-Newsclick.in Today's India has revealed a social innocence about genuine starvation and want, limiting public capacity to make demands of the state. Food is a necessity. Several generations in India regard this home-truth as a stark fact that they have been brought up to respect, either due to experience, or through memory. In some cases, such generations have lived on the edge of India's many Kalahandis, normally ignored, because they are ephemeral,...
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Sustainable Housing Can't Slip Under the Radar Once the COVID-19 Crisis Subsides -PK Das
-TheWire.in For too long, development authorities across India have ignored the adverse impact of 'densification' and deplorable health and environmental conditions on people’s lives. The COVID-19 pandemic has compelled us to critically review various long term MEAsures that relate to a host of other matters with an objective of bringing about significant change. One such matter that would require critical review and change is the state of housing that is intimately intertwined with...
More »Logistic constraints: Few takers among retail biggies for direct purchase from farmers -Prabhudatta Mishra
-Financial Express Except Madhya Pradesh, no other state has so far acted upon the Centre’s advisory, leaving farmers, the intended beneficiaries of the move, high and dry. The Centre’s April 4 directive to states, asking them to facilitate direct purchase of farm produce including grains, pulses and fruits and vegetables by big retailers, aggregators and food processors hasn’t produced any immediate results. Except Madhya Pradesh, no other state has so far acted...
More »Food activists meet Jharkhand CM with relief MEAsure demands
-Press release by Right to Food Campaign, Jharkhand, dated 21 April, 2020 Representatives of the Right to Food Campaign, Jharkhand met the Jharkhand Chief Minister on 21st April, 2020 to discuss the need to ramp up relief MEAsures. The campaign had also met the food minister on 21st April, 2020 to discuss the food relief related issues and demands. Please click here to access the letter written to the Chief Minister of...
More »How Pastoralists across India are Affected by the COVID-19 Lockdown & Solutions to Sustain Livelihoods
-Centre for Pastoralism, dated 20th April, 2020 There are an estimated 30-35 million pastoralists distributed across several states in the country. These communities manage a wide range of livestock, through long-distance migrations that often span multiple states. India’s wool, leather, MEAt and milk economies are directly or indirectly linked to these communities. This report attempts to capture core problems confronting these communities with the COVID lockdown and identifies solutions to help...
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