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Westlife Foodworld Celebrates 30 Years of Local Partnership and Progress t
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 14: As India marks its 79th Independence Day, Westlife Foodworld, operator of McDonald's India (West & South), proudly celebrates three decades of deep-rooted service to the nation. Over the years, it has sourced locally, empowered Indian farmers, bui
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UN warns Afghan women face "increasingly untenable" situation and risk rem
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
UN Women warns that Afghan women face worsening restrictions, risking exclusion from public life. Dozens of UN female staff were threatened in May, while women activists urge the Islamic Emirate to allow education and work opportunities. Many women struggle to earn livelihoods under ongoing
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"This is callous, unconstitutional": Owaisi slams Hyderabad Municipal Corp
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has slammed Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) for ordering the closure of meat shops and slaughter houses on Independence Day. Questioning the logic behind the meat ban and celebrating Independence Day, he said the order violates people's right to lib
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Education, livelihoods, and press freedom hit as Balochistan internet ban
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Internet in Balochistan has been suspended until August 31 to curb armed groups' communication, disrupting education, businesses, and media. The move faces criticism from students, entrepreneurs, journalists, and human rights groups, who call it a violation of civil liberties and harmful to
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UP: Varanasi boatmen struggle as Ganga water levels rise; livelihoods hit
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Boatmen on the Ganga River in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi are facing troubles as the administration has halted all boat operations for the past 20 days due to rising water levels.
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Gujarat: Rural housing schemes and increased housing under PM Awas Yojana
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
CM said that the need for youth District Development Officers is to lead with a spirit of service in delivering key welfare schemes -- livelihood, housing, healthcare, sanitation -- to rural and needy communities.
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Tamil Nadu: Sanitation workers' protest against privatisation enters sixth
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The protestors allege that the privatisation poses a serious threat to their job security, livelihood, and leaves them vulnerable to exploitation by private agencies. The protests erupted after GCC officials informed the NULM workers on July 31 that they would now have to coordinate with
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Chhattisgarh: Nav Gurukul trains girls in software programming, graphic de
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Under the joint aegis of the administration and Nav Gurukul, a free residential course is being conducted at the Livelihood College to provide skill training in the field of software programming, graphic design, finance, business management and education to the girl students who have passed
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J&K: Government schemes transform farmers' lives, boosting income with
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Farmers in Rajouri are reaping the benefits of ultra-high-density apple farming, a transformative initiative that is empowering local youth and enhancing their livelihoods.
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Vrutti to Empower 15,000 Smallholder Farmers in Karnataka With Support Fro
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 1: Vrutti has recently received a grant from the Walmart Foundation to strengthen 11 Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs) and empower over 15,000 smallholder farmers across Kalaburagi and Chikkaballapur districts in Karnataka.
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Afghanistan remains world's most food-insecure country: FAO report
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Afghanistan remains the world's most food-insecure country, with over 12 million needing urgent aid and 75% facing livelihood instability. Drought, poverty, and restrictions on women worsen the crisis. The FAO and WFP warn that without urgent global support, hunger-related deaths will rise,
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Ethnic conflict leaves farmlands abandoned in Manipur, threatens livelihoo
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Manipur's previously thriving agricultural lands are now hauntingly quiet, reflecting the anxieties and doubts that have engulfed its farming communities since ethnic strife began in May 2023.
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