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Investigating Interstate Variations in the COVID-19 Outcomes in India

Vol. 58, Issue No. 38, 23 Sep, 2023
M Dinesh Kumar, Saurabh Kumar, Nitin Bassi, Ajath Sanjeev, Sujit Raman

The variations in COVID-19 infections and deaths reported in Indian states as of 31 March 2021 have been analysed. While the proportion of people living in densely populated areas, per capita net state domestic product, and proportion of aged people explained the variations in COVID-19 infections, in the case of deaths, an additional contributing factor was identified in per capita public health infrastructure. The curious situation of income increasing COVID-19 transmissions and deaths could probably be explained by the considerable proportion of people in some high-income states living in congested slums under extreme poverty with poor access to basic infrastructure, and the high mobility and exposure of some of these states to domestic and international travel footprint, and large migrant population, all resulting in increased risks.

The Politics of the Pandemic

Vol. 58, Issue No. 23, 10 Jun, 2023
Shibashis Chatterjee, Udayan Das

Did the pandemic produce an effect in the nature of politics in West Bengal?

Impact of Lockdown on Employment and Earnings

Vol. 57, Issue No. 40, 01 Oct, 2022
P C Mohanan, Aloke Kar

The Periodic Labour Force Survey is an important official source of data on the labour force. In this paper, we make use of the data on activity statuses according to the daily, weekly, and the principal usual status approaches and the earnings data from PLFS 2019–20 to study the impact of the lockdown on employment and earnings. 

Social Sensitivity of Mental Health Systems

Vol. 57, Issue No. 37, 10 Sep, 2022
Sudarshan R Kottai

The NCRB data on suicides by daily wage earners underscore the social structural determinants of mental well-being.

Permanently Temporary

Vol. 57, Issue No. 9, 26 Feb, 2022
Kiran Moghe

Despite their stellar role during the COVID-19 pandemic, ASHA workers face neglect and discrimination by a callous government that draws upon the free labour of women. It is therefore not surprising that the ASHA workers’ unions are today one of the most militant organisations of women and form a substantial part of the trade union movement in the country.

Export-induced Loss in Employment and Earnings during the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Vol. 56, Issue No. 41, 09 Oct, 2021
Amit Sadhukhan, Sahana Roy Chowdhury

The COVID-19 pandemic has been an unprecedented exogenous shock in the world economy unlike the global financial crisis in 2008, which was endogenously determined in the structure of capitalist financial market. Given the fact that Indian export sector significantly contributes to the Indian economy in general and employment in particular, it is worth examining how the Indian gross domestic product and exports changed in comparison with the world GDP and world exports respectively, in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020–21 vis-à-vis the GFC in 2008. Which industries are affected the most, in terms of export loss, during this COVID-19 crisis? What have been the consequences of these falling export on employment and earnings in the Indian export sector? This study estimates that in the COVID-19 year 2020–21, Indian exports have fallen by `3.74 lakh crore, with a plausible loss of direct employment by 5.06 lakh and an estimated loss of earnings around `12.4 thousand crore across 85 commodities.

 

India–Gulf Labour Migration in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Vol. 56, Issue No. 34, 21 Aug, 2021
S K Sasikumar

The COVID-19 pandemic-associated developments in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries have had direct and adverse impacts on low- and semi-skilled migrant workers, including job loss, wage cuts and earning loss. The crisis has in many ways also exposed fault lines in the existing Indian migration governance system in dealing with the vulnerabilities experienced by such migrants; these gaps are structural in nature and have been prevailing for a long period. The article delineates some of the major policy interventions that merit immediate attention to make the migration policy architecture “migrant-centric,” thereby enhancing the migration and developmental outcomes of future labour outflows.

COVID-19 Context and the Fifteenth Finance Commission

Vol. 56, Issue No. 33, 14 Aug, 2021
Pinaki Chakraborty

The objective of this paper is to understand the core recommendations of the Fifteenth Finance Commission in the context of COVID-19 pandemic. Given the macroeconomic uncertainties and rising fiscal needs, the commission focused on fiscal stability, equity and enhancement of fiscal space through higher borrowing with a fiscal exit plan for both union and states.

 

The COVID-19 Pandemic and Livelihood Loss

Vol. 56, Issue No. 24, 12 Jun, 2021
Arup Mitra, Jitender Singh

Significant variations in the rise in the unemployment rate across regions after the nationwide lockdown was enforced without any discrimination are noted. The reasons for such disparities are explored and migration is noted as an important factor. States with higher rates of migration and urbanisation, greater dependency on casual wage employment and non-agricultural employment witnessed hunger and an adverse impact on livelihood.

 

Re-exploring Earth Song

Vol. 56, Issue No. 20, 15 May, 2021
Music is a universal language that transcends borders, reinforces beliefs, has the power to become a catalyst for social change, and can possibly heal the world. Michael Jackson’s Earth Song, released in 1995, continues to be relevant today, and this essay explores the profound messages communicated urging viewers to adopt environmental rights as a way forward.

​Migrant Labour and Mobile Sensibilities

Vol. 56, Issue No. 18, 01 May, 2021
Amoolya Rajappa

Mobile media is intricately interwoven into the public and private lives of migrant workers, bringing together multiple, previously divergent functions.

The Need for Saving Livelihoods for Saving Lives

Vol. 56, Issue No. 15, 10 Apr, 2021
D Tripati Rao, Vanga Deeksha Reddy, Ishan Mittal

The pandemic has led to the loss of many livelihoods due to the economic crisis. In order to curb the ongoing economic crisis from aggravating further, an international fiscal coordination worldwide is the need of the hour.

 

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