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Month: April 2020
Addressing Inequality to Rejuvenate Cities Post-Pandemic
Drishti Rastogi
Coronavirus poses a challenge like none other in our highly globalized world, especially to urban spaces and its residents. Cities in the modern world have provided better air connectivity, clean and...
Impact of COVID - 19 in Rural Areas of Andhra Pradesh and Government’s Response
Sariyam Teja Krishna Chaithanya
COVID - 19, as we all know by now, is an infectious disease caused by the newly discovered Corona Virus. This new virus and disease were unknown before the outbreak began in Wuhan, China, in December...
COVID-19: What fiscal steps are needed to ensure food security
Gurpreet Singh
The extension of the nationwide lockdown to combat the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), though necessary, will lead to a further suspension of work and no wages and means for families to...
COVID-19 Crisis Will Push Millions of Vulnerable Children Into Child Labour
Protiva Kundu
The differential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on society needs to be acknowledged. While some of us are practising social distancing and exploring work from home options aggressively in the hope...
Disaster Relief Funds to States for COVID-19 Is Welcome, But Centre Must Cushion Further
Nilachala Acharya
Faced with a global pandemic and a devastating lockdown on economic activity, both the Centre and India’s state governments have put in place measures to respond to people’s immediate...
Shadow Pandemic: Home Is Not A Safe Place for Everyone
Sakshi Rai
In what UN Women calls a shadow pandemic, violence perpetrated on women and girls has seen an alarming rise, as governments in more than 90 countries impose lockdowns to check the spread of...
Covid-19 crisis: How can India ensure that agricultural markets work in a socially distanced manner?
Gurpreet Singh
On March 24, as soon Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day lockdown to curtail the spread of Covid-19, many city residents queued up at grocery stores to stock up on food and other...
COVID-19 Lockdown: Prospects for Labour Mobility and Employment
Gurpreet Singh
Two weeks have passed since the lockdown in India started as a measure to arrest the spread of COVID-19. As a result of the decision, those engaged in jobs that can easily be carried out under...
What Does the COVID-19 Lockdown Mean for Food Security?
Gurpreet Singh
Amidst the COVID-19 crisis, India has announced a nationwide 21-day lockdown, shutting down all businesses except essential services. The government has assured that the supply of food items and...
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