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Pakistan's poverty rate rises 35.7 pc
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The poverty rate of Pakistan has risen by 35.7 per cent and the prices of edibles have increased by 20 to 31 per cent, reported Pak vernacular media, Intekhab Daily.
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Microland Foundation DigiPreneurs Serve the Last Citizen unlock benefits a
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 20 (ANI/PRNewswire): Microland Foundation, a dedicated social development arm of Microland Limited, in partnership with Technology Incubation and Development of Entrepreneurs (TIDE) is supporting a cohort of 20 fellows (Microland DigiPreneurs) own and
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Yearender 2022: China's fall from grace amid falling GDP growth, Zero Covi
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
China had been praised worldwide for lifting up its 60 per cent of population out of poverty, however, 2022 marks Beijing's diminishing stature on the world platform amid its zero-COVID policy, human rights violations and falling GDP growth.
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With free Salesforce training to the underprivileged, DivyaEdu.Org is chan
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 10 (ANI/ATK): Nelson Mandela once said, "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. "All humans have a fundamental right to education. It has been the only reliable means of escaping poverty, reducing child labour, removing social
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Estimation of poverty on Earth possible from space: Research
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Research led by the IIASA has come up with a method to estimate global poverty from space itself, using satellite images of Earth at night.
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Assam model of urban poverty eradication gets Pan-India recognition
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Assam 'model' of urban poverty eradication is apparently getting Pan-India recognition, claimed the state government.
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"First time we are setting out own agenda...:" G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant on
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
"There're challenges of geopolitical crisis in Europe, breakdown of supply chains, the crisis of climate action, poverty, inflation & slowdown of global growth. Amid such a crisis India is taking the G20 presidency, we believe every crisis is an opportunity," Kant said at the first si
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"Baitullah": Mukul Madhav Foundation showcases the story of millions of ch
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI/PNN): 1 in 10 children around the globe is employed as a child labourer. These children spend their childhood in dire conditions battling poverty, and exploitative workplaces. They are in a very vulnerable position - their life at home is bleak, and the wor
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China Matters' Features: How China's Guizhou Province is promoting the dev
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 1 (ANI/PRNewswire): China Matters releases a talk show series on the development of southwest China's Guizhou Province. The six-episode talk show, named The Talk with Guizhou, invites six guests from China and abroad to share their views on topics such as how Guizho
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PM Modi will set agenda for world during challenging times: G20 Sherpa Ami
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Kant noted that India is taking the G-20 Presidency at a very challenging time. "There is a geopolitical crisis, there is a crisis of climate finance and climate action. 70 countries are facing a global debt crisis. And as a consequence of COVID, 200 million people have gone below the pov
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97 pc Afghan population living below poverty line, under acute food short
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Afghanistan's economy has undergone a deep crisis, leading to acute food shortage and pushing 97 per cent of the country's population below the poverty line, the survey released by International Organization for Migration (IOM) in coordination with EU partnerships said.
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Retail inflationary pressures expected to ease with fresh kharif arrivals:
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
On inflation, the report by the department of economic affairs said domestic prices of some food items have gone up in the wake of the rise in international prices. India's grain availability was impacted by the untimely heatwaves and deficiency of the southwest monsoon in the current year.
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