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No cold turkey start: Experts want phased exit from coronavirus lockdown
Pronab Sen, former chief statistician, pointed out, "In the unaffected districts, we should open up the lockdown but not allow movement out of these areas.''
 "No cold turkey start: Experts want phased exit from coronavirus lockdown")
Manufacturers will struggle to get labour back after lockdown is lifted
Factory workers can only be brought back if there is assurance of advance payment and compensation, besides safety at the workplace, say manufacturers.
 "Manufacturers will struggle to get labour back after lockdown is lifted")
Covid-19: 'Not an expert body' on lodging, feeding migrant workers, says SC
The Supreme Court bench said it cannot take a "better policy decision" at this stage and moreover, it also does not want to interfere with the policy decisions for next ten-fifteen days
 "Covid-19: 'Not an expert body' on lodging, feeding migrant workers, says SC")
Google, govt map food and night shelters for public during lockdown
Users can search on Google or Google Maps for 'Food Shelter Near Me' or 'Night Shelter Near Me' to find the closest roof
 "Google, govt map food and night shelters for public during lockdown")
Coronavirus LIVE: India lights lamps to find strength, hope in dark times
Coronavirus updates: The number of Covid-19 cases have reached 1,265,480 worldwide, and around 69,000 have died so far. Stay tuned to Business Standard for Covid-19 LIVE updates
 "Coronavirus LIVE: India lights lamps to find strength, hope in dark times")
Coronavirus fear: Govt raises issue of layoffs, salary cuts with companies
Low-cost airline SpiceJet had announced a 30 per cent pay cut for employees for March and announced "leave without pay' during March 25-31
 "Coronavirus fear: Govt raises issue of layoffs, salary cuts with companies")
Living with the known devil
It's the capacity of our poor and most vulnerable fellow citizens to accept adversity and struggle on
Covid-19 lockdown: Millions stranded and vulnerable; burdening healthcare
On March 24, the Centre invoked the National Disaster Management Act, which put the country under lockdown for 21 days from March 25
 "Covid-19 lockdown: Millions stranded and vulnerable; burdening healthcare")
Covid-19: BJP, RSS nudged to act when faced with mass exodus of migrants
The BJP's penchant for numbers tempted Nadda to fix a target: Mobilising 10 million party workers to feed 50 million people of the country every day
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
 "Migration will resume when urban economy restarts: India Migration Now")
Halted lives, postponed futures
The bleak choice the poor face at a time of life-threatening illness is whether they will perish from disease or hunger
What will happen to Laddu Mahto?
Craftspeople have received a huge blow during this ongoing lockdown
Virulent times for the faceless millions, now on the road to uncertainty
Would we in the upper class place ourselves in the hands of the government in times such as these? And if not, why do we expect that the poor would? The Indian state is weak and lacks capacity
 "Virulent times for the faceless millions, now on the road to uncertainty")
Homeward bound - cinematic take on the invisible lives of migrant workers
Beyond the workers' labour, these films ventured to underline their personhood - their ideas, habits, sexual appetites, fears, and capacity for feeling
 "Homeward bound - cinematic take on the invisible lives of migrant workers")
Tablighi event, migrant workers gathering setback to lockdown efforts: Prez
The president emphasized the need to ensure that no one remains hungry during the nationwide lockdown
 "Tablighi event, migrant workers gathering setback to lockdown efforts: Prez")
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
 "Lockdown diaries: The arduous journey of a bereaved son from Delhi to Bihar")
Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra cases at 416, Tamil Nadu 309, Rajasthan 140
Coronavirus latest updates: Worldwide, the number of Covid-19 cases has crossed 1 million, and around 53,166 have died so far. Stay tuned to Business Standard for Covid-19 LIVE updates
 "Coronavirus LIVE: Maharashtra cases at 416, Tamil Nadu 309, Rajasthan 140")
Sonia hits out at govt for 'unplanned' lockdown, calls for proactive steps
Gandhi said MSMEs are now gravely threatened as they have been hit hardest by the economic fallout of coronavirus and the related lockdown
 "Sonia hits out at govt for 'unplanned' lockdown, calls for proactive steps")
Leter to BS: Class divide has become starker amid the nationwide lockdown
The rich India is rich enough to weather the difficult days on its own, but its poor counterpart will wither away without timely intervention by the government
 "Leter to BS: Class divide has become starker amid the nationwide lockdown")
Centre unveils plan to deal with 'psycho-social issues' of migrant workers
The central government also asked states to treat migrant workers with dignity and respect
 "Centre unveils plan to deal with 'psycho-social issues' of migrant workers")
