalin
-NDTV Covid-19 Lockdown: Tamil Nadu has reported over 1,800 coronavirus cases and 22 deaths so far with 452 cases in state capital Chennai, 141 in Coimbatore, 110 in Tirupur, 56 in Madurai 56 and 30 in Salem Chennai: Vegetable shops and grocery stores in Tamil Nadu will remain open till 3 pm, Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami said this morning after panic buying of essential goods was witnessed in major cities ahead...
More »Phasing out India's Lockdown Is Essential, but With More Nuance Than What's Been Done So Far -Prem Shankar Jha
-TheWire.in A market economy is not an automobile that can stop and restart at the touch of a button. When Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a total Lockdown of the country to fight COVID-19, he did it perhaps with one idea in his mind. The spread of the virus had to be stopped first, no matter what it cost the economy. A trade-off between saving lives and saving incomes was unavoidable and...
More »Centre allows neighbourhood shops to open from today, but malls remain shut -Anulekha Ray
-Livemint.com * The Centre has allowed all neighbourhood shops in the residential areas to open if they follow certain guidelines * Union home ministry added that the social distancing must be strictly maintained A month after nationwide Lockdown, the Centre has allowed all neighbourhood shops in the residential areas to open if they follow certain guidelines. However, shops in market places, multi-brand and single brand malls as well as market complexes located in...
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