The importance of a safe environment and housing to protect people from the pandemic has been recognised by the United Nations (UN) Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (2020), and all ‘eviction activities’ in India were suspended during the pandemic in 2020 as they not only violated Human rights but also worsened the struggling situation of the people (Chaudhry et al., 2021). Unfortunately, demolition of houses in urban and rural slums, and partial resettlement of forcefully evicted people took place across India even during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic (Chaudhry et al., 2021). Thus, imposing a threat on their survival due to displacement, relocation, resettlement, and rehabilitation during the pandemic. This paper discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the densely populated resettlement colonies to identify and highlight the major issues in the need of urgent intervention. The objectives of the review articles are 1. To trace and discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the characteristic aspects of resettlement colonies, and 2. To identify issues that severely affected the quality of life in resettlement colonies. An integrative review of literature sources using research databases- Scopus, PubMed, Google Scholar, Science Direct, and JSTOR to identify research articles, books, case studies, and government reports related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the resettlement colonies. The findings of the collated data indicate the socioeconomic marginalisation of informal settlement dwellers in terms of inadequate and inequitable distribution of infrastructural and civic amenities. The pre-existing problems due to scarcity of resources needed for a quality life and the daily struggle to maintain livelihood have been multiplied by the burden of the challenges imposed by the pandemic. An eclectic approach should be incorporated to identify and understand the problems due to pandemic in resettlement colonies. Based on the Human Rights for Adequate Housing (Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948), Article 25.1), realistic and effective developmental programs need to be developed and implemented focused on the best interests of the informal settlement dwellers.

The year 2020 saw the closure of academic institutions all over the world and the transition to online education due to the COVID-19 epidemic. The Indian government has created National Educational Policy 2020, which promotes critical and innovative thinking as well as blended learning as one of the essential foundations for transforming India into a global education powerhouse, at that vital moment. This technological innovation happened so quickly that it essentially taken over the world in education across the nation. This article seeks to outline experiences and challenges faced by teachers when teaching online from their homes. To accomplish the paper's objective, data were gathered from secondary sources including publications, news stories, journals, interview videos, magazines, and social media. Analytical and descriptive are the two focuses of the investigation. The findings showed that education institutions have taken numerous steps to provide education in this epidemic scenario. However, from a teacher's perspective, these measures have not been very effective. While teaching students online, teachers faced a number of challenges, including insufficient technical resources, family disturbances, inadequate training, an absence of transparency and supervision, and a lack of technological competency.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been extremely devastating for the children. They suffered not only in terms of facing physical health issues but also lack balance in maintaining overall wellbeing. The loss faced by children and adolescents during this crucial stage of life where the learning and growth shape the future life, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic cannot be overlooked even if the pandemic is over. The present paper discusses the severely disrupted areas of a child’s world during the second wave of the pandemic to highlight the fact that even a small hurdle in the way of ensuring optimal development could prove immensely disturbing for a dependent child, still in the process of exploring, learning about the environment and self, and how the children have adapted to these unforeseen challenges. The findings of the study revealed that though the impact of the pandemic could be direct or indirect, small-scale or extensive, the immediate need to derive eclectic solutions for the best interests of the children must be based on multi-dimensional approach.