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Kashif Kakvi
MP: Survey Says 54% Migrant Labourers from the State do not Wish to Re-Migrate
27 May 2020
Highlighting the plight of migrant workers due to the COVID-19 induced lockdown, the report says that 23% of the returning migrant labourers were left with less than Rs 100 on their return, whilst 7…
Sonali Kolhatkar
For America’s Wealthiest, the Pandemic Is a Time to Profit
27 May 2020
Even in the midst of the pandemic, the rich are getting richer and bolder in their fight against working Americans.
The Associated Press
First Wave of Pandemic Not Over Yet...Disease on Way up, Warns WHO
26 May 2020
As COVID-19 cases rise in Brazil and India, WHO’s warning dampens hopes of speedy rebound in global economy.
Neelambaran A
COVID-19 Lockdown: Are Financially Comfortable Companies Using Retrenchments to Augment Profits?
26 May 2020
A case study on eNoah iSolution has proved that, in spite of a strong balance sheet, the company is forcing its employees to resign.
PTI
States Fiscal Deficit Will Zoom to 4.5% of GDP; Revenue Gap Seen to Soar 7-Fold to 2.8%: Report
26 May 2020
Nine-week lockdown cripples finances of states that are already facing lower-than-budgeted share in Central taxes and subdued revenue growth, says India Ratings.
Rituparna Patgiri,, Ritwika Patgiri
COVID-19: Assam’s Handloom Sector Faces Unprecedented Uncertainties
25 May 2020
Covid-19, for these weavers, is not just a health crisis anymore – it is a livelihood hazard and a socio-cultural calamity, since for many of them, weaving is a form of livelihood, an art, and a part…
Pritam Datta and Chetana Chaudhuri
Why the Atmanirbhar Scheme Is Not Really 10% of India’s GDP
23 May 2020
Practically speaking, it is very difficult to accommodate the scheme’s announcements into the fiscal space available in the 2020-21 budget.
Prabhat Patnaik
The Mendacity of Modi Govt’s ‘Rescue Package’
23 May 2020
Which other government would have passed off a slew of concessions to foreign and domestic monopolists as a “rescue package” for the people of the country?
Kishorekumar Suryaprakash
‘In Chennai, 71% Resident Informal Workers Lost Jobs in Past 2 Months’
22 May 2020
A telephonic survey in the city shows that the lockdown worsened economic distress among resident informal workers, pushing them deeper into a debt trap.
Abdul Alim Jafri
Lack of Labour, Raw Materials and Demand Cripples Kanpur’s Textile Industry
22 May 2020
‘The owners and weavers should be compensated so that they can restart their looms. Else, this entire industry will be destroyed,’ said the President of the Kanpur Power Loom Association.