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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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Banking sector under stress, govt can't bail it out, says Abhijit Banerjee
Banerjee also said that demand slowdown in the automobile sector also shows that people are lacking confidence in the economy.
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Stanford's SEED programme training entrepreneurs to end global poverty
It is an opportunity for entrepreneurs to attend a year-long training conducted by the GBS staff
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