As the lockdown continues, students from across the country stranded in Kota, Rajasthan are requesting state governments to facilitate their return home On 24 March when news of the lockdown reached Rajpreet, a medical aspirant from Dhanbad, Jharkhand studying in Kota, Rajasthan, he was not worried. He thought he would spend the 21 days prepping […]

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Urban eating habits are not ideal at the best of times. In this challenging lockdown, a menu that boosts immunity is what doctors advise “The country will go into nationwide lockdown for 21 days”. As soon as he heard this, Vishal, a UPSC aspirant, rushed to a nearby shop to stock up on food items. […]

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Musicians in rural India, who depend on religious festivities for a living, face hard times as all gatherings, including social events, stand cancelled in the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak. Fifty-year old Sarvan, a Dalit, is a resident of a village called Parichha — a gram panchayat in Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya […]

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After a tiger in New York City’s Bronx Zoo was found to be Corona positive, animals in captivity in India are being monitored and contingency plans prepared   On Sunday, shocking news came from the US: Four-year-old female Malayan tiger at the Bronx Zoo was found to be Corona positive. This is believed to be the […]

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The first to be hit during the pandemic was the travel industry. Travel bloggers are cooling their heels at home and working out survival strategies Anshul Akhoury, an award-winning travel blogger from Patna, was visiting Kerala to cover a festival in February, when Covid-19 cases in India were not high enough for it to be […]

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Out of work, migrant workers returning to their villages across the country are facing more than the threat of hunger, infection and ostracisation  On 22 March when ‘Janata Curfew’ was announced, daily wage worker Puran became worried about his family’s health. He had heard that the curfew had been announced due to a pandemic, which […]

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With the lockdown and the need for social distancing, apps like Houseparty are enabling people to continue with their Saturday night plans  Lockdown has forced the entire world to practice social distancing and in some areas has even led to lockdowns. Human civilisation that relies on physical contact then has been left with no option […]

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A large chunk of India’s youth spend their most productive years preparing for competitive exams, facing repeated failure and frustration. After the pandemic, layoffs in the private sector will only deepen this syndrome 27- years- old, Anand Kumar loiya was happy with his job in a private company in Pune until his girlfriend told him […]

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