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Covid-19 crisis: A status check of India's free grain scheme
As the distribution period for the packages nears its end, Business Standard takes stock of the progress so far.
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Covid-19 might push 120 mn children into poverty in South Asia: UNICEF
UNICEF India Representative said there is a need to get core essential services going as soon as possible
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Govt changes policy to distribute free cooking gas cylinders: Details here
Earlier, beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) were entitled to three free liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders effective April 1 to June 30 this year.
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Multiple crises: The cost of wasted time
The link of these disparate events to climate change is incontrovertible
Study says global poverty may surge to over 1 billion, warns Asian nations
The research by King's College London and the Australian National University points to poverty increasing dramatically in middle-income developing countries, where millions of people live just above t
Global food emergency imminent; 49 mn may fall into extreme poverty: UN
'Hundreds of millions of children and adults' face long-term impact of food emergency, says Secretary General Guterres.
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Citizens' right to minimum economic security
Look at UBI primarily as a means of relieving economic insecurity, not economic inequality
The power of the cause: Meet the trio behind a start-up to feed migrants
KVN Foundation, the start-up which was conceived when the lockdown began on March 25, has produced 4.5 million free meals for migrants and day labourers since then
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Covid-19 can push 60 million into poverty, adopt comprehensive policies: WB
The scope and speed with which the Covid-19 pandemic and economic shutdowns have devastated the poor around the world are unprecedented in modern times, World Bank Group President David Malpass said
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Covid-19 may push 86 mn children into household poverty by 2020-end: Report
The deadly virus has so far infected 5,695,290 people and claimed 355,692 lives globally, according to a tally by the Johns Hopkins University.
Needed: Global Risk Pooling Reserve Fund
According to the World Bank, 60 million people worldwide will fall back into extreme poverty as a result of the severe economic crisis unleashed by Sars-CoV-2
A "pineapple" a day keeps hunger at bay for a tribal colony in Kanyakumari
UK ceramic artist Kate Malone hit upon the idea to sell a not-so-high-priced item created with her signature style on Instagram to raise money to support a tribal colony in Kanyakumari
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Covid-19 crisis: World Bank to rescue with $160-billion aid to 100 nations
'Covid, shutdown may push as many as 60 mn people into extreme poverty'
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The safe, secure, selfish urban class' response to migrant distress
You don't need to be on the highway to see a mile-long stream of people walking, abandoned by the cities they help build and run, every day, to see the distress
Coronavirus impact: Over 100 million Indians could fall below poverty line
Job losses, destruction of informal sector and inadequate government support could push India back by a decade in poverty-reduction progress
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Rising food insecurity: Tackling hunger during the coronavirus crisis
Food insecurity is on the rise as subsidised food distributed via govt-run ration shops is not easily available to everyone
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Covid-19 economic fallout may push half billion people into poverty: Report
The devastating economic fallout of the pandemic is being felt across the globe," said Jose Maria Vera, Oxfam International Interim Executive Director
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Poverty, health and social networks
Strengthening of social networks could help mitigate market and government policy failures by facilitating upward income/expenditure transitions
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India's poverty rate slipped to 6.3% in FY18, says Surjit Bhalla
Bhalla is currently the executive director for India, Nepal and Bhutan at the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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From riches to rags: Anil Ambani pleads poverty, says his net worth is zero
The 60-year-old is the brother of Mukesh Ambani, who's worth $56.5 billion and is the wealthiest man in Asia
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