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UP to expedite homecoming of stranded labourers by trains amid lockdown

The government plans to run at least 6 trains daily each from the two industrialised states - Gujarat, Maharashtra

Let the enterprise of our people take its course, Rajan tells Rahul Gandhi

Rajan said,the elements of creating capabilities is better education, better health care, better infrastructure

May Day gift for migrants as trains take them home amid Covid-19 lockdown

Passengers will have to pay fare of sleeper mail express trains and Rs 30 super fast charge and additional charge of Rs 20 each.

Tirupur textile workers want ESIC to pay minimum wage as units remain shut

Write to PM Modi, Finance Minister to express their woes; Tirupur has about 500,000 direct and indirect employees

May Day brings little solace, as Indian workers stare at longer work hours

For the first time in one and a half centuries, workers will have to toil 72 hours a week in at least five states as govts try to restart production amid the nationwide lockdown

India battles supply snags, labour shortages to make affordable ventilators

Nocca is in talks with several large manufacturers to start production once its prototypes clear tests by early May

Labour ministry takes up concerns on mandatory health covers with FinMin

CII seeks clarification on coverage amount, wants medical insurance made compulsory only for those not covered under corporate group policy or ESIC

Letter to BS: Spare a thought for daily wage earners and migrant workers

The government of India must announce some help urgently

In pics: Agriculture activity picks up amid coronavirus lockdown crisis

Farming operations are exempted from the lockdown restrictions

Top 10 biz headlines: Stranded labour in lockdown, company results and more

Here are the top business headlines this Monday

Covid-19 impact: Economic growth may fall to 1.1% in FY21, says SBI report

According to the SBI Ecowrap report, the extension of the lockdown would result in economic loss of Rs 21.1 trillion or 6 per cent of the nominal GVA

How will new lockdown guidelines impact different sectors of the economy?

The services such as aviation, hotels, malls, etc. would have to wait for a much longer time

What migrant labourers say in lockdown: 'work can wait, family cannot'

In the last few days, the restlessness of the migrant workers has spilled into the streets in major cities, including Mumbai, New Delhi, and Surat.

Delhi govt asks trade unions to help find labour amid coronavirus outbreak

State governments, particularly those like Delhi that witnessed an exodus of migrant workers after the lockdown was announced

Covid-19 crisis may drag 400 mn Indian workers further into poverty: ILO

In India, with a share of almost 90% of people working in the informal economy, about 400 million workers in the informal economy are at risk of falling deeper into poverty during the crisis

Migration will resume when urban economy restarts: India Migration Now

India Migration Now founder Varun Aggarwal says the frantic reverse migration at present is not because of harvesting needs (still a month away) but because of the income shock

Lockdown diaries: The arduous journey of a bereaved son from Delhi to Bihar

Working as a daily wage earner since he was only 14, Dipu was out of work but had planned to stay back at his shanty in Sarai Kale Khan until receiving the terrible news

Handling of lockdown brings back DeMo memories: Economist Jean Dreze

Dreze was part of academicians and activists who recently wrote to the Centre about the situation of the migrant workers

Covid-19: UP govt arranges 1,000 buses to ferry stranded migrant labourers

The 21-day lockdown has triggered a mass exodus of migrant workers

Covid-19 relief: FM announces Rs 1.7 trn plan for poor, migrant workers

Package announced includes both food security and cash transfer components