Tag: #poverty
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Coronavirus in India: Shocking video of a hungry man eating a dead dog’s carcass on the road sparks outrage
(GULF NEWS)— Indian citizen Pradhuman Singh Naruka, driving on a Rajasthan highway, was in shock as he tilted his camera from his car towards a man on the road devouring a dead dog’s carcass. The incident has once again highlighted how hunger and poverty is ravaging India amidst the corona virus lock down. “This…
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Govt striving to eliminate poverty: Andleeb
ISLAMABAD, Oct 17 (APP):Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Parliamentary Secretary on Foreign Affairs Andleeb Abbas on Thursday said government was striving hard to uplift the common man as this lower-income class was being facing hardships from many years that must be addressed. Talking to a private news channel she said when PTI came into power the national…
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Trio win Nobel Economics Prize for work on poverty
Stockholm, Oct 14 (AFP/APP): A trio of American economists on Monday won the Nobel Economics Prize for their work in the fight against poverty, including with new approaches in education and healthcare, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said. Indian-born Abhijit Banerjee of the US, his French-American wife Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer of the…
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Persistent trade tensions: World Bank
World Bank Chief Economist warns about the risk of Poverty with the persisting Global Trade tensions
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6 million women to facilitate from Kifalat Program
ISLAMABAD, Sep 15 (APP):The Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division (PASSD) would facilitate 6 million women in Kifalat Program which was under Ehsaas Program, the agenda of which was heavily skewed towards the uplift of poor women. According to details, besides the graduation initiative which solely serves women, health, education, employment and economic empowerment were…