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Tuesday, July 7, 2020

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POLITICS
- ANALYSIS
  
  Indian Garment Industry’s Shutting Down of Creche Services is Anti-Women
  
  The New Leam Staff - 07/07/2020 0
  
  Garment factories have opened but creche services remain dysfunctional, leaving lakhs of women employees distressed and compelled to leave their jobs amid the pandemic.
  
  NEWS
  
  LJP-JDU Tussles in Bihar May Roughen the Ride for NDA Ahead of Assembly Elections
  
  Kabir - 06/07/2020 0
  
  A leader of the LJP made a comment about the unbreakability of the NDA coalition ahead of Bihar assembly polls leading to strict party action against him, as the party is still undecided on the conditions for joining the alliance.Is this indicative of a rift within the NDA?
  
  POLICY
  
  Odisha Government Announces Balaram Scheme to Empower Over Seven Lakh Landless Farmers
  
  The New Leam Staff - 05/07/2020 0
  
  Odisha government’s Balaram Scheme will provide credit of Rs 1,040 crore to more than 7 lakh farmers across the next two years.
  
  POLITICS
  
  India’s Long Standing North-East Insurgency & the Recent Indo-Chinese Standoff
  
  Anurag Das - 05/07/2020 0
  
  China’s expansionist tendencies and its aggressive stance need to be seen in the context of the insurgency in the north-east and the resultant political relations between the two countries.
  
  POLICY
  
  Amphan Relief Scam Lands West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in Trouble
  
  The New Leam Staff - 04/07/2020 0
  
  West Bengal residents express discontent over mismanagement and unfair usage of funds dedicated for Amphan relief by Trinamool Congress.
OPINION
- All EDITORIAL LETTERS
  
  OPINION
  
  Making Sense of the Pandemic & the Ushering in of a New World Order
  
  Jyoti Dalal - 05/07/2020 0
  
  Instead of the imagining, hoping and creating the post-COVID times in the language of ‘normal’ past, there is a need to affirm the crisis so that the space for new possibilities can be explored.
  
  OPINION
  
  Reservations in Promotions – Not a Fundamental Right?
  
  Ruchira Das & Chetan Anand - 04/07/2020 0
  
  The commentary is a response to the recent Supreme Court judgement on reservation in promotions that challenges the position of reservation in the Constitution making it no longer a right to social justice but a completely discretionary power of the State to grant it.
  
  LITERATURE
  
  On Death and a Poetic Celebration of Life
  
  Avijit Pathak - 03/07/2020 0
  
  Even though the pandemic-induced despair makes us see only the ugliness of death, it is still possible to celebrate life. And great poets like Walt Whitman and Rabindranath Tagore sought to walk with us, and make us see and feel the sacred meaning of this celebration.
  
  GENDER
  
  Indian Women Face Major ‘Sanitary Pad Crisis’ as Country Battles the Coronavirus Pandemic
  
  Ananya Pathak - 02/07/2020 0
  
  Indian women are experiencing a major ‘sanitary pad crisis’ amid the coronavirus pandemic.
CULTURE
- ARTS
  
  Music, Poetry and Art Sound Like “Hope” as the Pandemic Pushes Us into Isolated and Lonely Existences
  
  Jeuty Thakur - 06/07/2020 0
  
  The coronavirus pandemic has locked us up in isolated and lonely existences, art alone can enable us to redefine and find meaning in life and deal with the changed reality around.
  
  CULTURE
  
  The Sublime Prayers of Redemption
  
  THE NEW LEAM - 05/07/2020 0
  
  At this moment of psychic bewilderment and statistics of death, the poet’s sublime prayers enchant our souls, and make us feel the rhythm of life and death
  
  CULTURE
  
  Hot Weather, Angry Tweets and Monday Blues: What Dictates Social Media Aggression?
  
  Kavya Thomas - 04/07/2020 0
  
  A new study establishes a linkage between angry tweets and rising temperatures.
  
  CULTURE
  
  Regressive Indian Patriarchy Considers a ‘Dead’ Daughter Better Than a ‘Divorced’ One
  
  Agney GK - 02/07/2020 0
  
  With divorce being largely seen as a social taboo in India, women prefer to perish in oppressive marriages due to patriarchal oppression and financial constraints.
  
  CINEMA
  
  Patal Lok: A Series Unveiling the Dark Underworld & a Malfunctioning Bureaucratic Machinery
  
  Mohammad Zafar - 01/07/2020 0
  
  Patal Lok throws light on high-profile crime while taking us to the dark realm of the underworld.
- CINEMA
- BOOK
- LIFESTYLE
EDUCATION
- EDUCATION
  
  Parenting at the time of a pandemic/ A Journey Inwards
  
  Roopa Rathnam - 06/07/2020 0
  
  In this series on 'parenting at the time of a pandemic', a mother recalls her moments with her daughter, and reflects on the process of rediscovering the world together: from online learning to the treasure within.
  
  EDUCATION
  
  Education as Substantial Public Interest and the Inherent Inequalities of Online Education
  
  Shehana - 04/07/2020 0
  
  With online education becoming a new trend amid the coronavirus pandemic, its ability to become democratic and egalitarian in terms of its dissemination is highly debatable.
  
  EDUCATION
  
  Kerala’s Mass Movement for Democratising Virtual Learning and Bridging the ‘Digital Divide’
  
  Editorial Staff - 02/07/2020 0
  
  At a time when education is entirely halted for a majority of school students and a push for online education amid a lack of infrastructure asserts itself, Kerala is witnessing a historic mass movement for democratising virtual learning.
  
  EDUCATION
  
  The Resurgence of Ed-Tech Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic: Implications for an Altered Educational Landscape
  
  Rajeshwari - 29/06/2020 0
  
  With e-learning becoming the overarching norm amid the pandemic, here is a thorough look at its implications, challenges and dilemmas for our times.
  
  EDUCATION
  
  COVID-19 Lifts Veil Over Social Inequalities in Indian Education
  
  Megha Bali - 24/06/2020 0
  
  The COVID-19 crisis has brought forward unprecedented challenges for educational policy in India and deepened the ongoing debate on educational accessibility.
SPOTLIGHT
- ANALYSIS
  
  Indian Garment Industry’s Shutting Down of Creche Services is Anti-Women
  
  The New Leam Staff - 07/07/2020 0
  
  Garment factories have opened but creche services remain dysfunctional, leaving lakhs of women employees distressed and compelled to leave their jobs amid the pandemic.
  
  SOCIETY
  
  The Absurdity of Opening Pubs Before Schools in England Highlighted by Paediatrician Anthony Costello
  
  The New Leam Staff - 06/07/2020 0
  
  Former WHO director and well-known paediatrician Anthony Costello has been an ardent critique of Britain’s response to the pandemic.
  
  POLITICS
  
  India’s Long Standing North-East Insurgency & the Recent Indo-Chinese Standoff
  
  Anurag Das - 05/07/2020 0
  
  China’s expansionist tendencies and its aggressive stance need to be seen in the context of the insurgency in the north-east and the resultant political relations between the two countries.
  
  SCIENCE
  
  Footprints on the Moon and cemeteries on Mars: interview with space archaeologist Alice Gorman
  
  Alice Gorman - 04/07/2020 0
  
  ANALYSIS
  
  India’s ASHA Workers Amid COVID-19
  
  Editorial Staff - 03/07/2020 0
  
  The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic has meant more hours of work, sustained community resistance, institutional apathy and personal risk for India’s ASHA workers.
ECONOMY
- IN-DEPTH
  
  Lack of Documents and Registration Deprive India’s Migrant Class of State Offered Benefits & Welfare Schemes
  
  Editorial Staff - 06/07/2020 0
  
  India’s migrant workers are integral to its economy, but indivisible in its policies and schemes. The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the loopholes that cripple the system and deprive its workers.
  
  ECONOMY
  
  For Uttar Pradesh’s Poverty Stricken Migrant Workers, “Coronavirus is Better Than Hunger”
  
  The New Leam Staff - 29/06/2020 0
  
  Hundreds of Uttar Pradesh's 30 lakh-migrant workers who returned back during the lockdown are going back to cities like Mumbai for employment even though it puts their lives at risk.
  
  ECONOMY
  
  ‘Reverse Quarantine’ Deprives Over Four Lakh Elderly MGNREGA Workers in Kerala
  
  Kavya Thomas - 12/06/2020 0
  
  Kerala has put its senior citizens under reverse quarantine, this will deprive over four lakh elderly MGNREGA workers of employment.
  
  ECONOMY
  
  Women in the Informal Sector Worst Hit by Lockdown, Suggests ISST Study
  
  The New Leam Staff - 27/05/2020 0
  
  Women working in the informal sector are faced with unprecedented hardships amid the lockdown that only highlight and underline a highly gendered cultural ethos based on discriminatory practices.
  
  ANALYSIS
  
  Coronavirus won’t kill globalisation – but a shakeup is inevitable
  
  Jun Du, Agelos Delis, Mustapha Douch and Oleksandr Shepotylo - 25/05/2020 0
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NEWS

Coronavirus Highlights / ‘The fight against Covid-19 is more difficult than Mahabharata’ – Shiv Sena

The New Leam Staff - 06/07/2020 0

India’s coronavirus tally rose to 7,19,665, with 22,252 new cases in 24 hours on Tuesday morning.

HEALTH

Can I cross the NSW-Victoria border? There are exemptions, but you’ll need a very good reason

Jon Iredell - 07/07/2020 0

The NSW-Victorian border will be closed as of midnight Tuesday this week, the NSW and Victorian premiers have announced, in an effort to limit...

ANALYSIS

How India’s Tech-Savvy Farmers are Defining the Future of Indian Agriculture

Kavya Thomas - 07/07/2020 0

From Nilgiri avocados, Chhattisgarh papayas,Maharashtra mangoes and Uttarakhand apples- farmers from remote villages in India are selling their produce through virtual markets and making the most of the internet.

NEWS

LJP-JDU Tussles in Bihar May Roughen the Ride for NDA Ahead of Assembly Elections

Kabir - 06/07/2020 0

A leader of the LJP made a comment about the unbreakability of the NDA coalition ahead of Bihar assembly polls leading to strict party action against him, as the party is still undecided on the conditions for joining the alliance.Is this indicative of a rift within the NDA?

LIFESTYLE

Community/The Coronavirus Pandemic and the Debate Around Work and Play

Kabir Madan - 07/07/2020 0

A young scholar looks at his own life before and during the pandemic in this engaging commentary

NEWS

Coronavirus Highlights / ‘The fight against Covid-19 is more difficult than Mahabharata’ – Shiv Sena

The New Leam Staff - 06/07/2020 0

India’s coronavirus tally rose to 7,19,665, with 22,252 new cases in 24 hours on Tuesday morning.

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NEWS

What Did New Zealand, Vietnam and Iceland Do to Flatten Their Coronavirus Curves?

Kabir - 06/07/2020 0

New Zealand, Vietnam and Iceland have adopted unique strategies to flatten their coronavirus curves successfully, here is what these countries chose to do.

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NEWS

Status of Christopher Columbus Pulled-Down by Anti-Racism Protesters in Baltimore

The New Leam Staff - 05/07/2020 0

Baltimore’s Columbus statue gets dumped in the harbor pic.twitter.com/ZwuNcqAH6d — J. M. Giordano photo (@jmgpix) July 5, 2020 During anti-racism protests in Baltimore, Maryland, a statue...

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SPOTLIGHT

ANALYSIS

Indian Garment Industry’s Shutting Down of Creche Services is Anti-Women

The New Leam Staff - 07/07/2020 0

Garment factories have opened but creche services remain dysfunctional, leaving lakhs of women employees distressed and compelled to leave their jobs amid the pandemic.

SOCIETY

The Absurdity of Opening Pubs Before Schools in England Highlighted by Paediatrician Anthony Costello

The New Leam Staff - 06/07/2020 0

Former WHO director and well-known paediatrician Anthony Costello has been an ardent critique of Britain’s response to the pandemic.

POLITICS

India’s Long Standing North-East Insurgency & the Recent Indo-Chinese Standoff

Anurag Das - 05/07/2020 0

China’s expansionist tendencies and its aggressive stance need to be seen in the context of the insurgency in the north-east and the resultant political relations between the two countries.

SCIENCE

Footprints on the Moon and cemeteries on Mars: interview with space archaeologist Alice Gorman

Alice Gorman - 04/07/2020 0

Making Sense of the Pandemic & the Ushering in of a New World Order

Instead of the imagining, hoping and creating the post-COVID times in the language of ‘normal’ past, there is a need to affirm the crisis so that the space for new possibilities can be explored.

OPINION

Jyoti Dalal - 05/07/2020 0

Reservations in Promotions – Not a Fundamental Right?

The commentary is a response to the recent Supreme Court judgement on reservation in promotions that challenges the position of reservation in the Constitution making it no longer a right to social justice but a completely discretionary power of the State to grant it.

OPINION

Ruchira Das & Chetan Anand - 04/07/2020 0

On Death and a Poetic Celebration of Life

Even though the pandemic-induced despair makes us see only the ugliness of death, it is still possible to celebrate life. And great poets like Walt Whitman and Rabindranath Tagore sought to walk with us, and make us see and feel the sacred meaning of this celebration.

LITERATURE

Avijit Pathak - 03/07/2020 0

Indian Women Face Major ‘Sanitary Pad Crisis’ as Country Battles the Coronavirus Pandemic

Indian women are experiencing a major ‘sanitary pad crisis’ amid the coronavirus pandemic.

GENDER

Ananya Pathak - 02/07/2020 0

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ARTS

Music, Poetry and Art Sound Like “Hope” as the Pandemic Pushes Us into Isolated and Lonely Existences

Jeuty Thakur - 06/07/2020

CULTURE

The Sublime Prayers of Redemption

THE NEW LEAM - 05/07/2020 0

At this moment of psychic bewilderment and statistics of death, the poet’s sublime prayers enchant our souls, and make us feel the rhythm of life and death

CULTURE

Hot Weather, Angry Tweets and Monday Blues: What Dictates Social Media Aggression?

Kavya Thomas - 04/07/2020 0

A new study establishes a linkage between angry tweets and rising temperatures.

CULTURE

Regressive Indian Patriarchy Considers a ‘Dead’ Daughter Better Than a ‘Divorced’ One

Agney GK - 02/07/2020 0

With divorce being largely seen as a social taboo in India, women prefer to perish in oppressive marriages due to patriarchal oppression and financial constraints.

CINEMA

Patal Lok: A Series Unveiling the Dark Underworld & a Malfunctioning Bureaucratic Machinery

Mohammad Zafar - 01/07/2020 0

Patal Lok throws light on high-profile crime while taking us to the dark realm of the underworld.

CULTURE

The Malaise of Racial and Cultural Discrimination in Indian Mainstream Media: Questions for an Egalitarian Society

Rukmani Sharma - 01/07/2020 0

From a web series like Patal Lok to every day politics, the malaise of racism and ethnic discrimination plagues and destroys India’s cultural fabric.

CULTURE

‘Into the Wild’ Famous Bus Airlifted, But McCandless Continues to Inspire Generations of Nature lovers

Kabir - 30/06/2020 0

Following reports of explorers risking their lives to reach the abandoned bus in which McCandless lived, authorities have forcibly lifted and removed the bus from its former location.

ARTS

How women’s untold histories shaped South Africa’s national poet

Aretha Phiri and Uhuru Portia Phalafala - 29/06/2020 0

Kgositsile’s poetry can be read as challenging the direction of influence from north to south.

CINEMA

Bulbbul Review: A Feminist Fable in the Horror Genre

Wasim Mirza - 25/06/2020 0

Produced by Anushka Sharma’s Clean Slate Films, Bulbbul is set to release on Netflix on June 24.

education

EDUCATION

Parenting at the time of a pandemic/ A Journey Inwards

Roopa Rathnam - 06/07/2020 0

In this series on 'parenting at the time of a pandemic', a mother recalls her moments with her daughter, and reflects on the process of rediscovering the world together: from online learning to the treasure within.

EDUCATION

Education as Substantial Public Interest and the Inherent Inequalities of Online Education

Shehana - 04/07/2020 0

With online education becoming a new trend amid the coronavirus pandemic, its ability to become democratic and egalitarian in terms of its dissemination is highly debatable.

EDUCATION

Kerala’s Mass Movement for Democratising Virtual Learning and Bridging the ‘Digital Divide’

Editorial Staff - 02/07/2020 0

At a time when education is entirely halted for a majority of school students and a push for online education amid a lack of infrastructure asserts itself, Kerala is witnessing a historic mass movement for democratising virtual learning.

EDUCATION

The Resurgence of Ed-Tech Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic: Implications for an Altered Educational Landscape

Rajeshwari - 29/06/2020 0

With e-learning becoming the overarching norm amid the pandemic, here is a thorough look at its implications, challenges and dilemmas for our times.

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WORLD

HEALTH

Can I cross the NSW-Victoria border? There are exemptions, but you’ll need a very good reason

Jon Iredell - 07/07/2020 0

The NSW-Victorian border will be closed as of midnight Tuesday this week, the NSW and Victorian premiers have announced, in an effort to limit...

NEWS

What Did New Zealand, Vietnam and Iceland Do to Flatten Their Coronavirus Curves?

Kabir - 06/07/2020 0

New Zealand, Vietnam and Iceland have adopted unique strategies to flatten their coronavirus curves successfully, here is what these countries chose to do.

NEWS

Status of Christopher Columbus Pulled-Down by Anti-Racism Protesters in Baltimore

The New Leam Staff - 05/07/2020 0

Baltimore’s Columbus statue gets dumped in the harbor pic.twitter.com/ZwuNcqAH6d — J. M. Giordano photo (@jmgpix) July 5, 2020 During anti-racism protests in Baltimore, Maryland, a statue...

NEWS

Ethiopia Seeks Answers to the Brutal Murder of Revolutionary Singer-Poet Haacaaluu Hundeessaa

THE NEW LEAM - 03/07/2020 0

Revolutionary Ethiopian poet-singer Haacaaluu Hundeessaa’s brutal murder has angered his people and unleashed countrywide protests.

ENVIRONMENT

Botswana Reports the Death of 350 Wild Elephants as Poaching & Smuggling Obstruct Conservation

Kabir - 02/07/2020 0

More than 350 dead elephants were spotted in Botswana forest. Officials say that the death is mysterious but the smuggling and poaching past speaks the other truth.

Labour Crisis, Interests of Landed Gentry Fracture Punjab’s Rural Fabric

FROM THE FIELD Wasim Mirza - 23/05/2020 0

Panchayats governed by landed gentry negotiate for lower wages and restriction of movement for labourers, this is resulting in social fractures in rural Punjab.

Born Into the Brothel: The Miseries of...

ECONOMY Kavya Thomas - 17/05/2020 0

The Threats to Tribal Life and Livelihood...

FROM THE FIELD Editorial Staff - 12/05/2020 0

Madhya Pradesh’s Sahariya Community and the Loss...

IN-DEPTH Zakir Afridi - 09/05/2020 0

Nigeria’s Baby Factories and the Complex Web...

IN-DEPTH Kabir - 07/05/2020 0

LIFESTYLE

What primates can teach us about managing arguments during lockdown

Nicola F. Koyama - 06/07/2020 0

The world may be reopening in some places, with people looking forward to pubs, restaurants and haircuts. Many of us will no doubt also...

SCIENCE

Footprints on the Moon and cemeteries on Mars: interview with space archaeologist Alice Gorman

Alice Gorman - 04/07/2020 0

LIFESTYLE

Hearing loss: early signs of damage in young adults who regularly attend loud clubs and concerts

Samuel Couth - 03/07/2020 0

ENVIRONMENT

Sharp Population Reduction in Honeybees Endangers Food Security and Biodiversity

Bharat Dogra - 02/07/2020 0

COMMUNITY

Tell Us, How You are Celebrating the Onset of the Monsoons

Most parts of the country have already experienced the onset the monsoons, how is the weather in your part of the country and how are you preparing to enjoy the coming of the rains? Share your experiences, stories and photographs thenewleam@gmail.com

THE NEW LEAM - 05/07/2020 0

COMMUNITY

Participate/ How Has Your Life Changed Amid the Pandemic?

THE NEW LEAM - 24/06/2020 0

COMMUNITY

WEEKLY DEBATE : ‘It is better to not teach poetry than to teach it within a closed classroom’

WEEKLY DEBATE Poetic pieces about nature being taught in closed classrooms are a paradox of our education system that robs poetry of its beauty and the child of her imaginative power.

THE NEW LEAM - 26/08/2018 0

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