97% of Indians Have Been Left Poorer by the Pandemic, Says Economist Mahesh Vyas
An interview with the CEO of CMIE on impact of second wave of Covid on the economy, and double digit unemployment.
The Hunger Pandemic
A survey conducted in October 2020 shows widespread hunger across 11 States. In the midst of the devastating second wave, immediate relief is needed.
COVID-19: Ensure Free Treatment and Uniform Price for Vaccines, JSA Says in Statement
The Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (JSA) has listed out seven demands and asked the Union Government to face up to what has gone wrong so far.
Karl Marx: March Ye Workers, and the World Shall be Free!
May 5 marks the 203rd birth anniversary of Marx, whose life traversed through Trier, Berlin, Paris and London, chiselling his ideas that exposed capitalism’s ‘cunning transaction’ that defrauds the working class till today.
Employment in the Platform Age
Until recently, there had been relatively little discussion about what the rapid growth of digital labor platforms meant for the nature of work and the employment relationship. A recent report provides answers to many questions – and raises several more …
Indian Government Wants to Strip Even the Andaman Islands of Their Environmental Protection
Through a series of de-notifications and amendments in rules, the Centre is prepping the islands for mega projects.
Why Ukraine’s Borders are Back at the Center of Geopolitics
Dialogue seems to have been downgraded between the Western alliance and Russia, with a green light to Ukraine to make provocative statements and actions. Unless cool heads prevail, it could lead to catastrophic war.
Killer Prince
The Saudi offer of a ceasefire in Yemen on 22 March was an acknowledgement by Riyadh and its backers in Washington that they had lost the war.
Repairing the Soil Carbon Rift: Enhancing Agriculture and Environment
The loss of soil organic matter and the corresponding massive carbon relocation to the atmosphere (as carbon dioxide) constitutes the soil carbon rift. It ultimately leads to severe degradation of soil. It is estimated that about one-third of the world’s soils have become significantly degraded.
The Business of COVID-19 Vaccines: The Most Heartless Example of Capitalism
The TRIPS agreement awards pharmaceutical corporations the power to decide who lives and who dies, as well as what we will live on and what we will die from. Capitalism has made a business out of life and death.