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Continuing coverage of COVID lockdown
In this issue
05-06-2020
25 STORIES
Natural Disaster
Report on 2019 Maharashtra floods: Panel member alleges cover-up
Had the report of 2007 been implemented the severity of the 2019 floods could have been avoided.
Hari Vasudevan
A scholar and a gentleman
The Kolkata-based historian of Russian studies Hari Vasudevan (1952-2020) was a guru who gave his students the greatest of all gifts, the gift of inte
Strategic planning
For want of a plan
India failed to ramp up public health infrastructure and spending during the lockdown period and it does not seem to have a strategy in place to deal
Labour laws
No love lost for labour
Taking advantage of the lockdown and the inability of workers to organise protests, many State governments introduce sweeping changes to labour laws t
Politics
Rumblings of discontent
With no end in sight to migrants walking home by the thousands and little in the economic relief package announced by the Prime Minister, resentment i
Venkitesh Ramakrishnan
Economy
An empty package
The Modi regime, which has been unable to control the COVID-19 infection, restore economic activity and provide relief to millions exposed to starvati
Natural Disaster
Amphan is the biggest natural calamity to ever hit West Bengal
The super cyclone Amphan tore through several districts on May 20, leaving a trail of death and enormous destruction.
Safety equipment
Protecting the protectors: Why the N-95 mask is invaluable
Lyla Bavadam
Clearance for New Projects
Say no to environmental clearance for projects now: Wildlife activists
Wildlife enthusiasts seek withholding of speedy environmental clearances without checking the basis of the project proposals in person.
ODISHA
Sarpanchs as game changers
Odisha manages to keep COVID-19 well under control because of the strong participation of panchayati raj institutions and the community at the grass-r
HARYANA
In denial mode
The State administration goes all-out to make sure that migrant workers are not seen on the roads but does little to alleviate their suffering.
Rajasthan
Losing ground
After winning praise for its early initiatives, Rajasthan has had to contend with a burst of COVID cases, errant private hospitals, spread of infectio
Delhi
Capital unconcern
Migrant workers feel cheated by the way the capital city has treated them during the crisis and continue to head back home in the hope that they would
Bihar
Community clout
Early surveillance, testing and people’s participation kept the virus under check, but the State’s health infrastructure is expected to come under str
PUNJAB
Heft of the underdog
The farming sector in Punjab is the first to feel the pinch as lakhs of migrant workers head home, but industry and construction are not far behind.
Uttar Pradesh
Losing the plot
The Uttar Pradesh government’s self-congratulatory announcements turn out to be premature as accidents and controversies involving returning migrants
Kerala
Package of new worries
Kerala’s measured approach to the pandemic and lockdown has yielded results. But it still has to grapple with their huge economic impact on its econom
Karnataka
Spike in cases
A spike in COVID cases does not take away from the fact that aggressive contact tracing and quarantining helped Karnataka contain the disease, but the
West Bengal
Calling a timeout
The Mamata Banerjee government seeks more time in accomplishing the daunting task of bringing back lakhs of its migrants from other States even as the
Madhya Pradesh
Migrants’ ire
The Shivraj Singh Chouhan government seems to be without a vision or plan to contain the rising number of COVID cases or mitigate the sufferings of mi
Gujarat
Cavalier approach
The Gujarat government faces criticism for incompetence and mismanagement in handling the alarming COVID situation in the State.
JAMMU AND KASHMIR
Viral politics
The administration’s focus seems to be on optics even as it flounders in its response to the pandemic as reflected in the increase in the number of ca
Maharashtra
Struggling to cope
The rising number of COVID cases in Maharashtra, especially in Mumbai, is straining the manpower and infrastructure resources of the State.
Jharkhand
Cashless & abandoned
The Jharkhand government gets little help from the Centre by way of funds even as thousands of returning migrants pour into the State.
Chhattisgarh
An oasis of comfort
Chhattisgarh stands out among central Indian States for its efficient handling of the pandemic and its far-sightedness in dealing with lockdown-relate
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