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Krishi Vigyan Kendra trains rural women in J-K's Poonch on fruit processin
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], March 27 (ANI): Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Poonch in collaboration with the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) and Horticulture Department Poonch is providing ten-day training on preservation and processing of fruits, vegetables to the rural women o
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IMF approves USD 500mln loan disbursement for Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], March 25 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a half-billion disbursement for Pakistan to help the country's economy and save lives and livelihoods amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Study sheds light on association between global warming, population displa
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], March 24 (ANI): A new study shows that if the population were fixed at current levels, the risk of population displacement due to river floods would rise by 50 per cent for each degree of global warming.
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$400 million ADB loan to help Philippines purchase Covid-19 vaccines
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Manila [The Philippines], Mar 13 (ANI): The Philippines has become the first recipient of financing support under the Asian Development Bank's (ADB's) Asia Pacific Vaccine Access Facility (APVAX) with approval of a 400 million dollar loan that will help the country purchase safe and effec
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Students of JAGSOM and IFIM Institutions Contribute 18 Lacs to 'Empower Wo
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], March 9 (ANI/NewsVoir): The students of Jagdish Sheth School of Management (JAGSOM, formerly known as IFIM Business School), IFIM College and IFIM Law School donated 18 lacs to provide nourishment and support to women whose livelihoods were put to risk by the p
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Dams on Mekong river benefits upriver countries, adversely affects downriv
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 22 (ANI): Dams on the Mekong river, which originates in China, have adversely affected the livelihoods of people living in downriver countries such as Vietnam and Cambodia while the upriver neighbours continue to reap benefits of hydropower projects.
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Upcoming WB polls bring fresh boost to livelihoods of Bengal artisans
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], February 20 (ANI): The impoverished artisan community of rural Bengal has got fresh air of employment opportunity ahead of the Assembly polls in the state.
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Rajasthan govt launches campaign to make state 'beggar-free'
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], February 5 (ANI): A campaign for 'beggar-free' Rajasthan has been started in Jaipur, where beggars are being rehabilitated with the joint efforts of Rajasthan Skill and Livelihoods Development Corporation (RSLDC) and Sopan Institute of Science, Technology and Mana
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India Inc hails the government's budget as growth-oriented
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI/NewsVoir): Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman made a great effort to pull all strings together in this budget and ensure economic setback to put lives and livelihoods back to the track. There has been greater spending on health care and fiscal push to bra
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Losing job in pandemic, Udhampur engineer restarts life with mushroom farm
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 10 (ANI): After the COVID-19 lockdown hit livelihoods in Jammu and Kashmir, an engineer took up mushroom farming with the help of district authorities in a bid to improve their livelihood and inculcate new farming methods.
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Cong to oppose anti-cow slaughter bill to save livelihoods: Siddaramaiah
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 1 (ANI): The Congress party will oppose the anti-cow slaughter bill here for the sake of those who depend on beef for their livelihood, according to Siddaramaiah, leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Tuesday.
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Exploring the Need for a Dedicated Platform for Sales Executives - Lead Ex
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 23 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The way businesses enable sales will never be the same again. The COVID-19 pandemic has enforced a harsh tradeoff between protecting lives and livelihoods and the need to stay indoors, maintain social distancing and the freeze on mobilit
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