-The Hindu They have not got many of the benefits that the new laws threaten to take away. As the movement against the agricultural reform laws builds towards its one year anniversary, it is clear that the bulk of farmers in eastern Indian States have not been as motivated to join the agitation as their counterparts in the northwest, as they have not even experienced many of the benefits that the laws...
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There is Much to Gain and Little to Fear from Reopening Schools -Chandrakant Lahariya
-TheIndiaForum.in There is ample scientific and epidemiological evidence to indicate it is safe to reopen schools for children of all ages. It is not a question of whether to reopen schools, but what should be done to bring children back to the classroom. For most infections affecting humans, the young and old are most at risk while adults enjoy relatively more protection. If this age Distribution is plotted on a graph, it...
More »Hurdles ahead for One Nation One Ration Card scheme -Sameet Panda
-GaonConnection.com The One Nation One Ration card scheme was launched in June 2019 to reform the Public Distribution System (PDS). However, close to 100 million people are estimated to be excluded from the PDS. There are several other challenges in the new scheme that need to be addressed. The condition of migrant workers suddenly shot to the limelight in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic as hundreds of thousands of migrants...
More »India’s migrant construction workers: An analysis of their welfare framework -Subhomay Saha, Karan Peer and Shrabani Saha
-Down to Earth There are prominent shortcomings in implementation, especially registration of workers and and collection and Distribution of Cess The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic had widespread and devastating consequences to communities and enterprises in India and across the globe. However, the situation was particularly grim for the 453.6 million internal migrants in India, evidenced by the unprecedented ‘reverse migration’ witnessed during the pandemic. Their vulnerabilities were exacerbated by the fact a...
More »How pulses can regain their lost glory in India -Shagun Kapil, Vivek Mishra, Raju Sajwan, Anil Ashwani Sharma and Bhagirath
-Down to Earth Ensuring that pulses sell at the minimum support price and distributing them under the public Distribution system can help them find favour with farmers again When India went into its first lockdown in 2020, the government announced Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), under which over 800 million people were to be provided rice, wheat, and pulses, in addition to the ration provided under the public Distribution system...
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