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Amey Tirodkar
COVID-19: Patients Wait for Treatment as Maharashtra's Healthcare System Reels under Stress
15 Apr 2021
Mumbai and the rest of Maharashtra is witnessing a huge surge in the number of COVID-19 patients. It has badly affected health services.
Rosamma Thomas
Three Leopard Cubs Reunited with Mother in Pune District
08 Apr 2021
The shrinking forest cover in the region increases the possibility of conflict with humans.
Amey Tirodkar
Maharashtra: Health Experts Call for 'Self Lockdown' to Stem COVID-19 Rise
05 Apr 2021
Why is Maharashtra seeing a rapid increase in the number of COVID-19 patients. Newsclick spoke to multiple health experts to know the reasons and to get a picture of the road ahead.
Amey Tirodkar
Survey Sheds Light on Impact of Lockdown on Migrant Workers in Maharashtra
04 Apr 2021
As the lockdown brought the economy to a standstill, 49% labourers said that their income stopped abruptly, while 47% said their work gradually came to a halt.
Ronak Chhabra
Spirit to ‘Fight' for 'What We Deserve’ Rises among Amazon India Workers
26 Mar 2021
On March 16, prompted by a new delivery charge policy, over 10,000 delivery personnel in Pune went on strike; an umbrella federation of such workers has now warned of a nationwide 24-hour strike.
PTI
Maharashtra: Spike in Covid Cases Causes Worry, Restrictions in Pune
21 Feb 2021
There is also talk of a fresh lockdown, days after reopening of public transport, educational institutions and religious places, as fresh cases from rural areas of the state and non-slum areas in…
Amey Tirodkar
Farmers’ Protest: Pune’s ‘Kisan Bagh’ to Amplify Farmers’ Voices
10 Dec 2020
Various like-minded organisations in Pune have come together to start a sit-in protest called ‘Kisan Bagh’, which has been named on the lines of Shaheen Bagh.
Varsha Torgalkar
No Govt Support, Maharashtra’s Waste Pickers Struggle to Survive amid Fear of Covid Infection
15 Oct 2020
Over 200 waste-pickers themselves and families of over 100 have been infected till now in Pune in the absence of safety measures provided by authorities.
Varsha Torgalkar
Less Than 4% COVID-19 Patients Benefit from Maharashtra’s Free Private Treatment Scheme, Pune Data Shows
05 Oct 2020
The state government has been saying that free treatment is available to all at private hospitals. However, there are ‘terms and conditions’ and people are unaware about the scheme.
Varsha Torgalkar
Maharashtra: Vaccination Takes Backseat During COVID-19 Lockdown
30 Jul 2020
Over 1,60,000 babies get fully immunised every month but in the months of April and May the number was not more than 1,20,000. The pandemic has caused close to a 25% decrease in vaccination.