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INCOIS-Reliance Foundation mega campaign for Maharashtra fishing communiti
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Over 200 coastal fisherpersons from Maharashtra experienced first-hand the use and benefits of information services as well as related technologies for strengthening livelihoods during a ‘Mega Awareness Campaign on Ocean Information and Advisory Services’.
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Hindware Announces Collaboration with Water Management and Plumbing Skill
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 1: Hindware, the iconic sanitaryware brand, today announced the launch of a strategic partnership with the Water Management & Plumbing Skill Council (WMPSC). This partnership aims to bridge the skill gap and provide upskilling opportunities to approximately 5000
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Arunachal CM Pema Khandu interacts with officials of ArSLM, DMMUs, BMMUs
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The officials present at the discussions were officials of the Arunachal State Rural Livelihoods Mission (ArSRLM), District Mission Management Units (DMMU), Block Mission Management Units (BMMUs) and representatives of SHGs, Primary Level Federations (PLFs) and Cluster Level Federations (CLF
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"Heartbreaking": Rahul Gandhi after meeting violence-hit people in Manipur
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"The most important thing Manipur needs now is Peace - to secure the lives and livelihoods of our people. All our efforts must unite towards that goal," Rahul Gandhi wrote on Instagram.
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State government committed to empower students from weaker sections: Jhark
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
During his address to the students, CM Soren emphasized, "The state government's commitment to empower students from Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), backward, and minority communities, enabling them to become self-reliant. With 80% of Jharkhand's population residing in rural area
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Marine protected areas improve health, wealth of nearby communities: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Ocean conservation, sustainable livelihoods, and food security do not have to be mutually exclusive. A new study led by the Smithsonian Environmental Research Centre (SERC) shows that limiting human activity in parts of the ocean can improve the health of marine environments as well as the w
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Communities are braced for Cyclone Biparjoy, but the impact on livelihoods
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15: With Cyclone Biparjoy scheduled to make landfall on 15th June 2023, communities across coastal regions in Gujarat and Maharashtra in Western India, and in adjoining areas of Pakistan are braced to face the impact. Working tirelessly, multiple government agencie
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Rising Land Surface Temperature in Maharashtra Poses Urgent Environmental
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], June 8: Land Surface Temperature (LST) in Maharashtra reached alarming levels in the month of May, posing severe threats to the environment, agriculture, and livelihoods, warns a recent analysis conducted by Geoinformatics researchers at WOTR Centre for Resilience
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Conditions of minorities in Pakistan similar to Afghan refugees: Report
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Lack of human rights and discrimination in the applicability of the rule of law makes it even more challenging for minorities in Pakistan to have stable livelihoods and protection.
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Pakistan: Decline in textile export hurts livelihoods, economy
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Pakistan's ongoing power crisis just added to the problem. Frequent and longer outages and higher energy costs have driven many out of business. This has rendered losses of USD 70 billion to the textile industry alone, reported Asian Lite International.
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More than quarter of world's population has no safe drinking water: UNESCO
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
More than a quarter, 26 per cent of the world's population, comprising approximately 2 billion people, do not have safe drinking water and 3.6 billion or 46 per cent lack access to safely managed sanitation, according to the report, published by UNESCO on behalf of UN-Water and released a
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Young girls from Kashmir break stereotypes, opt for male dominant jobs
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Women empowerment in Jammu and Kashmir was not less than a challenge for the Indian government, but the measures taken so far have brought laurels and also proved fruitful as many of the young girls instead of sitting idle at home, have managed to set up their own units where they earn their
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