-The Hindu A regime of social policy must be installed to meet the basic needs of all citizens at all times – not only during pandemics The current pandemic has forced us to think about the plight of Workers in our country. While the virus has demonstrated the enormous value of health Workers, it has also enhanced public awareness of the pivotal role of migrant Workers in our economy. We have been...
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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 »How lockdown may rewire class-caste issues for Indian politics -Christophe Jaffrelot & Haider Abbas Rizvi
-The Indian Express The impact of the lockdown may make social issues more prominent again in terms of class, at the expense of caste as well as religious identities and communal tendencies. When interviewed by journalists, several migrant Workers badly affected by the COVID-19-related lockdown admitted that they had voted for the BJP in 2019. Indeed, the party attracted poor voters in large numbers during the last Lok Sabha elections, especially among...
More »Despite fishing activities being exempted under lockdown, fisherfolk in Odisha say Workforce, logistics, market situation major hurdles in wake of COVID-19 -Basudev Mahapatra
-Firstpost.com Marine fisherfolk of Odisha foresee a miserable life ahead despite fishery activities being exempted from the purviews of the nationwide lockdown in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak, which has been declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO). "Fishermen of the coastal villages are living a miserable life. And, with no opportunities to earn, either from fishing or daily labour, marine fishing community in Odisha is bound to face...
More »How pooled testing Works, when it helps -Abantika Ghosh
-The Indian Express Last week, the ICMR brought out an advisory on pooled testing, ideally in districts where incidence of COVID-19 is low. Faced with criticism about insufficient testing and the reality of limited resources, India has decided go for pooled testing in districts where no cases have been reported. This would on the one hand give data on whether these really are zero-case districts, and on the other, save resources. * What...
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