Livelihood

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh said that seven Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) hubs for Scheduled Tribes (ST) were established during the last two years in different regions…
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The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) launched in 2006 to ensure livelihood security of rural people can also help India meet its target to create additional carbon sink to the extent of 2.5 to 3 billion…
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More than 170 individuals and organisations along with the Alliance for Sustainable and Holistic Agriculture (ASHA Kisan Swaraj) have cited the detrimental and irreversible health and socio-economic impacts of mandatory food fortification.…
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Started in the late 1960s, the fishworkers struggle in Kerala stands as a beacon of hope and assurance to workers all over India to fight for their rights and the safety of the environment, which is the very source of their livelihood. The…
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The Community-Led Local Entitlements and Claims Tracker (COLECT) initiative of Praxis has brought to light gaps in access to entitlements. Ramu Anand, founder of Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar Jharkhand Dalit Vikas Samiti, which has been proactively…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in almost one lakh infections every day and crippled the economy. Needless to say, the cost of this economic breakdown is being born disproportionately by informal workers, especially those belonging to…
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Employment problem in a developing country context cannot be gauged merely in terms of open unemployment rate. The phenomenon of working poor engaged in low productivity activities with meagre earnings is a vast manifestation of the…
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"Most of the people in my tribe are now beggars. Before the lockdown, we stepped out on the streets on a daily basis, and managed to earn at least something.” These are the words of Saheb Nath Madari, who belongs to the Madari community in…
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Homeless people are sadly seen as ‘trash’ in the cities and the COVID-19 pandemic has further worsened their situation. The major problem of homeless population is shelter, apart from the multiple levels of discrimination. It is surprising…
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In the current scenario of the COVID-19 pandemic, sex workers and bar dancers have been without work for months.  Most of the sex workers and bar dancers belong to the Denotified and Nomadic Tribes (DNT) of India. The DNT communities have…
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