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7th world congress of religious leaders calls for confronting global conce
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Nur-Sultan [Kazakhstan], September 21 (ANI): Seventh Congress of the Leaders of the World and Traditional Religions was hosted by Kazakhstan where the eminent leaders called for confronting the global concerns of the post-pandemic world, such as climate change, poverty and hunger, organis
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US 'usurped' Afghanistan's USD 7 billion assets, claims Taliban
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 16 (ANI): Taliban have accused the United States of having usurped the Afghan assets after they announced to release USD 3.5 billion of frozen money of Afghanistan as humanitarian aid for the poverty-stricken country.
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EWS quota: Economic condition can't be sole basis of reservation, says SC
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 14 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) quota on the sole criteria of the financial position of a family is "unconstitutional" as the grant of such a quota under the Constitution is not part of the poverty allevia
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World Food Program, UN express concern over food insecurity, economic cris
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 11 (ANI): World Food Program (WFP) and the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) in Afghanistan condemned the ongoing economic crisis in Afghanistan as people in the country are on the brink of starvation and facing pove
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Afghanistan tops the list of unhappiest countries: Report
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 10 (ANI): Under the Taliban regime, Afghanistan ranked first among the list of unhappiest countries in terms of physical pain, mental stress, mental disorders triggered by poverty and unemployment, anxiety, and anger, as per a report by a global analytics firm.
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25 mn Afghans living in poverty: UN body for humanitarian affairs
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 10 (ANI): As Afghanistan continues to witness a debilitating rights situation, the UN body for humanitarian affairs expressed concerns over the grave condition pointing out that 25 million people in the country are living in poverty, media reports said.
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Mayawati: Population of the country has lagged behind in poverty and low-i
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Uttar Pradesh (India), September 5 (ANI): A mixed set of responses from ministers are coming over India attaining the fifth largest economy in the world, superseding United Kingdom in the race.
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Floods in Pakistan cause economic loss to the tune of USD 12.5 billion
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 5 (ANI): The estimated economic loss to Pakistan from floods has increased from USD 10 billion to USD 12.5 billion.
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Covid pushes back Asia Pacific's fight against extreme poverty by 2 years:
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], August 25 (ANI): The Asia Pacific region will find it harder than before to escape poverty as the Covid-19 pandemic has pushed back the fight against poverty in the region by at least two years, according to a report from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
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HCL Technologies wins the National CSR Award for its urban poverty allevia
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 23 (ANI/BusinessWire India): HCL Technologies (HCL), a leading global technology company, has won the prestigious National CSR Award 2020 instituted by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India.
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TRS leader K Kavitha slams Centre over Parivaarvaad remarks
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 17 (ANI): Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a sharp verbal attack against the Opposition for promoting "parivaarvaad", TRS leader from Telangana K Kavitha on Wednesday said that the Centre should focus on eradicating poverty, unemployment
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Bihar: Tejashwi Yadav assures of bumper plans, says unemployment and pover
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], August 10 (ANI): After the Bihar Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister were sworn-in amid the political turbulence, new Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday, assured that the new government will address unemployment and poverty on priority.
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