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Odisha CM releases financial assistance for PVTG families
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 8 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday distributed Rs 5,000 each to 64,214 families belonging to Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG) as Chief Minister's Special COVID assistance.
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China tightening grip on Sri Lanka by exploiting its vulnerable situation:
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 7 (ANI): China is attempting to tighten its grip on Sri Lanka by exploiting the vulnerable situation of the island nation to fulfil its ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, according to a think tank.
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Vaccination for persons with disability kickstarts the American India Foun
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI/BusinessWire India): American India Foundation (AIF) organized a vaccination drive for the first batch of Persons with Disability at Apollo Hospital, Jasola Vihar, New Delhi on Monday, as part of its The First Million initiative to vaccinate 1 million people fr
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COVID-19 second wave has pushed vulnerable groups into debt traps, impacte
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 2 (ANI): Supriya Kar, a leader of Bijoyini collective of human trafficking survivors in West Bengal, has been forced to raise Rs 55,000 from six different sources to bring her brother back from Malaysia after he lost his job in the second wave of COVID-19.
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Every state gets allocation as per density of population: Nirmala Sitharam
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 1 (ANI): Amid different statements coming from political leaders over the shortage of vaccines in states, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday clarified the basis of vaccine allocation to states and said every state gets allocation as p
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Had productive talks on supporting vulnerable societies: Jaishankar after
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Brindisi [Itlay], June 30 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday thanked the UN World Food Programme's Executive Director, David Beasley for co-hosting the Ministerial in Italy stating that discussions between India and the world body to support vulnerable societies globa
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First convocation of KISS Deemed to be University
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 26 (ANI/PRNewswire): Founded in 1992-93, Odisha-based KISS Deemed to be University will hold its first convocation for passing students on 27th June 2021.
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Genetic mechanism hijacked by COVID also makes it vulnerable to new class
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US] June 24 (ANI): During a new study, researchers found a human genetic mechanism hijacked by SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus behind the COVID-19 pandemic, to help it spread, which also makes it vulnerable to a new class of drug candidates.
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Centre signs USD 32 million loan with World Bank to improve healthcare ser
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 24 (ANI): The Centre, Government of Mizoram and the World Bank have signed a USD 32 million Mizoram Health Systems Strengthening Project to improve the management capacity and quality of health services in Mizoram, particularly for the benefit of under-served areas
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Vulnerable groups hit hardest by Covid-19 pandemic in Pakistan's Punjab pr
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], June 24 (ANI): An annual report on the state of human rights in Pakistan during 2020 underscores the extent to which the Covid-19 pandemic exposed the shortcomings of the healthcare sector, both in terms of preparedness and access to facilities.
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Gen Z, working women increasingly vulnerable in evolving job market: Linke
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): The Covid-19 pandemic's recent peak in India has amplified the importance of work experience and professional connections as youngsters are found twice (2.5x) as worried as their older cohorts about the impact on their careers.
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Mumbai appoints tree surgeon to protect vulnerable trees from falling
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 18 (ANI): The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), in a unique initiative has roped in a tree surgeon, also known as an arborist or arboriculturist to assess old trees and protect them from falling.
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