| Icrisat initiative to reduce poverty | 03-NOV-09 |
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| The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (Icrisat), supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, will improve global understanding of the dynamics of rural poverty through the recently launched Village Dynamics Studies (VDS) project. |
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| Centre asked to include HIV positive people in BPL list | 21-OCT-09 |
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| Seeking immediate release of Rs 137 crore under NREGA for the state, Orissa government today asked the Centre to include all disadvantaged groups like HIV positive people in the proposed census for BPL, official sources said. |
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| Subir Roy: How to handle negative Chinese vibes | 14-OCT-09 |
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| Negative vibes between India and China are growing. It would be calamitous if this leads to greater military spending which will inevitably take away resources from fighting poverty. For their part, both the governments have sought to underplay rising temperatures, with the Indian government asserting that the border has been the “most peaceful” and there is machinery to sort out incursions. |
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| Housing ministry to bring out model real estate bill | 05-OCT-09 |
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| For promoting a planned and healthy real estate development of colonies and apartments in big cities, Union Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Ministry has drafted a bill and invited suggestions from experts. |
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| Poverty vs inequality | 19-SEP-09 |
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| Which country would a poor person like to live in? He has two options. In Country A, the average income per head goes up by 1 per cent each year, while that of the poor goes up by 1.25 per cent. In Country B, average income goes up by 3.5 per cent each year, but that of the poor goes up by only 3 per cent. It is easy to see what will happen over time in the two countries. In A, inequality will reduce and everyone will become more equal. |
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| Barun Roy: A Dubai in the steppes? | 10-SEP-09 |
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| Among the steppes and ranges of Mongolia, a new wind of hope is blowing. This Alaska-sized, landlocked country wedged between Russia and China where horses, camels, sheep, and goats roam and over 30 per cent of the 3 million population are still nomads and half the people are among the world’s poorest could become a Dubai in the next ten years or so. |
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| Goal to halve poverty by 2015 unlikely to be achieved: UNCTAD | 08-SEP-09 |
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| United Nations' goal of cutting hunger and poverty by half by 2015 from 1990 levels is unlikely to be achieved as the global economic and financial crisis has dealt a big blow to the growth of developing countries, a UN development agency has said. |
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| Demand for rural housing unmet | 29-AUG-09 |
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| There is an unmet demand for rural housing from the above poverty line (APL) families as government programmes mostly focus on housing for those below the poverty line (BPL). |
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| Kanika Datta: A risky learning curve | 23-JUL-09 |
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| Private investment, especially if it is of a foreign hue, is increasingly being considered a panacea for the evils that overwhelm Indian society from poor infrastructure to poverty and climate change. The latest issue to be singled out for private sector salvation is education. Last week, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal told the Lok Sabha that foreign direct investment in higher education was a priority. |
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