-Newsclick.in The state is now witnessing a historic mass movement that could give us crucial lessons on both how to save public education and democratise virtual learning. June in Kerala began with the devastating news of a 14-year old’s suicide in Malappuram, which allegedly took place due to her lack of resources to attend the virtual classes organised by the state government. To circumvent Kerala’s strict COVID-19 restrictions put in place since...
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How e-waste crisis continues to plague informal sector -Vikrant Wankhede
-Down to Earth Over 90% of electronic waste management is done by informal sector Workers, most of whom are unaware of their rights Structured management of electronic waste (e-waste) in India is nascent and is mandated under the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016. Some of the salient features of the rules include e-waste classification, extended producer responsibility (EPR), collection targets (EPR) and restrictions on import of e-waste containing hazardous materials. E-waste is categorised...
More »MGNREGA Workers demand Rs. 600 as minimum daily wage rate, besides 200 days of employment and strict implementation of locally planned Works
-Press release by NREGA Sangharsh Morcha dated June 29th, 2020 Today, Workers in over sixty districts across eleven states of the country observed “NREGA Adhikar Diwas” by submitting a memorandum to the Prime Minister to demand an increase in the annual guarantee of Work to 200 days per person, revision of the daily wage rate to Rs. 600 and strict implementation of schemes planned by the gram/ward sabha. The widespread disruptions to...
More »86 per cent jump in MGNREGA demand in districts most migrants returned to -Harikishan Sharma
-The Indian Express An analysis of data on the MGNREGA portal shows that the number of households availing MGNREGA Work in these districts jumped to 89.83 lakh during May — 86.27 per cent up from 48.22 lakh in the same month last year. With migrant Workers returning to their hometowns during the lockdown, the demand for Work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) saw a huge jump in...
More »Nikhil Dey, social activist and founding member of Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan, interviewed by Civil Society News (CivilSocietyOnline.com)
-Civil Society News As people pour into villages from cities in a desperate effort to get back home, the only Work they can hope to get is under MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act). The rural employment scheme was designed to help people in distressful situations like a flood or drought so that they had something to fall back on when there was nothing else. Will it be able to...
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