Challenges of Livelihood and Employment for Rural Poor and Return Migrants in Uttar Pradesh

amid lockdown due to the covid-19 pandemic in the country, the state of uttar pradesh (up) has witnessed a large flow of migrant workers. many of the migrant workers are walking on foot to reach their...

Rural Futures, the State and Markets

the full impact of the coronavirus is unknown and difficult to predict, but its consequences for rural economies are becoming increasingly imminent. both supply and demand for commodities and services...

The City Frontier: Lockdown and Local Governance

the extent to which our urban local bodies have been effective and proactive in handling the current coronavirus crisis issomething that would be needed to be studied in detail once we get some relief...

Exodus of Migrant Workers: the Mobility Conundrum During COVID-19

large scale exodus of migrant workers from delhi and other metro cities following the announcement of the nationwide lockdown due to the covid-19 pandemic crisis has brought the topic of migration to ...

Maternal and Child Health Services Amid COVID-19 and Lockdown Distresses

human health is a prerequisite for the economic health of any country. unless the population is healthy, the economy of any nation cannot perform. this hypothesis has been validated by the outbreak of...

Gendered Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic

this article delves into questioning the gendered division of work at home and in the labor market as well as the non-recognition of domestic and care work as a paid economic activity through global a...

Leadership During Pandemics: the Real Test

the new coronavirus disease (covid-19) is a recent pandemic that has threatened human life. it is an infectious disease caused by the coronavirus through droplets of saliva or discharge from the nose ...

COVID-19 and Digital Inclusion

the covid-19 pandemic has disrupted our economic and social lives in a multitude of ways. on one hand, the uncertainty around the duration of this pandemic has brought the world to a pause, while, on ...

Trade in the TIME of the COVID-19 Outbreak

there are several predictions about the drastic fall in international trade as the fallouts of the global negative externality of ongoing pandemic covid-19. still, we are in the middle of the crisis a...

Future of Work: the Emerging Gig Economy

rapid technological advancement around the world has ushered in the era of ‘the future of work' also known as ‘industry 4.0' leading to an increase in the number of gig economy workers. however, with .

Spreading the Social Safety Net: a Pressing Need During COVID-19

in times of an unprecedented socio-economic and health crisis, like the one that has engulfed india and the world today, it becomes extremely valuable to draw meaningful insights from programs around ...

New World Order and New India: the Uncertain Geopolitics

coronavirus has led to the unfolding of new world order and at the same time, a disintegration of the hitherto new world order with a dream of global integration and global governance as espoused by t...

COVID-19: Unexpected Shocks for Migrant Workers and Students

the unprecedented pandemic brought about by covid-19 has entailed the enormous loss of human lives and virtually crippled economies worldwide. economic activities have been halted partially or fully, ...

Work Life of the Youth in the Times of COVID-19: Perplexed State of Mind, Especially for Young Indian Women

india being the second-most populous country and fastest-growing major developing economy of the world is in the phase of “demographic dividend”. india can exploit its potential and contribute more to.

Reimagining Public Spaces: Adapting to a New Reality

in spring 2020, covid-19 is everywhere. its impact on countless aspects of our everyday life are slowly becoming clear. for urban planners, the question is how to adapt cities in the future so that th...

COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Consequences on the Elderly and the Disabled

the recent and ongoing wave of the coronavirus disease (covid-19) has traumatized the globe. according to the world health organization (who) (2020a) and the centers for disease control and prevention...

Work and Livelihood Losses in the Urban Informal Sector

the ongoing covid-19 pandemic and lockdown have compounded the challenges for the workers in the informal sector workers. this article provides evidence from official data sources such as the periodic...

UN World Water Report 2020: Water and Climate Change Report Review

the spread of the novel coronavirus disease as a global pandemic has been a detractor in the past few months, it is important that we do not lose our focus on climate change and its long-term impacts ...

Housing and Habitat Planning: Ubiquitous Global Implementation

recent covid-19 pandemic has resulted in the rapid spread of novel coronavirus causing global concern about housing security and conditions. due to the lockdown of cities and the risks of unemployment...

Editors' Note

we are delighted to present to you volume 1 issues 1 and 2 of the journal of development policy review (jdpr). this is a special issue on the ‘covid-19 pandemic and india'. it is divided into the foll...