-The Hindu Amidst the scattered experimentation now, the Centre must offer strategic policy guidance for inter-State coordination Only two years ago, in the wake of a nationwide lockdown, India was left shocked by the plight of migrant workers walking hundreds of kilometres, facing hunger, exhaustion and violence, to get to the Safety of their home villages. The dire circumstances of the migrants tugged at our collective heartstrings. They became the focus of...
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Why the deportation of an English anthropologist has south Kerala’s fishing communities worried -KA Shaji
-Down to Earth Filippo Osella was about to launch a precise early weather-warning system the fish workers badly need Extreme weather events have made fishing a dangerous occupation along Kerala’s southern coast — at least one local fisherman dies every week, according to the state disaster management authority. An early weather-warning system would go a long way in saving the lives and livelihoods of the area’s fishing communities. And that’s what English researcher...
More »Race to the bottom for gig workers -Sachin Tiwari and Mohan Mani
-The Hindu The food delivery sector is heading towards ‘quick delivery’ of food but is risking the Safety of the delivery partners The recent announcement by Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal of its plans to deliver food to customers in 10 minutes has raised a small twitter storm, forcing the CEO to put out a clarification. This raises several questions on the nature of delivery platforms, and the impact on delivery workers. Platform industry...
More »Day after massive blaze, Delhi’s garbage dump still smouldering -Karn Pratap Singh
-The Hindustan Times Delhi Police registered a first information report in connection with the landfill fire against unknown persons on Tuesday. New Delhi: Over 30 hours after a major fire broke out at east Delhi’s Ghazipur landfill site -- Delhi’s biggest waste dump -- firefighters on Tuesday continued to put out the blaze even as they battled swampy stretches, a hostile terrain which their vehicles could not tread, challenge to reach the...
More »Poverty rose but income inequality fell -Anup Malani Arpit Gupta, and Bartek Woda
-The Hindu There are signs that this pandemic has not followed the usual script — of the poor bearing the brunt of the pain COVID-19 has upended Indian society. Over two-thirds of the country has been infected by COVID-19 and perhaps five million or so people have died, directly or indirectly, from the pandemic. The economy too has taken a beating. Even though there has been a V-shaped recovery, output remains about...
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