India, April 1 -- DTE talks to Pronab Sen, head of the Centre's Standing Committee on Economic Statistics, to make sense of the lockdown
India is amid an unprecedented crisis - first there was an outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and then, a week ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared a 21-day lockdown.
Ever since, it has been tough to make sense of what's happening around us. Thousands of migrant workers have hit the streets in several parts of the country, trying to return to their native places.
Even the Union government told the Supreme Court that this could beat the purpose of the lockdown. The workers say they are helpless. There have been reports of people not being able to access food and other essentials e...