The UN’s special rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery estimated in 2018 that more than 400,000 agricultural workers in Italy risk being exploited and almost 100,000 likely face inhumane conditions
4 min read11 Jul 2021Abject urban poverty in India suggests that urbanization alone doesn’t offer a path to prosperity
4 min read21 Oct 2020Kolkata-based Behala Barisha Club has depicted the plight of the migrant workers during the covid-induced lockdown as its themeAlso known as Sharad Navratri, Durga Puja is believed to mark Goddess Durga’s victory over demon Mahishasura, signifying the victory of good over evil.
1 min read17 Oct 2020Some stranded migrants have been confined in unclean quarters and where social distancing was impossible, placing them at risk of diseaseOthers are stuck on board idle cruise ships, often not even granted the opportunity to go above deck
1 min read9 Oct 2020Fixing of salary threshold, portability of construction cess benefits and PDS are some of the measures that govt has lined up for migrantsThe nationwide lockdown imposed in March was especially hard for migrant workers
2 min read19 Sep 2020Politicians tend to neglect migrants’ welfare due to the perception that they are not listed as voters in the city, a new study finds
1 min read2 Sep 2020Less than a third of Indian migrant workers have so far got free food promised by the Centre. This speaks of sloppy systems of state governance. It’s all the more tragic for the pain they’ve had to endure after the covid lockdown
1 min read18 Aug 2020Senior officials of the Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution ministry told the parliamentarians that while 8 lakh metric tonnes of food grains were allocated under the scheme, out of which over 6.38 lakh metric tonnes of food grains were lifted by various state governments
3 min read17 Aug 2020Pandemic has made the elderly more susceptible to health shocks, says NITI Aayog reportIndia’s urban population grew from 286.1 mn in 2001 to 377.1 mn in 2011, says report
3 min read14 Jul 2020As deadly heatwaves become more frequent in tropical countries such as India, loss of shade can severely affect those who live and work on the streets, according to a study
2 min read9 Jul 2020The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared