essential commodities

Cyclists across the city are volunteering to distribute groceries and medicines to seniors during lockdown. Here’s how they got together and ramped up the initiative.

Bengalureans are dealing with a range of problems arising from the lockdown – rising food prices, restrictions in accessing essential commodities, job insecurity and difficulty paying rent. Read the updates on these issues, in our weekly roundup.

Senior citizens are highly vulnerable now, both due to difficulty accessing services and their higher risk of contracting COVID-19. Here are some initiatives – delivery of essentials, help with hospital visits, counselling services etc – specifically to help seniors in this period.

In just three weeks, COVID-19 has severely impacted life in Bengaluru. What issues have cropped up during this period, and how well has the State responded to these?

As the city copes with the lockdown, there’ve been concerns about passes for commute, availability and price of essential commodities, and so on. Read more in our weekly roundup.