-NDTV.com blog The devastation and suffering due to the Covid pandemic is unparalleled and continues to unfold in its multiple dimensions. Amidst this colossal misery in India, the most excruciatingly vivid and heart-wrenching has been the migrant crisis triggered as a consequence of a sudden lockdown. As a nation, we witnessed the unfolding of the harrowing tragedy of migrant workers, where millions of them, particularly in our metro cities, were rendered...
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Amid protests over agri laws let's look at how some countries support farmers -Richard Mahapatra
-Down to Earth Every day, 54, mostly developed countries give nearly $2 billion in support to their farmers The sites of the farmers’ protests on the borders of Delhi are a microcosm of Indian peasantry — rich and poor, small and big, irrigated and rainfed and supported and not supported. The voices from these sites have now merged into one clarion call: Guarantee government support to farmers by legalising the minimum support...
More »Lack of Policy Focus on Internal Migration in India Comes at Heavy Cost: Report
-TheWire.in The report 'Road Map for Developing a Policy Framework for the Inclusion of Internal Migrant Workers in India' has been jointly published by the International Labour Organisation and Indian research institutes. New Delhi: In the backdrop of the pandemic, a report jointly published by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Aajeevika Bureau, and the Centre for Migration and Inclusive Development has noted that there is an urgent need to develop an inclusive...
More »Farmers' protest can go on as long as it doesn't endanger life, property: Supreme Court -Meghna Sen
-Livemint.com * CJI Bobde, who on Wednesday said that the matter must be handed over to a committee, told that the panel must have 'independent members with knowledge of agriculture and hear both sides and give a report on what needs to be done' * He also suggested that the independent committee can have P Sainath, Bhartiya Kisan Union and others as members The Supreme Court on Thursday said that the ongoing farmers'...
More »Rajasthan: Congress and BJP Join Hands to Scuttle the Rise of Bharatiya Tribal Party -Shruti Jain
-TheWire.in In a recent election to the post of the zila pramukh, the Congress thwarted the election of the BTP candidate and instead extended support to the BJP candidate. Jaipur: The recent panchayat and Zila Parishad polls in Rajasthan have laid bare the desperation with which the Congress and the BJP have tried to thwart tribal movement in the state. The two national rival parties have extended support to each other to ensure...
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