India coronavirus dispatch: A big blow to fuel consumption in the country

From food shortage for migrants, to farmers facing trouble in Haryana, and the economic impact of the lockdown

Here’s a round-up of important coronavirus-related article from across Indian publications — from food shortage, to farmers’ distress in Punjab and Haryana, and the economic impact of the 21-day lockdown. 

Citizens Under Lockdown 

A 2-km-long food queue in Delhi during peak afternoon: Hundreds of men and women mostly migrants lined up at Delhi’s Bhalswa where food was being distributed by a community health group called Shri Shiv Sevak Delhi Mahashakti Group. The heart-rending visuals captured by Scroll indicate that the government efforts to provide food and grains to the needy, especially the migrant working class, is short of adequate. Read