With just two days to go for the 21-day nationwide lockdown to end, some states have extended the lockdown for the next two weeks, till April 30. Uttar Pradesh and Delhi governments have not made any official announcements as the states are waiting for the centre to announce extension. Vivek Kumar M As the number […]
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Despite the West Bengal Government announced last week the provision of subsidized wheat and rice for the poor (maximum five kilos per month) till September, people are raising complaints about non-availability of grains from their local ration shops. By Ritam Chatterjee When Swapan Mukherjee, a ration-card holder from Nadia district, went to the local ration […]
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With tracker apps being developed on a war footing to track people and their health status, there is an imminent danger of surveillance that prevents people from thinking positively about these apps. Savyata Mishra Disease Outbreak Tracker (DOT), a mobile-based android application developed in Bhubaneswar by 25 students and experts is in its final phase […]
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Hand sanitizers have not yet provided to ration cardholders by the Government of Jharkhand till now. They had been promised them on March 29. Jamshedpur By Abhinav Kumar Ration card holders have not received hygiene products at a lower price from the ration shops in Jamshedpur despite the announcement by the Department of Consumers Affairs. […]
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The ongoing 21-day nationwide lockdown has hit hard the supply of medicines by South Kolkata pharmacies, as they failed to provide basic medicines to people with heart, kidney and nervous system problems, during the beginning of this month. By Bibek Baidya Kolkata The Central Government rule states that during the lockdown period all essential commodities […]
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The lockdown imposed to contain the spread of Covid-19 is taking a toll on the livelihood of workers dependent on MGNREGA wages Shoby Krishna G Sivakasi: The lockdown imposed to contain Covid-19 is affecting workers dependent on MGNREGA for livelihood. They are left without any alternative source of income and livelihood in the villages surrounding […]
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Police and officials close down the vegetable market as a punishment for not following social distancing rules in Thane. By Surbhi Shah, Mumbai Closed market, empty bags and no vegetables on plate—the sight of Thanekars after the Vegetable market in the city was closed down by the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) in the wake of […]
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Minority communities in India have to deal with the added stress of the hate directed towards them Nissim Jacob Although the Coronavirus pandemic that’s sweeping the globe doesn’t discriminate between its victims, it hasn’t stopped Indians from using the spread of the disease to single out and victimize minority groups in our country. As the […]
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Sandur, which is amongst one of the mineral-rich towns in Bellary, Karnataka, has become a death trap. With a lack of awareness, ignorant mining companies, no maintenance of database regarding diseases, the treatment of Silicosis and silico-tuberculosis is hard to find. April 11, 2020 Hariswami, a resident of Chornur village, has been struggling to make […]
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Patients of Khustagi are not getting the full benefit of Janaushadhi stores, pressurizes the poor to buy expensive medicines. Ishika Dangayach Sana Sheikh, a 20-year-old girl from Nidasheshi village in Khustagi taluk, spends her day inside her small house with four other members of her family. For the last 15 years, she is suffering from […]
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