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Cash Transfers Won’t Work: Dipa Sinha
30 Jun 2020
Economist Dipa Sinha, who is a professor with the School of Liberal Studies, Ambedkar University, in Delhi, told NewsClick that this is the right opportunity for the government to strengthen the…
Tripti Kumari
COVID-19 in Rural India-XXXIX: Lockdown Has Affected Income and Food Security in Bihar’s Bairiya Village
09 Jun 2020
This is the 39th report in a series that provides glimpses into the impact of COVID-19-related policies on life in rural India.
Mohd. Imran Khan
Bihar: Forty-Five Days after Announcement, Free Pulses Likely to be Distributed to Ration Card Holders
08 May 2020
According to officials, the Bihar State Food Corporation has received a supply of 17,000 tonnes of pulses from NAFED.
Newsclick Team and Road Scholarz
Have Daily Wage Earners Been Betrayed By Biometric Authentication?
05 May 2020
The Public Distribution System is an essential social security measure, especially during a crisis like Covid-19, but biometric authentication is a roadblock.
Akanksha Kumar
COVID-19 Lockdown: Gurugram’s Domestic Servants Cry for Help as Memsahibs Turn a Blind Eye
01 May 2020
Most of these domestic workers received salaries only upto February 2020 and are unable to access government relief packages either due to inadequate relief or lack of ration cards.
Nicky Johnson
COVID-19 in Rural India-XXIX: Impact of Lockdown in Seloo Taluka, Wardha
28 Apr 2020
There is a growing consensus among small farmers regarding halting the cultivation of vegetables for various reasons, including perishability, the non-availability of seeds and the lack of transport…
Vaishali Bansal
COVID-19 in Rural India-XXVI: Sharp Fall in Vegetable Selling Prices Leave Jharkhand’s Tribal Farmers Reeling
26 Apr 2020
They are forced to accept these low prices because there is no way they can protect their crops from pests and diseases if they remain unsold, according to a respondent.
Neelambaran A
TN this Week: COVID-19 Cases Increase, News Portal Founder Arrested in Chennai, Garment Industry Workers Wait for Relief
25 Apr 2020
NewsClick brings a round-up of the developments this week.
Neelambaran A
COVID-19: Coimbatore News Portal Founder Arrested for Allegedly Exposing Govt Lapses
24 Apr 2020
The founder has been sent on 15 days judicial custody on Thursday after the news portal carried news highlighting lapses of the supply of food to PG doctors and alleged corruption by few staff of the…
Rahul N, Ranjith PM
COVID-19 in Rural India-XXIII: Timely Disbursal of Pensions, Foodgrains Come to Rescue of Farmers, Agri Labourers in Kerala
24 Apr 2020
The stress on the panchayat as the nodal agency to implement relief measures along with the legacy of institutional and social decentralisation have substantially addressed the challenges of both the…