A study reveals significant barriers for disabled, transgender, and gender-diverse communities in India accessing Covid-19 vaccines. Using a syringe to attack the new covid-19 variant. A young doctor in a white protective glove holds a medical syringe and a vial. […]
It is estimated that 63 lakh informal enterprises will shut down between 2015-16 and 2022-23, leading to the loss of about 1.6 crore jobs. Demonetisation, GST and Covid-19 cost Indian economy Rs 11.3 lakh crore: Report The cumulative impact of […]
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Dalit women and girls faced a loss of livelihood and a rise in incidences of sexual violence. A report researched and authored by Dalit women activists and Dalit women human rights defenders using data and case […]
The much-needed migration data was collected in the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) for the first time during 2020-21. Throughout the Covid-19-induced first nationwide lockdown in 2020, and even after that, too, migration, migrant, returned migrant, migrant worker and returned […]
The third wave of the global pandemic corona virus has knocked. Due to this, restrictions have been announced by the government in schools and markets. Which will be applicable from January 6 to January 21. After this, classes will be […]
The current situation in the country is compelling this marginalised community, estimated to be around 4.88 lakh, into extreme distress and acute shortage of basic needs like food and health. Members of the transgender community were critically affected by the […]
Forty-three percent of the respondents stated that they could not get vaccinated because the vaccination centres had run out of vaccines when they visited them and 12% did not get inoculated because they could not afford “the high prices” of […]
The national lockdown announced in March 2020 led to an exodus of migrant workers from cities to their villages and towns, as a result of which public services and public health workers were put under significant strain. Services such as […]
PANAJI: Even as the Goa government claimed that it has vaccinated 102% of its eligible population with the first dose, the state’s transgender community has only just started receiving their vaccines. The community has been skeptical about the vaccine since […]
NEW DELHI: As administration of first dose of anti-Covid jabs have outperformed that of second doses, the Centre on Saturday asked eight north eastern states along with Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir to focus on ramping up coverage of the […]
