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Impact of COVID-19 on employment in urban areas

Omir Kumar , Shashank Srivastava - September 17, 2021

In April 2020, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) released a report which stated that nearly 2.5 crore jobs could be lost worldwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Further, it also observed that more than 40 crore informal workers in India may get pushed into deeper poverty due to the...

Migration in India and the impact of the lockdown on migrants

Madhunika Iyer - June 10, 2020

India has been in lockdown since March 25, 2020. During this time, activities not contributing to the production and supply of essential goods and services were completely or partially suspended. Passenger trains and flights were halted. The lockdown...

Central government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic (May 23 - May 29, 2020)

Anurag Vaishnav - May 29, 2020

As of May 29, 2020, there are 1,65,799 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in India. 47,352 new cases have been registered in the last week (since May 22). Out of the confirmed cases so far, 71,106 patients have been cured/discharged and 4,706 have died. Most cases are in the state of...

Central government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic (May 11 – May 22, 2020)

Aditya Kumar - May 22, 2020

As of May 22, 2020, there are 1,18,447 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in India, which is 76% higher than the cases on May 11, 2020 (67,152). Out of total confirmed cases, there are 66,330 active cases, 48,354 patients have been cured/discharged and 3,583 have died (Figure 1). As the spread of COVID-19...

Changes in Agricultural Marketing laws across states

Prachi Kaur - May 19, 2020

Since March, 2020, there has been a consistent rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in India. As of May 18, 2020, there were 96,169 confirmed cases of the infectious disease, of which 3,029 persons died. To contain the spread of COVID-19 in India, the central government imposed...

Relaxation of labour laws across states

Anya Bharat Ram - May 12, 2020

To contain the spread of COVID-19 in India, the central government imposed a nation-wide lockdown on March 24, 2020. Under the lockdown most economic activities, other than those classified as essential activities, were suspended. States have noted that this loss of economic...

Central government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic (May 4 – May 11, 2020)

Anya Bharat Ram - May 8, 2020

As of May 11, 2020, there are 67,152 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in India. Since May 4, 24,619 new cases have been registered. Out of the confirmed cases so far, 20,917 patients have been cured/discharged and 2,206 have died. As the spread of COVID-19

Assam Government’s Response to COVID-19

Akhil N.R. - May 6, 2020

As of May 5, Assam has 43 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Of these, 32 have been cured, and 1 person has died. In this blog, we summarise some key decisions taken by the Government of Assam until May 5 for containing the spread of the pandemic in the state.

Central government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic (Apr 27 – May 4, 2020)

Anya Bharat Ram - May 4, 2020

As of May 4, 2020, there are 42,533 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in India. Since April 27, 14,641 new cases have been registered. Out of the confirmed cases so far, 11,707 patients have been cured/discharged and 1,373 have died. As the spread of COVID-19 has increased across...

Gujarat Government’s Response to COVID-19

Anoop Ramakrishnan - May 2, 2020

On March 19, Gujarat reported its first two cases of COVID-19. Since then, the number of cases have risen steadily. As of May 2, Gujarat has 4,721 confirmed cases (second highest in the country, after Maharashtra) of COVID-19. Of this 3,750 are active cases and 236 have died. The...

Telangana Government’s Response to COVID-19

Akhil N.R. - May 1, 2020

As of April 30, Telangana has 1,012 confirmed cases of COVID-19 (9th highest in the country). Of these, 367 have been cured, and 26 have died. In this blog, we summarise some of the key decisions taken by the Government of Telangana for containing the spread of COVID-19 in the state...

Odisha Government’s Response to COVID-19

Akhil N.R. - April 29, 2020

As of April 28, Odisha has 118 cases of COVID-19. Of these, 37 have been cured, and 1 person has died. In this blog, we summarise some of the key decisions taken by the Government of Odisha until April 28 for containing the spread of COVID-19 in the state. Before the lockdown On...

Protection of healthcare service personnel

Anya Bharat Ram - April 29, 2020

Amidst news reports of violence against healthcare workers during the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Epidemic Diseases (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 was promulgated on April 22, 2020. The Ordinance amends the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897. The Act provides for the prevention...

Tamil Nadu Government’s Response to COVID-19

Anoop Ramakrishnan - April 29, 2020

On January 17, 2020, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare acknowledged the emergence of COVID-19 pandemic that was spreading across China. Tamil Nadu reported its first confirmed case of COVID-19 on March 7, 2020. As of April 28, the state has...

Central Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic (Apr 20-27, 2020)

Anya Bharat Ram - April 27, 2020

As of April 27, 2020, there are 27,892 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in India. Since April 20, 10,627 new cases have been registered. Out of the confirmed cases so far, 6,185 patients have been cured/discharged and 872 have died. As the spread of COVID-19 has increased across India,...

Rajasthan Government’s Response to COVID-19 (till April 26)

Anoop Ramakrishnan - April 26, 2020

As of April 26, Rajasthan has 2,083 confirmed cases of COVID-19 (fifth highest in the country), of which 493 have recovered and 33 have died. On March 18, the Rajasthan government had declared a state-wide curfew till March 31, to check the spread of the disease. A...

Delhi Government’s Response to COVID-19 (till April 23, 2020)

Akhil N.R. - April 24, 2020

As of April 23, Delhi has 2,248 cases of COVID-19. After Maharashtra and Gujarat, Delhi has the highest number of cases in the country. In this blog, we summarise some of the key measures taken by the state government in response to COVID-19 and the lockdown. Before the...

Impact of COVID-19 on the Power Sector

Saket Surya - April 23, 2020

The central government has enforced a nation-wide lockdown between March 25 and May 3 as part of its measures to contain the spread of COVID-19. During the lockdown, several restrictions have been placed on the movement of individuals and economic activities have come to a halt...

UP Government’s Response to COVID-19 (till April 22)

Suyash Tiwari - April 23, 2020

As of April 22, Uttar Pradesh has seen 1,449 cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and accounts for 6.8% of the total cases in India. Of the 1,449 persons infected of the disease, 173 have recovered and 21 have died (3.1% of the total deaths in India due to the disease)....

Sikkim Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic (till April 22, 2020)

Prachi Kaur - April 22, 2020

As of April 22, 2020, Sikkim does not have any confirmed cases of COVID-19. As of April 21, 2020, 87 samples have been sent for testing from Sikkim. Of these, 80 have tested negative for COVID-19, and the results of seven samples are awaited. The state has...

Kerala Government’s Response to COVID-19 (January 30, 2020 - April 22, 2020)

Anoop Ramakrishnan - April 22, 2020

On January 17, 2020, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare acknowledged the emergence of COVID-19 that was spreading across China. On January 30, 2020, the country’s first COVID-19 positive case was reported in Kerala. By March 11, 2020, the World Health...

Government of Chhattisgarh’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Anurag Vaishnav - April 21, 2020

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the central and state governments have implemented several measures to reduce the spread of the disease and provide relief for those affected by the it. In this blog, we look at some of the key measures taken by the government of Chhattisgarh with regard...

Maharashtra Government’s Response to COVID-19 (till April 20, 2020)

Akhil N. R. - April 21, 2020

With 4,203 confirmed cases of COVID-19, Maharashtra has the highest number of cases in the country as of April 20, 2020. Of these, 507 have been cured, and 223 have died. In this blog, we summarise some of the key decisions taken by the Government of Maharashtra for containing the spread...

Central government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic (Apr 13-20, 2020)

Anya Bharat Ram - April 20, 2020

As of April 20, 2020, there are 17,265 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in India. Since April 13, 8,113 new cases have been registered. Out of the confirmed cases so far, 2,547 patients have been cured/discharged and 543 have died. As the spread of COVID-19 has increased across India,...

Government of Bihar’s response to COVID-19 (till Apr 19, 2020)

Saket Surya - April 19, 2020

On March 22, Bihar registered its first two cases of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), one of whom died the same day. Since then, the number of cases has increased steadily. As of April 19, Bihar has 86 confirmed cases of COVID-19, of which 47 are active cases and 37 have...

Government of West Bengal’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic (till April 18, 2020)

Roshni Sinha - April 19, 2020

With the spread of COVID-19, along with the central government, state governments have also announced several policy decisions to contain and prevent the spread of the virus. In this blog post, we summarise some of the key measures taken by the government of West Bengal in this regard as of...

Impact of Lockdown on Government Revenue

Suyash Tiwari - April 19, 2020

To mitigate the spread of coronavirus in India, the central government imposed a nation-wide lockdown on March 25, 2020. The lockdown necessitated the suspension of all economic activities, except the ones classified as ‘essential’ from time to time, and the ones that can be...

Madhya Pradesh Government’s Response to COVID-19 (January 2020- April 17, 2020)

Madhunika Iyer - April 18, 2020

As of April 17, Madhya Pradesh has 1,120 confirmed cases of COVID-19 - the fifth-highest among all states in India. The Government of Madhya Pradesh issued one of its initial COVID-19 related orders around January 28, 2020, advising healthcare workers to use appropriate...

Uttarakhand Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic (March 2020 - April 15, 2020)

Prachi Kaur - April 16, 2020

With the spread of COVID-19, along with the central government, the state governments have also announced several policy decisions to contain and prevent the spread of the virus. In this blog post, we summarise some of the key measures taken by the Uttarakhand Government in this regard as of...

Government of Karnataka’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic (Feb 2020–April 14, 2020)

Anoop Ramakrishnan - April 15, 2020

As of April 13, 2020, there have been 260 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Karnataka. Of these, 70 have been discharged and 10 have died.[1] In order to contain the spread of the disease, both, the Central and State governments have come up with a series of policy responses. In...

Andhra Pradesh Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic (March 2020 - April 14, 2020)

Akhil N.R. - April 14, 2020

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organisation declared the COVID-19 disease to be a global pandemic. Along with the Central government, State governments have announced several policy decisions to prevent and contain the spread of the virus in their respective states. In this blog...

Central government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic (Apr 7-13, 2020)

Anya Bharat Ram - April 13, 2020

As of April 13, 2020, there are 9,152 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in India. Of these, 857 patients have been cured/discharged and 308 have died. As the spread of COVID-19 has increased across India, the central government has continued to announce several policy decisions...

Impact of COVID-19 on Railway’s finances

Prachee Mishra - April 11, 2020

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, all passenger trains were suspended till April 14, 2020. However, goods services have been continuing with trains carrying essential commodities to various parts of the country. Railways has also made railway parcel...

Does changing MP salaries and MPLAD entitlements raise resources to fight COVID-19?

Mandira Kala and Roshni Sinha - April 10, 2020

This week, the centre issued two Ordinances to amend: (i) the Salary, Allowances, and Pension of Members of Parliament Act, 1954 to reduce the salaries of MPs by 30% for a period of one year, and (ii) the Salaries and Allowances of Ministers Act, 1952, to reduce the sumptuary...

Central government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic (Jan 2020 - Apr 7, 2020)

Anya Bharat Ram - April 8, 2020

On January 17, 2020, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare acknowledged the emergence of a new coronavirus (COVID-19) that was spreading across China.[1] On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organisation declared the COVID-19 disease to be a global pandemic. As of April 7, 2020, there are...

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