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Explained: 4 ways how fresh Covid-19 restrictions can disrupt economic recovery
Explained: 4 ways how fresh Covid-19 restrictions can disrupt economic recovery
Several states including Maharashtra have imposed partial lockdowns due to a sharp rise in new Covid-19 cases. If these curbs get stricter, India s economic recovery could face serious roadblocks. Here s why
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UPDATED: April 5, 2021 17:42 IST
Economic recovery will suffer crtically if lockdowns imposed in various states get stricter. (Photo: PTI/Representational image)
A sharp rise in Covid-19 cases could severely slow down India’s economic recovery as many states have now started reimposing partial restrictions. India s economic recovery momentum could take a huge hit if states decide to impose stricter restrictions to contain the infection.
Although men too lost jobs, the pandemic affected Indian women in the workforce harder
Eight months after the Covid-19 lockdown was imposed, 13% fewer women than a year ago were employed or looking for jobs, compared to 2% fewer men, data shows. Dec 16, 2020 · 01:30 pm The issues particular to migrant women labourers remain largely ignored in policy and programme interventions. | Amit Dave/Reuters
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video, the woman lies dead, her body laid out on the railway platform at Muzaffarpur, Bihar. A toddler, presumably the woman’s, plays by her side, tugging at the sheet that covers her.
For weeks, a grim nation had watched