-The Indian Express An estimated 50 million people are believed to have lost their jobs in just two weeks of the Lockdown. The CMIE data showing rise in unemployment in urban areas by more than 22 per cent between March 22 and April 5 confirms that the Lockdown prompted by coronavirus will wipe out the tremendous gains made by India in being the only country apart from China to lift millions out...
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Farmers are at their wits’ end -R Ramakumar
-The Hindu As global trade falls and supply disruptions persist, a prolonged Lockdown will adversely affect food security The COVID-19 pandemic has led to global concerns on the state of agriculture and food security. On the one hand, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned of a “food crisis” if countries do not protect vulnerable people from hunger and malnourishment. On the other, farmers face a stalemate as they are unable...
More »Modi govt’s post-Lockdown containment plan and the Bhilwara model that’s key to it
-ThePrint.in In episode 437 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta delves into the containment plan released by the Indian government and how Rajasthan's Bhilwara successfully curbed Covid-19. New Delhi: The government of India has released a containment plan for large outbreaks. The plan is based on the Bhilwara model — Rajasthan government’s strategy in the Bhilwara district, which is a Covid-19 hotspot. The Bhilwara district is 530 kilometres from Delhi, in Rajasthan. In 2011, the...
More »As schools switch to online classes, students from weaker sections get cut off from learning -Abha Goradia
-The Indian Express Amid the Lockdown, Vaishali, whose parents are construction workers, has been living out of a half-built construction site in Tilak Nagar. Mumbai: A couple of days ago, a teary-eyed Vaishali, a student of class VI at Maharashtra Aikyavardhak Mandal in Tilak Nagar, called her school teacher Sangita Patil. Amid the Lockdown, Vaishali, whose parents are construction workers, has been living out of a half-built construction site in Tilak Nagar. “She...
More »Farmers are among the heroes of the COVID-19 pandemic -Akila Kannadasan and Chitradeepa Anantharam
-The Hindu Amid stories of farmers struggling to sell their produce due to the Lockdown, there is also a ray of hope in those who sell locally, creating more self-sufficient communities Vegetables are the new gold. Whoever thought one would dream of roasted potato and carrot raita? These are strange times. After we venture out to buy them, mask and gloves on, we (hopefully) return triumphant, our bags bulging with carrots, beans,...
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