While the Centre or the state governments have not yet come out with a comprehensive report on the economic impact of the months-long nationwide lockdown, the Azim Premji University survey suggests 76 percent urban workers and 66 percent rural workers have lost their jobs already. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus impact | 77% households have consumed less food since the lockdown: Study
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Coronavirus impact: Cricket West Indies to temporarily halve salaries of staff and players
"CWI's Board of Directors, with deep regret, have agreed to a plan that we expect will safeguard CWI's future while delivering at least a minimum level of job protection for all of the people employed or contracted throughout the region's cricket community," the governing body said in a statement. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus impact: Cricket West Indies to temporarily halve salaries of staff and players
Coronavirus pandemic: Dealing with an infection of conspiracy theories
Brotherton discusses the influential 1964 essay by Richard Hofstadter which analysed the role and causes of conspiracy theories in American history. Hofstadter famously dubbed this “the paranoid style”, exhibited by people who feel alienated from mainstream society. However, as Brotherton points out, conspiracy theories are not exclusively a feature of the fringe. “Mild paranoia is common among entirely ordinary people, a product of our insatiable drive to understand the world and our place in it, and to feel like we’re in the driver’s seat.” … [Read more...] about Coronavirus pandemic: Dealing with an infection of conspiracy theories
US Asians, harassed over coronavirus, push back on streets, social media
Hashtags like #RacismIsAVirus and #UnapologeticallyAsian are being shared and printed on T-shirts. #HATEISAVIRUS, created in late March by three millennials who connected via Instagram, is now a non-profit organization. It raised $16,000 in a virtual rally last week for small businesses hurt by the pandemic, said co-founder Tammy Cho, 25. … [Read more...] about US Asians, harassed over coronavirus, push back on streets, social media
Lockdown impact | Steep revisions in previous numbers put FY20 growth at 4.2%
India's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 3.1 percent during January-March this year, as the COVID-19 induced disruptions appeared to have devastated the broader economy, pummelled by collapsing household spending and shuttered businesses that are battling to stay afloat, data released by the government showed. … [Read more...] about Lockdown impact | Steep revisions in previous numbers put FY20 growth at 4.2%
