Ground report: The reverse migration of workers from cities to villages wasn’t easy on them
There arose a state of uncertainty among migrants after the announcement of nationwide lockdown. Overlooking all the assurances of the central and state governments, they began leaving for home
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Amid lockdown ‘Corona Warriors’ are helping needy across India through social media platforms
The nationwide lockdown has especially affected the working class, which feeds itself with daily wages. There are many groups on social media that are helping these people out
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The Uttar Pradesh government announces relief for daily wage earners, but experts are divided
The state government’s move has been welcomed by trade unions. But they have questioned the number of labourers who have been included as the number of unregistered labourers spills into crores
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The ongoing CBSE and ICSE exams have been postponed, schools in many states are shut
Owing to the Coronavirus outbreak in India, the board exams have been postponed. The students appearing for entrance test are in a fix, many colleges are conducting virtual classes
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“The auto sector was already incurring losses, this Coronavirus has pushed us back further”
India imports 27 per cent of auto parts from China. Now that the government has banned any import from China via sea, this has further aggravated the slowdown in the automobile sector
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Why are these teachers in Bihar compelled to beg instead of taking classes?
More than 4.5 lakh teachers who have taken the Teachers’ Entrance Test (TET) in Bihar have moved on an indefinite strike demanding equal pay for equal work, pension, gratuity, assistant teacher and government employee status and other demands
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‘Enterprise is not a goal but a journey. Its potential is immense in the agriculture sector’
‘Youthscape’, an event organized to promote entrepreneurship in the agriculture sector, was aimed at viewing farming as a viable career choice and an entrepreneurship option
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A village in Bihar switches to organic farming, sets an example
More than half the population in Kedia village, which is 20 kms from Jamui district in Bihar, has switched to organic farming. It is the first village in the state to switch to organic farming. People living in this village are eating chemical-free food and are also saving money
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Mudra Yojana: It’s an easy loan scheme, but it’s not easy to get loans under this scheme
In response to an RTI in 2018, the Ministry of Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises had revealed more than 90% of the loans are of Rs 50,000 or less. Only 1.45% got loans of more than Rs 5 lakh
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“Everyone knows the importance of education, but no policymaker is willing to talk about it”
The country’s education system suffers heavily from lack of funds. During the past decade, the country’s expenditure on education has been even less than 3% of the gross domestic product when the proposed universal standard is 6%. What’s in store for the sector in this year’s budget?