-The Indian Express Will this pandemic change women migrant's relationship with cities? Will it limit the geographies and spatial range that women choose to explore? If migration had a face, would it be a male one? Think about the picture of migrants in the Bandra station or at Delhi Bus Stand? Why weren’t there any women in the frame? This article is an attempt to steer the gaze to the women question in...
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After COVID-19, India’s next challenge could be mega-sized locust attack this summer -Atul Aneja
-The Hindu It has the potential to cause a food security issue, say officials Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, India’s response to natural disasters is expected to be tested again this summer when a giant locust storm from the Horn of Africa is expected to attack farmlands in South Asia. Official sources told The Hindu that the government was preparing for a “two-front war”— one, which was ongoing against the COVID-19 infections and another...
More »Migrant hunger and lockdown games -Amrita Johri and Anjali Bhardwaj
-The Hindu Business Line The government is seen doing very little to mitigate the woes of the thousands of migrant workers who have been pushed to the brink of starvation by the lockdown * Post the Covid-19 lockdown, unorganised sector migrant labourers have been unable to afford even two square meals a day * 78 per cent of workers surveyed said they had less than ₹300 * Economic relief packages such as PMGKY have...
More »The COVID-19 paradox in South Asia -Deepak Nayyar
-The Hindu It is surprising that South Asia has far fewer infections and deaths compared with North America and Western Europe The oldest and largest democracies in the world are often compared. This time is different. The first person tested positive for COVID-19 on January 21 in the United States and on January 30 in India. Roughly three months later, on April 20, the total number of infections was 7,23,605 in the...
More »Complaints against PDS dealers in Jharkhand, Bihar amid food crisis -Abhishek Angad & Santosh Singh
-The Indian Express In Jharkhand and Bihar, the food crisis triggered by the lockdown has put a spotlight on an old problem — leakages and corruption in the the Public Distribution System. Patna, Ranchi: Earlier this week, Jharkhand’s grievance helpline 181 received four calls from Palamu on a single day. All the callers had a similar complaint: though the state had promised 70 kg rice in April, their ration dealer in Medininagar...
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