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Migration
Dharavi: From a dreaded hotspot to a model to be emulated
Posted on 02 Jul, 2020 10:10 AMWhen the first positive case of Covid-19 was reported from Dharavi, Asia’s largest slum, known for its narrow lanes and compact housing, a sense of panic gripped the nation. And the fear and panic were not unreasonable given the extraordinary characteristics of this slum.
![Located between Mumbai's two main suburban rail lines, Dharavi provides an affordable option to those who move to Mumbai to earn a living (Image: Deepti KC and Mudita Tiwari; CC BY-SA 2.0, Flickr Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/dharavi1.jpg?itok=6UpkmrBL)
Boosting rural livelihoods using agriculture and MGNREGA amidst Covid-19
Posted on 28 Jun, 2020 10:13 AMAs the Covid-19 pandemic was leaving deep scars around the globe, it forced governments to take measures to protect citizens and ensure food security for its people. In India, initially, it looked as if the remote rural areas would skirt the pandemic.
![MGNREGA can play an important role in integration of migrant labour in the rural economy (Image: Ashutosh Nanda)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/mgnrega_2_0.jpg?itok=QoVfpQsd)
Flood threat looms amid Covid-19 in Bihar
Posted on 23 Jun, 2020 03:09 PMBihar’s annual floods are right around the corner and there is a fear that the flood hazard will collide with the Covid-19 pandemic and amplify it in a manner that emergency responses to both will get disrupted. The state’s strategy to mitigate the effects of flooding needs to be updated in light of the deadly pandemic.
![An aerial view of flood affected areas in Kosi river, Bihar on August 28, 2008 (Image: Publi.Resource.Org; Flickr Commons (CC BY 2.0))](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/bihar_floods_2.jpg?itok=6mJGI6sa)
Lockdown puts citymakers at risk
Posted on 28 May, 2020 01:22 PMSuddenly thrown out of work by a nationwide lockdown, the migrants who built our cities and our economies were forced to take the torturous walk away from the cities to their homes in rural India.
![A worker at a construction site (Image: ILO/ Joydeep Mukherjee; NC-ND 3.0 IGO License)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/construction_worker-ilo-asiapacific.jpg?itok=6naFzw13)
Technology to build knowledge and capacities beyond COVID
Posted on 22 May, 2020 09:14 AMThe COVID-19 crisis has brought the world to a standstill. Government, civil society and volunteers are rallying to ensure that social and economic inequalities do not dictate how this crisis draws lines between the “haves” and “have-nots”. Nonetheless, the crisis seems to have deepened the existing divide.
![Bringing the digital revolution to the hands of real India (Image: CXOToday.com)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/digital-india-lead.jpg?itok=3frwAeAR)
Covid-19: Managing the disaster in rural India
Posted on 17 May, 2020 09:45 PMWith an attempt to contain the spread of deadly Covid-19, Indian government had announced a complete nation-wide lockdown from March 25 onwards. For the first time, the provisions of the National Disaster Management Act, 2005, were invoked since the law came into being after the 2004 tsunami.
![Drought in Marathwada (Image: Flickr Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/800px-drought_condition_of_marathwada.jpg?itok=qc12-9Vn)
Ensuring food security in times of Covid-19
Posted on 15 May, 2020 02:37 PMThe study, ‘Covid-19 induced lockdown - How is hinterland coping’, based on a large survey undertaken by a consortium of civil society organisations undertook a rapid assessment of the impact of series of lockdowns on rural poor households.
![The prolonged lockdown has increased the dependence of farmers on food supply through the public distribution system as well as the need to grow a good crop in kharif season. (Image: UNESCO)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/indian-farmer-sifting-grain-wb.jpg?itok=l7uLzsK4)
Building resilience of communities during and beyond Covid-19
Posted on 14 May, 2020 01:12 PMCovid-19 pandemic has unleashed multiple challenges in different geographies, especially for the vulnerable groups living in areas that already have existing issues of water and food security.
![People were following social distancing in villages while collecting water (Image: INREM)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/jhabua_awareness_2.jpg?itok=Rrimc4HB)
Need to build inclusive cities in the post-pandemic world
Posted on 12 May, 2020 08:36 PMWhen migrants headed home after Covid-19 lockdown 1.0, Sarojini was suddenly caught off-guard. She decided against moving, after an initial urge to leave for her village in Samastipur, Bihar. Her two sons stay with her at Delhi, doing daily wage labour work, while she works as a domestic help.
![Migrants on their way home during the countrywide lockdown (Image: Stranded Workers Action Network)](/sites/default/files/styles/featured_articles/public/iwp/swan-report-image.jpg?itok=5YRoOVvk)
Coping with Covid-19: Options before small and marginal farmers of rainfed regions
Posted on 09 May, 2020 03:11 PMThe global crisis due to Covid-19 has hit India after coursing through western Europe. India’s response to curtail the spread of the disease was quite decisive.
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