#Lockdown Archives - prosaicview https://www.prosaicview.com/tag/lockdown/ Sun, 24 May 2020 15:42:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Lockdown Diaries8: The Absence of Coordination https://www.prosaicview.com/lockdown-diaries8-the-absence-of-coordination/ https://www.prosaicview.com/lockdown-diaries8-the-absence-of-coordination/#respond Sun, 24 May 2020 15:42:20 +0000 https://www.prosaicview.com/?p=192 The center and the states are not discussing matters and that is marring the response to the pandemic The confusion in the resumption of domestic air travel is only the latest symptom of how little the centre and states are talking. When the union government announced lockdown part 4, it was very clear that there […]

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]]> https://www.prosaicview.com/lockdown-diaries8-the-absence-of-coordination/feed/ 0 No Country For Migrant Workers https://www.prosaicview.com/no-country-for-migrant-workers/ https://www.prosaicview.com/no-country-for-migrant-workers/#respond Fri, 08 May 2020 08:12:54 +0000 https://www.prosaicview.com/?p=181 The pandemic has bared the attitude of the authorities towards workers. As the lockdown keeps getting extended again and again, the attitude of the union government and the state governments towards migrant workers is becoming increasingly clear. For many states, they are no better than bonded labour. For others, they are not citizens with full […]

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]]> https://www.prosaicview.com/no-country-for-migrant-workers/feed/ 0 The Looming Supply Shock https://www.prosaicview.com/the-looming-supply-shock/ https://www.prosaicview.com/the-looming-supply-shock/#respond Mon, 04 May 2020 15:21:27 +0000 https://www.prosaicview.com/?p=177 Policy makers have been worrying about the consumption slowdown for some time. But the far greater danger could be the supply side choking up. Even before the Coronavirus pandemic upturned the globe, finance ministry mandarins and economic analysts had started worrying about the consumption slowdown. When the last set of GDP numbers were announced, economists […]

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]]> https://www.prosaicview.com/the-looming-supply-shock/feed/ 0 Lockdown: The Chaos Continues https://www.prosaicview.com/lockdown-the-chaos-continues/ https://www.prosaicview.com/lockdown-the-chaos-continues/#respond Fri, 01 May 2020 15:32:23 +0000 https://www.prosaicview.com/?p=172 So far, the union government’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic has been more theatrics and less planning and good execution Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a flair for dramatics and a yen for suspense. He likes to keep people, including senior associates, guessing about what he will do next. This has paid great dividends in […]

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]]> https://www.prosaicview.com/lockdown-the-chaos-continues/feed/ 0 Manufacturing Strategies for a Post-Covid-19 World https://www.prosaicview.com/manufacturing-strategies-for-a-post-covid-19-world/ https://www.prosaicview.com/manufacturing-strategies-for-a-post-covid-19-world/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2020 10:55:07 +0000 https://www.prosaicview.com/?p=165 A look at the lessons learnt from the lockdown and the five things that are likely to change in manufacturing after the pandemic. The lockdown will be over eventually even in states that have decided to extend it beyond May 3. The threat of Covid-19 will also recede over time as effective vaccines and drugs […]

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]]> https://www.prosaicview.com/manufacturing-strategies-for-a-post-covid-19-world/feed/ 0 Lockdown Diaries 7: A Hard Stop https://www.prosaicview.com/lockdown-diaries-7-a-hard-stop/ https://www.prosaicview.com/lockdown-diaries-7-a-hard-stop/#respond Mon, 27 Apr 2020 16:32:21 +0000 https://www.prosaicview.com/?p=154 The factories shut down overnight. Then some started partially and some are hoping to start soon. But normalcy will take months, if not years.   According to the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) 2017-18 report, there are 237,684 factories that operate in India and employ 15,546,100 people. The ASI counts as factories all units that […]

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]]> https://www.prosaicview.com/lockdown-diaries-7-a-hard-stop/feed/ 0 An Exploding Humanitarian Crisis https://www.prosaicview.com/an-exploding-humanitarian-crisis/ https://www.prosaicview.com/an-exploding-humanitarian-crisis/#respond Mon, 20 Apr 2020 10:14:32 +0000 https://www.prosaicview.com/?p=147 The 40-day lockdown may well flatten the curve. But for the poor and the ailing, the treatment prescribed may be worse than the disease. Twenty-seven days into the national lockdown, it is apparent that the union government has no plan and no idea about how to tackle the problems to those at the bottom of […]

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]]> https://www.prosaicview.com/wasting-a-lockdown/feed/ 0 Lockdown Diaries5: What Is An Essential Product? https://www.prosaicview.com/lock-down-diaries5-what-is-an-essential-product/ https://www.prosaicview.com/lock-down-diaries5-what-is-an-essential-product/#respond Tue, 31 Mar 2020 16:46:38 +0000 https://www.prosaicview.com/?p=110 Essential goods and services should be available uninterrupted said the Prime Minister. But who decides what is essential and what is not?   “Essential”— The Dictionary defines it as “completely necessary” or “extremely important in a particular situation”. Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his 8 pm speech announcing the 21-day lockdown assured worried citizens that […]

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]]> https://www.prosaicview.com/lock-down-diaries5-what-is-an-essential-product/feed/ 0 Lockdown Diaries4: The Last Mile Man https://www.prosaicview.com/lock-down-diaries4-the-last-mile-man/ https://www.prosaicview.com/lock-down-diaries4-the-last-mile-man/#respond Sun, 29 Mar 2020 15:57:48 +0000 https://www.prosaicview.com/?p=108 The delivery boys had to bear the brunt of the chaos following the lockdown announcement   As far as the social and financial hierarchy goes, the delivery boy – or delivery partner, as online businesses like to call him – often occupies a higher rung than your maid, guard, gardener or construction worker. If he […]

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