Reportage
“Many borders are sealed, but it’s the shipping industry that is going to deliver your goods”
There are thousands of crew members across the world who are stuck. Even though they are reporting that life is normal, but, trust me, life on board a ship is mother of all quarantines
Swati Subhedar
Post lockdown, this family is staring at hunger and illness. And, they are not alone
Ramsurat Verma’s family lives on the footpath in Lucknow and has had a hand-to-mouth sustenance. Now, with no income and not enough ration, this family, and many others, are in a fix
Neetu Singh
Lockdown: The panchayats in Kerala start community kitchens to provide cooked food to people
To prevent starvation in the state, panchayats in Kerala are planning to provide cooked food to senior citizens, those who are unwell, the Public Works Department (PWD) workers, and others
Ranvijay Singh
The poultry farmers, already reeling under losses, get another blow because of the lockdown
Production companies have sufficient stock of poultry feed, but they are not able to supply it because of the nationwide lockdown. This is making the poultry industry suffer
Divendra Singh
Coronavirus is likely to break the rural economy
The pandemic and the lockdown have given rise to pessimism in the market. The prices of many essential commodities have gone down. The import-export of goods has taken a hit. The poultry industry is suffering. To top it all, the disruption in the supply chain is not making things easy
Pushpendra Singh
“The farmers got a raw deal in the lockdown package announced by the finance minister”
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the first installment from the Kisan Samman Fund will be transferred to farmers in April. Some people believe this is a big step to protect farmers from distress. But, Rs 2,000 from the fund was anyway due in April. So, what did the farmers get from the package?
Mithilesh Dhar Dubey
We are cooped up for our safety, but there are people who are out on duty to ensure our wellbeing
There are lakhs of doctors, nurses, pharmacists and police officials who are at the forefront of the fight against COVID-19, working day and night. All they want is that we stay at home during the lockdown
Divendra Singh
Rural healthcare facilities come under strain as a large number of migrants are returning home
Amid the lockdown imposed to contain the spread of Coronavirus, migrant workers are returning to their villages. This may put a strain on rural healthcare facilities that are already struggling
Mithilesh Dhar Dubey
A humanitarian crisis begins to unfold as India goes under a ‘complete lockdown’
For the millions of migrant workers and daily wagers stranded on the roads amid the ‘lockdown’, with no shelter or food, hunger is more real a threat than the Coronavirus
Nidhi Jamwal
Lockdown: “I feel anxious and unsettled. There’s nothing that prepares you for this”
When everyone is asked to stay home, what happens to people who call the rough streets, and spaces under the flyovers their ‘home’? How will they survive ? What will they eat?