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Kavitha Iyer
Kavitha Iyer works as Associate Editor with The Indian Express, Mumbai.
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Maharashtra: Lockdown extended, cane workers worry about delayed kharif workSubscriber Only
April 13, 2020 20:51 IST
Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar discussed the possibility with officials after Beed Guardian Minister and Minister for Social Justice Dhananjay Munde wrote to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday seeking that these workers be allowed to return home where they would have to undergo a mandated period of quarantine.
Mon, Jun 22, 2020
In Maharashtra, key meal scheme for children, women hits lockdown hurdleSubscriber Only
April 11, 2020 00:02 IST
Fresh cooked food halted under ICDS programme for supplementary nutrition, groceries as alternative still to take off 16 days into lockdown
Sat, Apr 11, 2020
Far from home, separated from their kids, stranded workers face anxiety, depressionSubscriber Only
April 03, 2020 03:38 IST
From across rented rooms, municipal schools and other places where migrant workers who could not make it out of the city or state are stranded without work or wages, accounts are emerging of desperate calls for help.
Fri, Apr 03, 2020
For migrant workers without ration cards, a food crisis loomsSubscriber Only
April 01, 2020 23:46 IST
With no work, wages and ration cards to access subsidised foodgrain, activists and organisations providing free food have had to step in to stall the impending crisis for lakhs of the urban poor.
Wed, Apr 01, 2020
In Ambujwadi slum, a slow return to conditions that brought hundreds of migrants to MumbaiSubscriber Only
April 01, 2020 09:35 IST
Locking down the nearly 1 lakh residents of Ambujwadi, located along mangroves and creekside mudflats in Malvani on Mumbai’s north-western periphery, has not been very successful.
Wed, Apr 01, 2020
Q&A: We won’t be unprepared. Isolation space for up to 10,000 identified,’ says Malad legislator Aslam ShaikhSubscriber Only
March 31, 2020 23:56 IST
We have already begun giving Mumbaikars rations for three months in advance, as per the policy. This is for those with ration cards, who usually access PDS foodgrain.
Tue, Mar 31, 2020
Forced to stay back, lakhs of migrants in cities unclear how to access rationsSubscriber Only
March 30, 2020 01:42 IST
In suburban Mumbai’s Santacruz, for example, where thousands of migrant workers live in shared rented spaces, men from Adilabad were worried about running out of rations through the last few days until good samaritans stepped in Sunday and helped them with bags of rice and lentils.
Mon, Mar 30, 2020
Maharashtra: No protective measures, sugarcane harvesters stop workSubscriber Only
March 30, 2020 01:32 IST
At Karad’s Krishna cooperative sugar mill in Satara, following the labourers’ decision not to work, they were released and operations wound down, though the harvest workers will continue to live in the fields until the 21-day lockdown period ends.
Mon, Mar 30, 2020Maharashtra: No protective measures, cane harvesters stop workSubscriber Only
March 29, 2020 23:32 IST
At Karad’s Krishna cooperative sugar mill in Satara, following the labourers’ decision not to work, they were released and operations wound down, though the harvest workers will continue to live in the fields until the 21-day lockdown period ends.
Sun, Mar 29, 2020
Maharashtra: Flower markets shut, mogra growers stare at deep lossesSubscriber Only
March 29, 2020 05:23 IST
Across Jawhar, Vikramgad, Dahanu and Talasari, thousands of farmers, mostly tribals, have over the past decade diversified into growing the sweet-smelling mogra flower on small patches of land, often on no more than a third or half of an acre.
Sun, Mar 29, 2020
Migrant workers on way to Rajasthan from Maharashtra stopped at Gujarat border, sheltered in hotelSubscriber Only
March 28, 2020 09:24 IST
Most of the workers reportedly belong to Rajasthan, including many from Rajsamand district, over 700 km away from Talasari. They had walked nine to 12 hours on the Mumbai-Gujarat highway.
Sat, Mar 28, 2020
Maharashtra: No protective gear, workers continue cane harvest in groupsSubscriber Only
March 28, 2020 06:09 IST
About 2,500 labourers are currently living in cane fields around the Walwa factory, where the crushing season is expected to continue for another three weeks. Labourers have not been provided any masks, the labourer said, nor any information or sensitisation about protective measures.
Sat, Mar 28, 2020
From factories in Maharashtra, migrant labourers begin the long walk homeSubscriber Only
March 27, 2020 05:17 IST
“Most of the informal labourers live in slums in groups. Only a very small percentage may have purchased their own accommodation if they have lived and worked here for a long time.”
Fri, Mar 27, 2020
Cloistered in Kuturvihir: Wary of outsiders, village checks visitors for diseaseSubscriber Only
March 27, 2020 04:34 IST
And yet, since Tuesday morning, residents have cloistered themselves, a mango tree trunk placed across the road firmly blocking outsiders’ vehicles and their disease.
Fri, Mar 27, 2020
Maharashtra: Amid panic-buying, fear of market shutdown, govt promises seamless supply of farm produceSubscriber Only
March 25, 2020 00:01 IST
A panic-buying rush was witnessed on Tuesday morning at APMC markets including those in Nashik, Pune and Ahmednagar, following traders’ calls to close the markets from Wednesday.
Thu, Mar 26, 2020
Maharashtra borders sealed: Worries mount for stranded truckers near VashiSubscriber Only
March 24, 2020 04:43 IST
With state borders sealed and major highways open only for passage of essential goods, tens of thousands of truckers find themselves stranded at truck terminals across the country.
Tue, Mar 24, 2020
Mumbai washes its hands of lakhs, do’s & don’ts don’t matter hereSubscriber Only
March 19, 2020 04:30 IST
While Maharashtra has seen 45 cases of infections and a death from coronavirus, there has been no evidence of community transmission. But in slums such as these, with population densities among the highest anywhere in the world, social distancing is an impossibility.
Fri, Mar 20, 2020
‘The goal should not be to scare people, but to start doing the right thing,’ says Swapneil ParikhSubscriber Only
March 16, 2020 04:02 IST
The authors of ‘The Coronavirus: What You Need To Know About The Global Pandemic’, to be published by Penguin Random House later this month, speak to The Indian Express on the response to the outbreak and challenges ahead.
Mon, Mar 16, 2020
‘The goal should not be to scare people, but to start doing the right thing’Subscriber Only
March 16, 2020 00:19 IST
Director of Medical Research at Jaslok Hospital Dr Rajesh Parikh, internal medicine specialist and healthcare entrepreneur Dr Swapneil Parikh and clinical psychologist Maherra Desai are authors of ‘The Coronavirus: What You Need To Know About The Global Pandemic’.
Mon, Mar 16, 2020
Home of Warli Adivasi revolt, Talasari’s loyalty to the Left deepensSubscriber Only
March 09, 2020 03:35 IST
Nearly 5,000 indentured tribals who gathered here from Thane, Vikramgad, Dahanu and Palghar had refused to work on landlords’ fields until they received 12 annas a day in wages.
Mon, Mar 09, 2020
Maharashtra: MVA’s debt relief scheme for farmers most extensive, offers formal creditSubscriber Only
March 08, 2020 01:48 IST
Presenting his budget proposals for 2020-21, Maharashtra Finance Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday said that eligible farmers will get the benefit of the waiver before the coming kharif season of 2020, so as to make them eligible for new crop loans.
Sun, Mar 08, 2020
Modest 3.1% growth in agriculture sector, positive trend only third time since 2012-13Subscriber Only
March 06, 2020 05:50 IST
The previous edition of the state’s Economic Survey had pegged a dismal 0.4 percent growth rate for agriculture in 2018-19, but revised estimates now peg last year’s growth in agriculture at negative 2.2 percent.
Fri, Mar 06, 2020
Shloka Nath: ‘Climate Collaborative is about breaking silos, sharing responsibilities on climate change’Subscriber Only
February 10, 2020 04:02 IST
More than 40 organisations are already a part of the ICC, including the principal scientific advisor to the Government of India, TERI, ATREE (Bangalore), Center for Science and Environment (CSE), the Indian School of Business, Godrej Industries, HUL Foundation, Mahindra Rise, Wipro and others.
Mon, Feb 10, 2020
Water plant on forest land: Dahanu villagers oppose MMRDA’s bid to cut treesSubscriber Only
February 04, 2020 03:39 IST
The letter to the collector said the MMRDA is attempting to begin work on constructing the water purification plant without the permission of the DTEPA, and also without the permission from the Veti Gram Sabha, required as the plot of land falls within land granted to the Veti village as Community Forest Rights.
Tue, Feb 04, 2020
Navi Mumbai International Airport: Protest by villagers completes 30 daysSubscriber Only
January 24, 2020 03:33 IST
Residents of 10 villages in Raigad affected by airport project have been on a sit-in agitation outside the office of CIDCO
Fri, Jan 24, 2020Journalism of Courage
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