-The Hindu Farmers’ cooperation, technological upgrading and favourable public policies can help India deal with the Pandemic The current national lockdown to tackle the COVID-19 Pandemic has highlighted the problems of food, nutrition and livelihood security confronting a large number of rural people, in particular, migrants to cities. While some measures have been announced, such as provision of additional rice or wheat, some pulses and oil free of cost, as well as...

-ThePrint.in Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management says the number of people they feed has increased since it first began distributing food after the nationwide lockdown. New Delhi: The Bangla Sahib Gurdwara in the heart of Delhi has seldom let any hungry visitor go without food. With the Pandemic now leaving thousands scrambling for their daily meals, the gurdwara’s community kitchen has taken the lead to feed over 75,000 people every day. The kitchen uses...

-TheThirdPole.net India’s Pandemic-forced lockdown has plunged agriculture into a crisis that needs immediate cash transfers to bail out smallholder farmers preparing for the summer cropping season India’s complete lockdown to contain the spread of the Covid-19 Pandemic has upended the agrarian economy of the South Asian nation. It could have a serious impact on farm production in the main summer cropping season, work for which starts in May. Farmers in India are no...

-The New Indian Express A majority of migrant workers in Surat and Ahmedabad in Gujarat lack access to urban documentation, showed a report by Aajeevika Bureau, an NGO working with migrant communities. NEW DELHI: A majority of migrant workers in the two major migrant destinations Surat and Ahmedabad in the state of Gujarat lack access to urban documentation, showed a report by Aajeevika Bureau, an NGO working with migrant communities. While Ahmedabad has...

-The Hindu Sharper contraction likely in Index of Industrial Production. Output at India’s core sector contracted by 6.5% in March, Commerce Ministry data show, reflecting the early impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and the subsequent nationwide lockdown. The index of eight core sector industries, which form 40% of the weight of items included in the broader Index of Industrial Production (IIP), reflected a contraction in key parts of the economy in March, according...