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Subodh Varma
'Double Engine' But No Jobs in UP
23 Sep 2021
The number of unemployed has steadily grown in Uttar Pradesh despite the much-hyped “double engine” of Yogi as CM and Modi as PM.
Subodh Varma
Jobs Carnage – 2.5 crore Jobs Lost Since January
06 Jun 2021
Construction, manufacturing, hospitality sectors most affected. Over 1.7 crore daily wage workers lose jobs.
Shinzani Jain
COVID-19: Report Reveals Severity of Food Crisis Faced by India's Poor in 2020
02 Jun 2021
Report by prominent economist Jean Dreze and Anmol Somanchi highlights the severe economic distress and food crisis suffered by a vast majority of Indian poor following the 2020 lockdown. It demands…
Subodh Varma
Economy Tumbles, 1 Crore Jobs Lost Since January
19 May 2021
The number of employed persons in India plummeted from about 40 crore in January to 39 crore in April 2021.
Subodh Varma
Mr. Modi, Any Plan for the Economy?
15 Apr 2021
With the new wave of COVID-19 sweeping across the country, a swathe of states have imposed various kinds of restrictions, from nigh
Newsclick Report
Unemployment Rate was 28.5% in Capital in Oct-Nov; for Women 54.7%: Delhi Govt Survey
18 Mar 2021
COVID-19 Disruption: Out of 89% of the unemployed people surveyed, 56% said they were without work for close to half a year and were still on the lookout for a job, said the report.
Subodh Varma
The Real Economy in Two Charts
04 Mar 2021
Have a look at what is the real reason for so much euphoria over a miniscule economic growth – and its dark underbelly.
Subodh Varma
India Faces Grim Jobs Crisis: 1.7 crore Jobs Lost in Past Year
17 Jan 2021
Since September 2020, as many as 90 lakh jobs have been lost but the government is acting as if everything is hunky-dory.
Newsclick Team
Pandemic of Unemployment Spreads Along With COVID-19
18 Sep 2020
India had already fallen prey to the epidemic of unemployment before the COVID-19 pandemic-induced lockdown.
Subodh Varma
Indian Economy Falls of the Cliff
01 Sep 2020
Economic growth plunged by nearly 23%, making India the worst performing among all major economies of the world.