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PTI
42% of Total MGNREGA Allocation Already Distributed to States: Sources
07 Jul 2020
Only labour cost for construction of toilets, part of the Swachh Bharat Mission, will be paid under rural job guarantee scheme, said government sources.
Upasana Hazarika
Delhi to Jorhat: A Long, Winding Road Trip Through the Pandemic
07 Jul 2020
The sudden lockdown, a feeling of being stranded, and finally, a 3-day bus journey ended up as much as a learning experience as an ordeal for a civil services aspirant from North East.
PTI
Lockdown Impact: Funding Dries up for Old Age Homes
06 Jul 2020
With incomes threatened and businesses collapsing, funding and donations have dropped, leading to budget cuts and some old age homes even looking at closure.
Saurabh Sharma
COVID-19: How Lockdown has Pushed Rural Wedding Dancers in UP to Verge of Starvation
06 Jul 2020
“This wedding season we did not see the face of the stage, not even a single time. I personally have lost more than Rs 50,000 due to this coronavirus disease and today I am under a debt of Rs 20,000…
Neelambaran A
Lakhs of Cine Workers in Distress as Kollywood Remains Shut Since March
02 Jul 2020
Daily wagers are the worst hit as the Tamil film industry, the second largest in the country, has never witnessed such a crisis in almost a century of its existence.
PTI
NPAs May Zoom up to 14% Due to COVID-19, Loan Recasts to Only Defer Problem: S&P
30 Jun 2020
Non-bank finance companies will be more hit as compared to banks because of lending to weaker sections, reliance on wholesale funding, and liquidity difficulties, said the global rating agency.
Surajit Das, M U Farooque
‘80% Bihar Migrant Workers in Delhi-NCR Had Zero Income in April-May’
30 Jun 2020
A total of 87% workers said they had no jobs and no clue about how to earn enough to feed their families, says a survey report on the impact of the sudden lockdown announced on March 24, to prevent…
PTI
Lockdown Impact: States' GDSP May Contract up to 14.3% in FY21, Says Report
29 Jun 2020
The top five major states where the impact of lockdown was the most pronounced are Karnataka, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Odisha, India Ratings and Research said.
PTI
SFI Begins State-wide Survey on Efficacy of Online Classes in West Bengal
27 Jun 2020
Respondents in urban and rural areas are being asked to reply to queries about economic status and accessibility to internet and smartphone.
M.G. Devasahayam
Indira’s Emergency and Modi’s Neo-Emergency
24 Jun 2020
Though the character and contents of the current neo-Emergency are different, there is a common thread between Emergency then and now- Governance by Force and Fear.