Implement ‘One Nation One Ration Card’ by July 31: Supreme Court
It also asked states to bring in an appropriate scheme for distribution of dry ration to migrant labourers till COVID-19 pandemic lasts &…
COVID-19 lockdown provides opportunity to save Punjab’s declining groundwater
Pandemic forced Punjabi farmers to adopt a less water- and labour intensive rice growing technique because of labour shortage; it now might …
Voting without voters: West Bengal may see migrants flocking home to vote & document citizenship status amid CAA worries
Migrants likely to influence fate of elections in state; CAA cloud advantage to Trinamool but BJP to leverage governance failure that led to …
Voting without voters: In Uttar Pradesh, areas with low turnout are hubs of migrant workers
EC plans to reach out to migrant workers via postcards to encourage them to vote, but it may be too little, too late
COVID-19 lockdown, recession backbreaking for informal workers, survey shows
The survey was done on 1,613 rural households in Bihar
Heat stress affected worker output in factories in India: Study
Manufacturing plants generate about two per cent less revenue for every one degree Celsius rise in annual temperature, the study found
Maharashtra women missed meals during COVID-19 lockdown, finds survey
10% of the 946 women surveyed skipped one meal a day; 7% skipped two meals a day
Wages of fear: How did COVID-19 geographic shift affect MGNREGA implementation?
The understanding should be part of India’s contingency plan to support rural livelihoods in the event of a third wave of the pandemic
Voting without voters: In Odisha, turnout suffers in districts home to migrants despite promise of goodies, travel fare
Lowest turnout in Berhampur in Ganjam district, CM's home turf, due to large-scale migration to other states, say experts
Voting without voters: Migrant workers in Odisha’s Nuapada unable to afford trip home to cast ballot
About 75,000 workers in district are migrant labourers and 63,000 of them eligible voters
COVID-19: Migrant labourers are leaving Gujarat, again
The second COVID-19 wave has marred businesses, migrant workers face dearth of work
One nation one ration card: Odisha to soon start dry ration scheme for migrant workers
The apex court had directed all states and Union territories June 29 to formulate an appropriate scheme to provide dry ration to migrant workers …
Free foodgrain until Diwali: What about migrants, those without ration cards?
Around 100 million Indians are excluded from the public distribution system, according to economists
COVID-19 third wave: Returning workers may have led to Jharkhand spike
COVID-19 situation dire in Jharkhand, with healthcare workers, rural residents infected; state has no wherewithal for genome sequencing
COVID-19 worsened sanitation workers’ condition globally; WaterAid calls for action
Nearly 44% of respondents from India reported challenges in meeting their daily expenses during COVID-19 lockdowns; situation grim across South …
As told to Parliament (July 20, 2021): Deaths due to mucormycosis at 4,332
All that was discussed in the House through the day
COVID-19 is cruel to young and aspirational India
More than the pandemic, it’s the sheer abdication of responsibility from those in power that’s destroying the dreams of rural India &…
Stockholm+50: How do we prepare for the next half century
When we mark the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Stockholm conference, we need to discuss consumption and production in a globalised world
Indian public sector health facilities, workers should lead the fight against AMR
Both are important links across sectors; they should unleash their full impact on the life of the common man for curtailment of AMR.
COVID-19: ‘Only a third of migrant workers getting relief measures’
At least 50 mln short-term circular migrants left out of any government identification process, according to IHD estimates
COVID-19: 10,000 health workers infected in Africa, says WHO
South Africa, one of the five countries most affected by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, accounted for 35 per cent of the …
Waste to wealth: Understanding the synergy between formal & informal sectors
Technology and community participation play pivotal roles in bridging the formal-informal waste worker divide
As told to Parliament (August 10, 2021): A third of India’s coastline under erosion
All that was discussed in the Houses through the day
As told to Parliament (September 16, 2020): No data on sanitation worker deaths amid COVID-19
Nepal sanitation workers fight COVID-19 unarmed
Nepal sanitation workers continue to clean without gloves, masks and shoes