Hit by COVID, delivery associates pedal to earn

In the wake of successive waves of the pandemic, a lot of people who were let go from their workplaces switched to working as food delivery executives to support their families. In this story, Patriot looks at the reasons why, despite the scorching summer, the unpredictable rains and the meager pay, many young people have taken up food delivery as their careers

Not so fast, boys: gig workers bear the brunt of superfast delivery

The quick delivery startup Blinkit faces many glitches but a timely investment from Zomato might help it stay afloat in the e-grocery race

Gahlot assures protesting state anganwadi workers of addressing grievances soon

A day after taking over as the Women and Child Development Minister, Kailash Gahlot on Thursday assured agitating anganwadi workers of addressing their grievances soon.

Delhi Anganwadi protests: Delhi Government responds to the grievances

The Delhi government is paying the country’s highest amount of honorarium and allowances to Anganwadi workers and helpers in the city, sources in the government claimed on Sunday. The Anganwadi workers are paid monthly Rs 12,720 in Delhi while Rs 12,200 is the pay in Tamil Nadu, Rs 11,811 in Haryana, Rs 10,500 in Telangana, […]

AAP’s love for labour lost in official apathy

While 47,000 construction workers receive benefits in Delhi, AAP’s new doorstep delivery initiative was able to register only 200 applicants out of  2,000 requests

Building ban leaves labour stranded

Daily wagers lose their source of livelihood when construction comes to a halt, and the entire real estate sector faces disruption. A look at their plight For the next week or more, Mohammad Najar-ul will be on leave. Forced leave. Environment Pollution (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) has banned constructions activities in Delhi NCR region. […]

How clean is your closet?

‘People are not just wearing clothes, they are wearing dried blood, sweat and tears packaged in a fancy box of human misery’ Only a few sensitive souls choose to think about what goes into the making of the glamorous $3,000-billion fashion industry. Two of them are Carry Somers and Orsola de Castro. In 2013, the […]