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Women's agricultural labour linked to increasing rate of malnutrition in I
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 26 (ANI): Indian women's unaccounted contribution in the agriculture sector has a negative impact on the nutrition levels of members of the households, which contributes in increasing the rate of malnutrition among children, recent findings suggest.
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Cyclone Fani: Odisha govt distributes free sanitary napkins in Puri
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Puri (Odisha) [India], May 19 (ANI): As part of post-cyclone restoration measures, the Odisha government is distributing free sanitary napkins to all households in Puri district and will continue to do so for the next two months.
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Impact of safety ratings on your Fixed Deposits
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India] April 22 (ANI/BusinessWire India): According to a survey conducted by SEBI, more than 95 per cent of Indian households held savings in the form of bank fixed deposits in 2015. The credit for this goes to the safety and guaranteed returns that Fixed deposits prom
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Face-to-face workshops increase preparedness for disaster: Study
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 2 (ANI): According to a recent research, face-to-face workshops, based on the psychology of behaviour change and disaster preparedness, can be used to prompt households to protect themselves against disasters such as earthquakes, fires, and floods.
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PM Modi declares 100% household electrification in Arunchal
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], Feb 9 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday declared hundred per cent electrification of all households in Arunachal Pradesh, asserting that New India will grow with full potential only when East India and the North East grow rapidly.
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Ariel’s new film addressing household inequality garnered 15MM views
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 8 (ANI): Ariel has been unearthing the reality of inequality within households since 2015 with their award-winning movement #ShareTheLoad. Yesterday, Ariel hosted a panel discussion with over a 100 mommy bloggers and media present to discuss the prevalence of gender
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Ariel Reignites Conversations on Household Inequality with a New Campaign
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra)[India] Jan 25 (Newsvoir): Ariel has been unearthing the reality of inequality within households since 2015 with their award-winning movement #ShareTheLoad. The movement was started in India to address this equality, aspiring for happier households where men and women
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All households to have electricity by March 31: Singh
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi, Jan 22 (ANI): The government aims to complete electrification of all households across the country well before the March 31 deadline, R K Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) and Renewable Energy, said on Tuesday.
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Low-income women deprived of menstrual hygiene
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 12 (ANI): Women belonging to low-income households face difficulty in accessing basic sanitary supplies, a recent study suggests.
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Telangana: EC letter to appeal for enrollment in voters list
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Jan 10 (ANI): In an innovative public outreach program, the State Election Commission has decided to distribute letters among 1.04 crore households of the state requesting them to enroll legal age residents in the voter list.
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Cabinet approves expansion of beneficiaries under Ujjwala Yojana
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Union Cabinet on Monday approved the expansion in the scope of Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana to cover those poor families who are not having LPG connection and are not covered under the existing beneficiary categories of the scheme.
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Over 2.1 crore households electrified in past two months
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Over 2.1 crore households have been electrified since October 11 last year, the Union Power Ministry has said. The nation is expected to achieve 100 per cent household electrification by December 31, 2018.
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