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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/PTI
Economy May Contract by 7.7% in 2020-21: Govt’s First Advanced Estimate
07 Jan 2021
In the current fiscal, the manufacturing sector is likely to see a contraction of 9.4%. Private final consumption has been estimated to shrink at -9.5% against 5.3% year-on-year.
PTI
Strong Case for Substantial Review of Three Farm Laws: Amartya Sen
28 Dec 2020
Nobel laureate economist voices anguish over "shrinking space" for debate and dissent in country.
Prabhat Patnaik
There’s Nothing to Celebrate About Q2 GDP Estimates
05 Dec 2020
The statistics are dubious because there is a substantial increase in GDP under the head “discrepancies”, which is synonymous with errors and omissions.
Subodh Varma
Which World Is FM Sitharaman Living In?
13 Nov 2020
On Thursday (November 12), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held one of her much hyped press conferences to announce a new set of measures to boost the economy.
Prudhviraj Rupavath
Andhra: Private Teachers, Lecturers Take to Protests Amid Employment Crisis
28 Oct 2020
Unions say that nearly four lakh teaching and non-teaching staff in private educational institutions have not been paid salaries in the last eight months.
Newsclick Report
West Bengal Jute Workers Demand Immediate Reopening of Mills
29 Sep 2020
Around 21 trade unions held a protest in Kolkata demanding pending salaries since past seven months.
Tarique Anwar
Bihar Elections: Remember Cycle Girl Jyoti Kumari? She’s Still Hoping to Join School
29 Sep 2020
Darbhanga: Do you remember Jyoti Kumari Paswan, the 16-year-old girl who cycled from Gurugram in Haryana to Darbhanga in Bihar in May this year with her ailing father, covering ove
Subodh Varma
Sacked -- 50 lakh Industrial Workers, 62 Lakh Professional Employees
20 Sep 2020
In addition, some 1.1 crore daily wage earners too lost their jobs compared with last year.
PTI
COVID-19 Pushes 150 Million More Children into Poverty: UNICEF
17 Sep 2020
The number of children living in multi-dimensional poverty has soared by 15% to approximately 1.2 billion after pandemic-induced lockdowns, says the analysis.