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PTI
Economic Revival? Winds of ‘Change’ yet to Reach Small Retailers
03 Nov 2021
In Kolkata, small retailers try hard to day afloat after facing demonetisation and lockdown blows leading to job losses, unemployment, poor sales, income decline.
Amey Tirodkar
In Mumbai, Lower Middle Class and Poor Suffer Worst from Inflation
16 Jul 2021
Highlighting the sky high prices of the vegetables in Mumbai, Ankita, herself a vegetable vendor, said that she is unable to afford vegetables several days a week for her home.
Shinzani Jain
COVID-19 Worsened Already Precarious Condition of MFP Collectors in MP
06 Jul 2021
Earnings from collection and sale of Minor Forest Produce, which constitute an important part of annual earnings for the indigenous population and forest dwellers in Madhya Pradesh, suffered badly…
PTI
Maharashtra: ‘Work from Home’ Hits Laundry Business Hard
01 Jul 2021
Some laundry service providers say they used to iron nearly 200 clothes per day, but the number has come down to 40-50 a day now.
PTI
Gujarat’s BJP Govt Praises MGNREGA; Calls it ‘Lifesaver’ for Migrant Labour During Pandemic
12 Jun 2021
Ironically, PM Modi had referred to the rural job guarantee scheme as a ‘living monument of UPA’s failure’.
Abdul Alim Jafri
COVID-19 in UP: No Food, No Money, No MGNREGA Work, Second Wave Forcing Migrant Workers to Die by Suicide
09 Jun 2021
According to union leaders, due to the panchayat polls from April to May in Uttar Pradesh, there was a halt in MGNREGS work, and the demand for labourers further slumped due to the complete lockdown…
Ronak Chhabra
Haryana: Construction Workers Stage Statewide Protest, Union Calls for Gherao of Deputy CM’s Residence
08 Jun 2021
Led by the Construction Workers’ Federation of India-Haryana unit, the workers pressed for their demands that include a cash assistance of Rs. 7,500 per month to each engaged in construction work,…
Tarique Anwar
COVID-19: Meet Unsung Heroes of Bihar who Came to People’s Rescue When Govt Systems Collapsed
07 Jun 2021
From Ranjan Jha to Shadab Akhtar and Ghalib Kaleem, these young volunteers, engaged in varying fields, have risen to the occasion to provide emergency services to the people of Bihar amid the…
PTI
India’s Services Sector Slumps into Contraction in May, First Time in 8 Months: PMI
03 Jun 2021
Total sales decreased for the first time in eight months, while the fall in external orders was the most pronounced since last November.
PTI
India's Manufacturing Sector Activity Slumps in May, Heads Towards Stagnation: PMI
01 Jun 2021
Sales, production and input buying weakened noticeably in May, pointing to the slowest rates of increase in 10 months.