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Blind man makes livelihood selling palm tree leaves in Rameswaram
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr. 16 (ANI): A blind man in Tamil Nadu's Rameswaram earns his livelihood by plucking and selling palm trees leaves for a paltry amount to make his ends meet.
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AIIB to invest USD 140M to improve rural connectivity in Madhya Pradesh
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 12 (ANI): Approximately 1.5 million rural residents in Madhya Pradesh will directly benefit from improved livelihoods, education and mobility with the USD 140 million loan approved by the Board of Directors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in a meeti
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Woman athlete runs tea stall to earn living
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr. 8 (ANI): 45-year-old A Kalaimani, an athlete by profession is now running a tea-stall in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore to earn a livelihood.
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Tribal women in Jashpur getting self empowered against all odds
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Jashpur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Mar.30 (ANI): Amid threats by Naxals, tribal women in Jashpur district of Chattisgarh are surging ahead to become self reliant and are earning their livelihood through silk rearing.
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SC seeks empowerment of widows, destitute women
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 27 (ANI): In a bid to improve the livelihood of widows and destitute women in Mathura and Vrindavan, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed temples in the two cities to donate all flowers offered to them to shelter homes.
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Telengana CM announces welfare measure for 'toddy-tapping' Gouda community
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad, (Telangana) [India] Mar 22 (ANI): ?Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday announced measures for the welfare of Gouda community in the state, whose traditional livelihood depends on toddy-tapping.
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Airbnb inks agreements to boost tourism in North-East
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 19 (ANI): Global hospitality firm Airbnb signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with the North Eastern Council (NEC), the North East Tourism Development Council (NETDC) and two key livelihood initiatives, North East Rural Livelihood Project (NERLP) and North Easte
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B2BAdda.com extends employment to 20,000 women SHGs in Tamil Nadu
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 6 (ANI): B2BAdda.com in association with Tamil Nadu Corporation for Development of Women and Tamil Nadu State Rural Livelihood Mission (TNSRLM) for Vellore District, Tamil Nadu have decided to setup a Centre of Excellence (COE) cum Incubation Centre (IC) for more than
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Women-driven autos on Kolkata streets soon
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Feb 15 (ANI): Breaking the old age customs, the women in Kolkata are getting trained to drive autos for their livelihood.
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Authentic Manipuri cuisines: A hit among food lovers
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi, Feb 09 (ANI): In an innovative way in the world of business and management, two young entrepreneurs from Manipur have set one of the finest examples by promoting cultural experience for a livelihood and introduced the world to one of the exotic delicacies of the northeast region.
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Telangana bamboo sellers struggling livelihood
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Feb 3 (ANI): Burdened with transport cost and Goods and services Tax (GST), bamboo sellers in Hyderabad are struggling to sustain their livelihood.
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Why is GST levied only on Indian handloom weavers, not farmers?
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Nov 10 (ANI-BusinessWire India): In India, both the handloom weaver and the farmer come from the same background, both have many parallels or identical conditions that they face for their livelihood. The farmer gets empathy and benefits; the handloom weaver get
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