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"Nine years of PM Modi govt will be written in golden letter for eradicati
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Shah's statement came while addressing the 42nd Foundation Day function of NABARD here in the national capital.
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Racial discrimination increases risk for childhood obesity: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to a new study published in JAMA Network Open, children who suffer racial discrimination are more likely to have a higher BMI and a wider waistline later in life. The findings suggest that, in addition to other socioeconomic factors such as family poverty, racial discrimination may
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UN praises India's 'remarkable' poverty reduction
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A total of 415 million people in India came out of poverty within a span of just 15 years (2005-06-2019-21), reflecting a remarkable improvement in human development parameters.
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Instead of killing poverty they are "killing the poor": West Bengal Govern
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Asking people to take violence off the purview of politics and how lack of peace will affect the new generation, he said that violence needs to be "nipped in the bud".
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Afghanistan: Children in Kabul malnourished due to poverty, lack of food
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Afghanistan is one of the fifteen countries in the world that suffer from food insecurity, according to a report by the Save the Children Fund, reported TOLOnews.
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PM Modi has only served lies in Chhattisgarh: CM Bhupesh Baghel
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of speaking only lies during his programme in Raipur, Baghel said, "Raman Singh-led government in the state was for 15 years but the report released by RBI in 2018 showed Chhattisgarh as the most poverty-hit state, most malnourished, having maximum women
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Afghan children malnourished due to poverty, says kin
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Some of the families in Kabul have complained that their children have become malnourished due to poverty and lack of food, reported TOLO News.
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Afghanistan: World Food Programme announces fund shortage as 28mn people r
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to OCHA findings, nearly six million people are facing acute poverty, whereas, WFP has announced that in October 2023, nearly 2.8 million people are plagued with emergency food insecurity.
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Individual bad decisions cannot explain economic inequalities: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Study discovers that economic inequality on a social level cannot be explained by poor people making bad decisions or rich people making good decisions. Poor decisions were made across all income levels, including those who had risen out of poverty.
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Afghan diplomat expresses concern about persistent poverty in country
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Azizi said that poverty has become a desperate reality for millions in Afghanistan, particularly over the past two years.
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Jumping the sinking ship: Bleak employment metrics trigger illegal migrati
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Pakistan is struggling and so are its citizens. The South Asian nation is like any sinking ship - where people either struggle to remain afloat or abandon it entirely for survival. Amid the economic distress and political uncertainty, Pakistan is grappling with severe challenges like poverty
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Study reveals poverty negatively affects structural wiring in children's b
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Growing up in poverty may impact the wiring of a child's brain, according to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
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