A recent report by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) states that the countrywide lockdown imposed on 25th March, 2020, which was extended for nearly two months in phases, affected the food and nutritional status of vulnerable sections of the Indian population. It says that a programme like the Mid-Day Meal Scheme covers four-fifth of primary-school-aged children in the country that helps in improving not only nutrition but also...
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A ventilator for the Landour Community Hospital -Sunalini Mathew
-The Hindu How the people of Landour with the help of friends raised money for medical equipment at the Landour Community Hospital — all in a day Five days ago, Priya Kapoor, the editorial director of Roli Books, tweeted out to say that the Landour Community Hospital (LCH), an 80-year-old institution, was fundraising for a ventilator. She appealed especially to those who had “visited and loved Landour”, saying, “Every bit counts.” Landour...
More »More fiscal support is imperative: CII chief -Suresh Seshadri
-The Hindu Uday Kotak highlights risks of not spending, says a lot will hinge on States’ approach to reopening. India’s economy urgently needs increased fiscal spending from the government to support businesses that have suffered stress from the COVID-19-related disruptions, as well as households and individuals worst hit by the pandemic, CII president Uday Kotak said on Wednesday. “I think the time has come for the fisc [fiscal authorities] to do a lot...
More »Labour Ministry’s Helpline Numbers for Migrants: ‘A Patchy Afterthought’
-Newsclick.in The Stranded Workers Action NetWork (SWAN) said that its volunteers called 80 officers from across the 20 zones and enquired about the assistance being provided to migrant Workers. The Union Labour Ministry’s helpline numbers for migrant Workers are more of a “post office”, a group of researchers from the Stranded Workers Action NetWork (SWAN) said on Monday, May 24, thus concluding that lessons from last year have not been learnt by...
More »Undocumented Tide Of Death Overwhelms Rural India As Cities Stabilise -Kavitha Iyer
-Article-14.com A surge of untested, undocumented, unmonitored Covid-19 infections in India’s villages is killing thousands, many times more than reported cases. With no access to big-city medical care or Twitter SOSs, millions are at risk. Mumbai: It was past 10 pm when S H Mehdi, BAMS, saw off the last of the day’s 250-odd patients and settled down to speak over the phone. “Chaaron taraf fever phaili hui hai. (There are febrile...
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