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UP Woman, 5 Children Went Hungry For 2 Months; No Ration, Aadhaar Cards -Alok Pandey

-NDTV.com A senior Aligarh official expressed "surprise" over the fact that the family members had neither a ration card nor Aadhar cards. Aligarh: A 45-year-old woman and her five children are in hospital in western Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh town after battling intense hunger for over two months. They were able to get medical help after a local NGO stepped in to help after it was informed of the family's condition.The family members...

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Why edible oil prices are on fire -Shubham Shankhdhar

-IndiaToday.in India’s edible oil demand far exceeds domestic production. At least 60 per cent is met through imports, and global prices are soaring. Is there a way out? These days, aside from the coronavirus, Ajay Kumar a 40-year-old a resident of Tagore Garden in West Delhi, finds himself worrying about inflation. He says his monthly spending on essentials like vegetable oils has been steadily rising—a litre of mustard oil now costs him...

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92% of workers stopped receiving payment from employers: Report

-The Hindu SWAN, which relaunched its helpline in April, releases findings based on over 8,000 callers Bengaluru: Migrant workers, one of the more vulnerable groups left in lurch during the national lockdown called by the Centre last year, are facing another crisis during the second wave of COVID-19. This time around, the problem is compounded by a lack of savings, which they used up last year. Around 92% of the country’s workforce who...

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Almost 50% informal workers didn’t receive full wages in the second wave lockdowns, finds a survey

-GaonConnection.com Over 47 per cent of the workers have not received their full wages after COVID restrictions were announced in several states of India. Nearly 60 per cent had only two days of ration left, shows a survey of 8,000 workers across the country. After COVID19 induced lockdowns and restrictions were imposed this year, nearly half (47 per cent) of the interviewed workers did not receive their full wages or were paid...

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How Covid Has Put Children At Risk Of Abuse, Labour, Marriage -Shreya Khaitan

-IndiaSpend.com India urgently needs a countrywide campaign against child labour and early marriage to protect its children from the economic and social consequences of Covid-19 lockdowns and loss of caregivers, say child welfare workers Jaipur: A six-month old who was touched inappropriately by her father while they were stuck at home during the Covid-19 lockdown. A 14-year-old who might not be able to go back to school as his father, the family's...

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