Civil society has outperformed the state in helping to feed India’s poorest. It should be seen as ally not enemy

The highways connecting India’s overcrowded cities to the villages had not seen anything like it since the time of partition 73 years ago. Hundreds of thousands of workers were on the move, walking back to their villages with their possessions bundled on their heads.

On 24 March, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered a nationwide 21-day lockdown to contain the coronavirus pandemic. States sealed their borders, and transport came to a halt. With no trains or buses to take them home, India’s rural-to-urban migrant population, estimated at a staggering 120 million, took to the roads. On 5 April a statement from the home ministry said 1.25 million people moving between states had been put up in camps and shelters.

Related: As the wealthy quaff wine in comfort, India’s poor are thrown to the wolves

A radical new form of universal basic income could revitalise damaged economies

While countries in east Asia and Europe are gradually taking steps towards reopening their economies, many in the global south are wondering whether the worst of the pandemic is yet to come. As economists who work on poverty alleviation in developing countries, we are often asked what the effects of coronavirus will be in south Asia and Africa. The truth is, we don’t know. Without extensive testing to map the number of cases, it’s impossible to tell how far the virus has already spread. We don’t yet have enough information about how Covid-19 behaves under different conditions such as sunlight, heat and humidity. Developing countries’ more youthful populations may spare them the worst of the pandemic, but health systems in the global south are poorly equipped to deal with an outbreak, and poverty is linked to co-morbidities that put people at a higher risk of serious illness.

Without the information widespread testing provides, many poorer countries have taken an extremely cautious approach. India imposed a total lockdown on 24 March, by which time the country had about 500 confirmed cases. Countries such as Rwanda, South Africa and Nigeria enforced lockdowns in late March, long before the virus was expected to peak. But these lockdown measures can’t last forever. Poorer countries could have used the quarantine to buy time, gather information about how the disease behaves and develop a testing and tracing strategy. Unfortunately, not much of this has happened. And, far from coming to their aid, rich countries have outrun poorer nations in the race for PPE, oxygen and ventilators.

Mohar Singh was once one of the most feared men in the Chambal region

A notorious bandit who spent years rampaging across central India’s impoverished badlands before trying his luck as a Bollywood actor and politician has died aged 92, police have said.

Mohar Singh, once one of the most feared men in the Chambal region accused of hundreds of murders, kidnappings and other crimes, died on Tuesday, a senior police official in Bhind district told AFP.

Related: Masked assassins kill Bandit Queen

Decades after Bhopal, lack of law enforcement and political will plagues Indian industry

The gas leak at a chemical factory in Visakhapatnam will immediately remind many in India and beyond of the 1984 Bhopal disaster, widely considered the world’s worst industrial disaster.

So far, the scale of the tragedies are very different. Eleven people are confirmed to have died in Visakhapatnam – but with hundreds hospitalised and thousands affected, there are fears the toll will rise. In Bhopal, 4,000 people died within days of the toxic gas leak from a pesticide plant in the central Indian city, and thousands more in the following years.

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Quarterbacks at the top. Elite wide receiver talent. And a top tier of offensive linemen. The Class of 2021 could be special.

After finishing outside the top 50 in recruiting in 2020, USC has a plan to keep California's top prospects within the state and return to the top.

Alabama landed ESPN 300 wide receiver Jacorey Brooks, the Tide's fourth commit in the 2021 class.

Where will Tommy Brockermeyer, Korey Foreman and other top recruits decide to play?

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(Lawrence, KS) The Senior Indians took Haskell Memorial Field for one last time Saturday November 10^th 2012.

New Athletic Director Todd Davis met with 25 players from last year's team on Thursday to discuss the institution's recent decision on football.  Haskell Indian Nations University suspended the program on June 12 and some questions still lingered about the future of football at the institution.  "I just felt like the players needed to hear from the Athletic Department," said Davis.  "Anybody that represents Haskell in intercollegiate athletics has my attention and respect."

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Haskell Cross Country season opener starts at Riim Rock Farm.  

Lawrence, Kansas - The Haskell Men's team competed in the Haskell Invitational this past Saturday morning. 

Baldwin City, Kansas - The Haskell Men's team competed in the Baker Maple Leaf Invite Saturday morning. 

Emporia, Kansas – The Haskell men's cross country team finished in 18th place with 421 points at the Papa John's Invitational in Emporia at Municipal Golf Course on Friday afternoon.

Lawrence, Kansas – The Haskell men's cross country team finished in 8th place with 228 points at the Haskell Invitational at Billy Mills Trail Course on Saturday.

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New federal regulations announced by the U.S. Department of Education change how colleges must respond to sexual assault and harassment complaints, giving more rights to accused students and lessening reporting mandates for employees, including coaches.

Sooners senior Maggie Nichols never could have envisioned how her NCAA gymnastics career would end, but the unprecedented events don't take away from all she accomplished.

From the start of the college football season to cutting sports to an extra year of eligibility, here is the latest information on how the coronavirus is affecting colleges.

FIU's Margherita Bianchin and Federica Frasca opted to stay in South Florida rather than return to Italy, where the coronavirus struck ahead of the United States.

The 2020 UCLA Bruins might have been on pace for NCAA softball history, but they're not the only powerhouse team not to win a WCWS title.

Former Michigan track athlete Kellen Smith said in a Title IX lawsuit that Blake Washington was not prohibited from coming into contact with her on campus or during track practice, despite a no-contact directive.

NCAA president Mark Emmert said he does not envision schools being ready to begin competing in college football or other fall sports unless students return to campuses around the country.

With the end of this virus-disrupted school year drawing nearer, a predictably bleak financial outlook for major college sports has emerged from the budgeting process.

Senior Jack Boyle's game-winning buzzer-beater sent Pomona-Pitzer to the Division III Sweet 16. But due to the pandemic, it would be his last shot.

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The Panthers announced Tuesday that Russian forward Grigori Denisenko, the 15th overall pick in the 2018 draft, has agreed to a three-year entry-level contract.