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COVID-19: Telecom majors offer extra talktime, extend validity to provide
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 2 (ANI): Major telecom operators have come forward to provide relief to customers amid coronavirus outbreak and extended the validity of prepaid plans to April 17 besides crediting Rs 10 talktime in accounts of low-income subscribers.
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Ayushmann, Tahira support women ragpickers in Delhi amid lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 1 (ANI): As the nationwide lockdown has left many low-income groups in a tough situation, actor Ayushmann Khurrana and his wife Tahira Kashyap are supporting a Delhi based non-profit organisation Gulmeher which works to support women ragpickers.
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Assam Police distributes food among needy amid lockdown in Guwahati
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Apr 1 (ANI): Assam Police on Tuesday distributed food among the people hailing from low-income groups struggling to earn their daily bread owing to the 21-day nationwide lockdown.
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Ayushmann Khurrana pens prose on families affected by coronavirus lockdown
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 18 (ANI): Actor Ayushmann Khurrana on Wednesday shared self-written prose dedicated to low-income groups of the country that are among the most affected by the coronavirus shutdown in the country.
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Coronavirus: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively donate $1 mn to hunger relief fun
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 17 (ANI): With the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic affecting low-income families across the globe, star couple Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds donated USD one million to two hunger relief funds.
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Language development of children may get affected by household chemicals
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Ohio [USA], Mar 15 (ANI): Language development of children coming from low-income households is known to get affected by the use of toxic chemicals like household cleaners, suggests a study.
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IMF makes available $50 billion to help address coronavirus
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Mar 5 (ANI): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is making available about 50 billion dollars through its rapid-disbursing emergency financing facilities for low income and emerging market countries that could potentially seek support to combat the spread of coronav
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Use of toxic household chemicals linked to delays in kids' language develo
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Ohio [USA], Mar 4 (ANI): A new study found that young children from low-income homes whose mothers reported frequent use of toxic chemicals such as household cleaners were more likely to show delays in language development by the age of two.
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Finland Chamber of Commerce in India (FINCHAM India) launches 'Resilient S
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 18 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Finland Chamber of Commerce in India (FINCHAM India), in association with Centre for Urban and Regional Excellence (CURE), a not-for-profit development organization that works with urban, informal and low-income communities, launched Project 'Res
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Low-income people's health can be boosted with social equity investments i
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 3 (ANI): Canada needs to invest more to identify the exemption of the health care system being universal.
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Study reveals Medicaid managed care impacts obstetrical care, birth outcom
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 21 (ANI): A new study shows that among a set of disadvantaged women, Medicaid (health care program that assists low-income families) managed care reduces the women's access to high-quality hospital services during pregnancy and delivery and was associated with wors
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IFC to anchor $200 million investment in Mahindra Finance to boost MSME le
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 2 (ANI): International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group, has anchored an investment round of 200 million dollars (about Rs 1,430 crore) in Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Ltd to create a dedicated pool of financing for micro, sm
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