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U'khand govt to create jobs opportunities, fill vacancies, says CM Pushkar
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 4 (ANI): Soon after taking oath as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Pushkar Singh Dhami on Sunday said that his government would help those whose livelihoods were impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic by creating jobs and filling vacant positions in the
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Flexible, agile COVID vaccination strategies could play important part in
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): A Lancet report published recently suggests that flexible, agile vaccination strategies could play an important part in protecting lives and livelihoods as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold.
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COVID-19 second wave has pushed vulnerable groups into debt traps, impacte
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): Supriya Kar, a leader of Bijoyini collective of human trafficking survivors in West Bengal, has been forced to raise Rs 55,000 from six different sources to bring her brother back from Malaysia after he lost his job in the second wave of COVID-19.
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Employers, HR Experts discuss how to save jobs and livelihoods after the p
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 2 (ANI/NewsVoir): Several leading technology employers, HR and domain experts met on Wednesday to discuss their ideas for saving livelihoods and jobs even as businesses struggle to sustain themselves during the ongoing pandemic.
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National award winner Renukadevi felicitated under DAY-NRLM, informs Karna
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 1 (ANI): To support the livelihood supporting activities of Self Help Groups (SHGs) under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihood Mission (DAY-NRLM) for the year 2021-22, the release of Rs 149.03 crores in the first phase, was initiated on Thu
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Odisha CM disburses Rs 386 cr as COVID assistance for landless farmers
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 1 (ANI): Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday disbursed a COVID-19 package of Rs 386 crore for landless farmers under KALIA "Krushak Assistance for Livelihood and Income Augmentation" Scheme.
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Enamor sources Ikat Fabric from Artisans for masks
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 29 (ANI/NewsVoir): Enamor today announced a range of masks in Ikat fabric, a special initiative undertaken by the brand to support the livelihood of artisans from the Kalabharathi Handlooms craft cluster in Telangana impacted by the ongoing COVID-19 crisis
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Odisha govt joins hands with UN WFP to empower, support women through SHGs
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi/Bhubaneshwar [India], June 24 (ANI): The government of Odisha and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have joined hands to improve household food and nutritional security by strengthening livelihood initiatives, reaching thousands of state-supported Women's Self-Help G
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After COVID-19 claims livelihood, Siliguri man starts bamboo bottle busine
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], June 24 (ANI): A man in Siliguri, who was forced into unemployment during the COVID-19 pandemic, started an innovative business using bamboo sticks and has created jobs for others.
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Pakistani fishermen stage protest against Imran Khan govt, demand cancella
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], June 16 (ANI): Hundreds of fishermen, political workers and members of civil society staged a protest to cancel fishing licences of Chinese trawlers to protect the livelihood of the Gwadar fishermen.
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Visakhapatnam Police cremates body of orphan
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 13 (ANI): Visakhapatnam police has cremated a body of an orphan near Dumbriguda who used to earn his livelihood by begging on the streets.
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Chinese 'factory ships' at Pakistan's Gwadar port threaten livelihoods of
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], June 13 (ANI): Hundreds of Chinese fishing trawlers have amassed at the Gwadar port in Pakistan's Balochistan, posing a threat to the livelihoods of thousands of fishermen in the province.
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