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World Bank says 100 mln people facing extreme poverty in 2021
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 15 (ANI/Sputnik): An estimated 100 million people experienced extreme poverty this year largely in the so-called middle-income countries (MICs) as a result of the economic crisis brought about by the measures implemented to address the novel coronavirus pandemic, the
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BSP slams RSS Chief on 'population imbalance' remark
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI ): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) National Spokesperson Sudhindra Bhadoria on Friday slammed Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief Mohan Bhagwat saying that he does not want to pay attention to real problems like hunger, unemployment and poverty.
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Samsung Galaxy phone users in India can now contribute to India causes wit
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], October 14 (ANI/NewsVoir): Samsung India and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have announced an updated Samsung Global Goals (SGG) app that will empower Indian Galaxy smartphone users to donate to India specific projects that matter to them most. Al
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World Bank chief highlights 'tragic reversal' in development amid pandemic
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 14 (ANI/Xinhua): World Bank Group President David Malpass said on Wednesday that the COVID-19 pandemic is pushing up poverty and debt levels in low-income countries, highlighting a "tragic reversal" in development.
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Kerala cabinet gives nod for relief of Rs 5000 per month for BPL families
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], October 13 (ANI): Kerala government has decided to give financial assistance of Rs 5000 per month for three years for dependent families of persons who have died due to Covid-19, in addition to the existing financial assistance.
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GiveIndia launches institutional giving practice after spike in industry p
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Bangalore, Karnataka, [India], October 8 (ANI/NewsVoir): The vital role played by organisations during COVID-19 has prompted GiveIndia, the country's most trusted giving platform, to harness the power of collective philanthropy and launch its Institutional Giving practice.
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Afghanistan faces chaos, poverty, hunger amid US pullout
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 6 (ANI): Amid US pullout from Afghanistan, the people of the strife-torn country are witnessing chaos, poverty and hunger after the Taliban seized power.
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Afghanistan facing jump in poverty, unemployment
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanisan], October 4 (ANI): People of Afghanistan are facing a sharp jump in poverty and unemployment and food and fuel prices have also surged dramatically across the country, a media report said.
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Over 1.5 million Afghan children at risk of malnutrition: UN agency
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 3 (ANI): Amid a sharp spike in the prices of food materials, more than 1.5 million Afghan children are at risk of malnutrition under the conditions of severe poverty.
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Displaced Afghan woman sells infant to pay for treatment of daughter
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], October 3 (ANI): An Afghan woman who got displaced from the Baghlan province to Kabul sold her infant due to poverty.
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Korea's poverty rate for the elderly is highest among OECD countries
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], September 30 (ANI/Global Economic): As the life expectancy of the elderly increases, Korea's economic participation rate of elderly people is increasing. However, the poverty rate for the elderly is still the highest among OECD countries.
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Poverty can be fought when poor start seeing governments as trusted partne
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 25 (ANI): Underlining that poverty remains the most persistent of the challenges, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that poverty can be fought when the poor start seeing governments as trusted partners.
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