Payment of wages and retrenchment in times of Covid19: Will State directives protect workers?
Kingshuk Sarkar* State has issued direction to employers to pay wages and salaries and not … Read more
Economy & Society
PDS and MGNREGA: Food Security and Livelihoods in North Bengal
Abdul Hannan* . The countrywide lockdown has impacted livelihoods of millions of workers in unorganized … Read more
Corona Virus is Anti-poor
Dr. Sucheta Sardar Lockdown was declared by the Prime Minister on the 24th of March, … Read more
The draft social security code: A case of unfulfilled aspiration
Kingshuk Sarkar Photo Credit: Reuters Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. of India has amalgamated … Read more
An estimation of required fiscal stimulus to revive the economy in India
Surajit Das Growth rates of the national income are likely to be badly affected following … Read more
Impact of COVID-19 on agricultural workers
Navpreet Kaur and Amanpreet Kaur . The unplanned countrywide COVID-19 lockdown has resulted in widespread … Read more
Breakdown of agricultural supply chains during the COVID-19 lockdown
Vikas Rawal and Ankur Verma . The sudden imposition of a national lockdown to contain … Read more
Concern for the vulnerable comes to the fore in Kerala’s Covid-19 relief efforts
Subin Dennis A descriptive account of the socio-economic measures initiated by the Kerala government as … Read more
The Past and the Future of Coronavirus in India: For a Meaningful use of Evidence
Surajit Mazumdar Since major measures started getting taken against the Coronavirus or Covid-19 threat in … Read more
The Corona Virus Impact on India: Some Political Economy Dimensions
Surajit Mazumdar It is of course a truism that the Coronavirus is a highly ‘social’ … Read more