Topic: ASHA workers
India’s army of 6 lakh virus-hunting ASHA workers go on strike today
Months of harassment, underpayment and lack of protection from coronavirus have pushed about 6 lakh ASHA workers to go on a two-day strike.
Surveying 400 houses, meeting Covid cases up close — a day in the life of a Delhi ASHA worker
Rekha Balhara has been an ASHA worker for 9 years. During Covid, she has become a frontline warrior. ThePrint followed her for a day to see what life was like for people like her.
BJP’s rant of Congress not having done anything in 70 years has expiry date: Priyanka Gandhi
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Congress' eastern UP general secretary Priyanka Gandhi said that under CM Yogi Adityanath, all sections of society have felt harassed.
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Modi walked into dragon’s den in Lumbini. Why India wants to reclaim Nepal influence from China
Modi is the first Indian PM to go to Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha. He also knows how close China has come through the Terai to India’s borders.
Heatwave sends Indians into air-conditioned cars for relief, petrol sales soar
Petrol sales have gone up 14% during 1-15 May from the corresponding period in April, a considerable amount especially in comparison to other fuels.
Defence
Desi defence start-up helps Army go off decades-long dependence on imported cold-weather gear
While AROO does research on the product, manufacturing is handled by another company with which it has a tie-up. The first set of AROO gear was delivered in second half of 2020.
How Congress is like the Ambassador & why Indian politics needs a brand new set of wheels
Like the car, nothing the party has done to reinvent itself has worked. Only way forward is to offer something looking towards the future, not in image of glorious past.