The government must expand the scope of Ayushman Bharat scheme to add provision for treating workers falling ill due to heat wave. Read more »
The government must ensure that its policies do not help widen the already existing digital divide, denying a level playing field for the marginalised sections. Read more »
While the absence of workers has put a question mark on the reopening of the economy, it has also exposed the vulnerability of unorganised labour. Read more »
The Odisha government put in place a network of infrastructure to handle the return of migrants and this seems to have paid off. Read more »
The high single digit growth rate enjoyed by the economy in the last two decades could be a thing of the past if the government fails to address the middle-class distress. Read more »
More than a fourth of India’s workforce is unemployed at present. Opening up of alcohol trade will result in a drain on already dwindling household savings, pushing several families further into financial... Read more »
The activists and the media highlight the economic crisis faced by the stranded labourers, but ignore their emotional need to go home. Read more »
The new world order: The post-coronavirus world will witness a rise in authoritarianism, protectionist economic policies, and mounting social tension, says Pushparaj Deshpande. Read more »
The government must probe high coronavirus fatality in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. Read more »
It is important for the country to have a nationwide open database of migrant workers to provide them a healthy and secure lifestyle. Read more »