‘Globotics could disrupt lives of millions of skilled workers’
Richard Baldwin, professor of International Economics, talks to DTE on protectionism, globalisation and the rise of robotics
Indians work hard but get fewer benefits: report
NSSO report says in urban areas people spend more time on earning a livelihood than compared to rural areas
Census 2021: India's Urban-rural conundrum
We urbanise, we celebrate; but is urbanisation providing basic livelihood?
Crushing job: Study points out risks for migrant workers at stone quarries
National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj found significant child labour at quarries in Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh
Manual scavenging has gone underground in India: WHO
Most undesirable, high-risk jobs typically subcontracted to temporary, informal workers based on their caste, says new report
Being darker makes being a migrant much harder
Migrants from 'developed' economies enjoy more clout
Coronavirus: Chinese media reports drop in new cases, WHO dismisses any trend
Wuhan hospital director dies due to COVID-19 infection
Use revenue-sharing model for development, land acquisition
Access to village commons improved livelihoods but some recent state policies seek to grab them
Coronavirus outbreak impacts Odisha: Migrant workers, tourism suffer
Thousands of Odisha's migrant workers go to west Asia to find work as plumbers
COVID-19 a double whammy for India’s urban poor
There is the shock of the pandemic plus the loss of livelihood
India locked down, but challenges remain
As India entered a 21-day lockdown on March 25, 2020 in a bid to contain COVID-19 spread, thousands of daily wage labourers and migrant workers …
COVID-19 lockdown will damage more than demonetisation: Pronab Sen
DTE talks to Pronab Sen, head of the Centre's Standing Committee on Economic Statistics, to make sense of the lockdown
Stranded Odisha workers across India send SOS for food
Workers from Odisha are contacting anyone who can help them in a number of states
Cost of COVID-19 lockdown: Who bears the burden?
A curfew of three weeks requires more financial remedies, especially for the low-income groups
COVID-19: Our government failed us, say Nepalese workers stranded at border
The govt has refused to let in thousands of workers who wanted to migrate back to Nepal until lockdown is lifted
COVID-19: Odisha flags off Rs 100-cr emergency initiative for daily wage earners
The initiative will provide employment opportunities to 4.5 lakh families in urban areas
COVID-19: How will political economy of formal-informal sector play out
While the cost of lockdown was borne by population ignored by bureaucracy, benefits were incurred by a small influential group
COVID-19: Distress calls from migrants reveal India’s digital divide
Communication between migrant workers, their family members has come to a standstill
COVID-19: For migrant workers, a long road ahead
Back home, several daily wagers find themselves endlessly waiting to earn again
Create a million person days under MGNREGS: Patnaik to officers
He also asked them to ensure food security for migrant workers returning to the state
COVID-19: ‘Nurses need support for trauma, pain they experience’
A nurse on the frontlines of 2014 Ebola outbreak recounts her story of struggle, fear and courage
Where does the world stand 4 months into COVID-19?
It has learnt at a deadly cost that inequality in development has the power to make a health emergency into a long-term problem
COVID-19: One nation, one ration card turns spotlight on 2017 govt report
The Union govt report had asked states to remove provisions that restricted migrants in accessing PDS benefits
COVID-19: ‘Bengal hospitals turning into epicentres of novel coronavirus’
At least 80 healthcare workers, including 38 doctors, have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in the state
COVID-19: ‘Only a third of migrant workers getting relief measures’
At least 50 mln short-term circular migrants left out of any government identification process, according to IHD estimates
