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Ethnic conflict leaves farmlands abandoned in Manipur, threatens livelihoo
Updated : 7 months, 1 week 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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'Supporting livelihoods!': India UN Fund creates dam in Burkina Faso; empo
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The India UN Fund has completed the construction of the historic Niangdo dam in Burkina Faso, which will serve 50,000 people and had remained a dream for the Poa commune for more than four decades.
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"Hydropower project in Yarlung Zangbo River is fully within China's sovere
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
On being asked about China's views, as India and Bangladesh have both expressed concerns over its hydropower dam project in Tibet, and NGOs have also expressed concerns to the damage to biodiversity and people's livelihoods, Guo said that the project aims to improve people's lives.
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Amit Shah directs formation of multi-sectoral central team amid rising nat
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The Union Minister's direction came following a recent meeting in which he was apprised that Himachal Pradesh has witnessed an increase in the frequency and intensity of cloudbursts, flash floods, landslides and torrential rainfall, causing widespread loss of life, damage to infrastructur
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Around 30,000 Afghans returning daily from Iran, say Herat officials
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Around 500,000 Afghan migrants have returned via the Islam Qala border in the past 20 days, according to TOLO News. Officials urge public and private support, while returnees call for jobs and dignified livelihoods to avoid migrating again.
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BJP demands urgent rehab of people as flash floods wreak havoc in state wi
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
"The flood disaster has destroyed houses, fields, and livelihoods. We are trying our best to get support from across the state, but the government now needs to relocate and rehabilitate people whose homes and land have completely vanished," Bindal said.
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Owaisi slams Election Commission over Bihar voter list revision, claims "l
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday warned that lakhs of people in Bihar could lose their citizenship and livelihoods if the Election Commission proceeds with its Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls without adequate time and safegua
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Doha talks focus on drug control, rehab, and livelihoods in Afghanistan
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
At the Doha meeting, 29 countries and organizations pledged support for Afghanistan's anti-drug efforts, addiction treatment, and alternative livelihoods. The Islamic Emirate called it a step toward global engagement, with experts urging investment and support to fight drug trafficking and h
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Reliance Foundation brings critical health and livelihood relief to flood-
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
As Assam grapples with the aftermath of a severe flood, Reliance Foundation (RF) has stepped up with a comprehensive relief effort that has touched the lives of tens of thousands. In some of the worst-hit districts of Cachar, Nagaon, and Sribhumi, RF has intervened to address urgent health r
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Joint Secretary, MoRD visits Assam to review various initiatives under ASR
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
Smriti Sharan, Indian Postal Service (IPoS) Joint Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), visited Assam on Wednesday to review and assess gender-focused interventions under the Assam State Rural Livelihoods Mission (ASRLM).
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Coal India, Singareni Collieries, join hands with Heartfulness for restora
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
The partnership aims to restore closed mine sites by creating a viable green cover, controlling hazardous gases, and replenishing soil layers. The initiative will focus on developing a sustainable ecosystem at mine closure sites, generating livelihoods for local communities in alignment with
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Xupan: A step towards strengthening sustainable livelihoods for HEC-hit vi
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Region's premier biodiversity conservation organisation Aaranyak has been working tirelessly in project mode across various villages in five districts of Eastern Assam to mitigate human-elephant conflict and facilitate human-wildlife coexistence.
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