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FM urges ADB to step up lending, private sector operations to ease poverty
India has the absorptive capacity to receive about USD 4 billion a year from sovereign operations and about USD 1.5 billion annually from the private sector financing window, Sitharaman said
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Covid-19 pandemic pushed 37 million into extreme poverty: Gates Foundation
The pandemic has pushed almost 37 million people into extreme poverty besides reversing the progress made in the health sector for past several decades, a report by the Gates Foundation said
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PM Modi hails PMAY, says we need to strengthen poor to end poverty
Modi was speaking at the virtual housewarming ceremony of 1.75 houses built in rural parts of Madhya Pradesh under the PMAY
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We need to strengthen the poor to end poverty, says PM Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for strengthening the poor in order to remove poverty
MGNREGA today and tomorrow
The programme is providing relief today, but how can it ensure the basis of livelihood security in the future?
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Female poverty rate in South Asia projected to rise due to Covid-19: UN
The report, ''From Insights to Action: Gender Equality in the wake of COVID-19'', said that the gender poverty gap will worsen further still in South Asia
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MSMEs, industries must be made import-substitute for self-reliance: Gadkari
Says private sector should think more about tribals, villagers, farmers and other marginalised sections while talking about growth
 "MSMEs, industries must be made import-substitute for self-reliance: Gadkari")
Modi govt's Vision 2022 aims to make India poverty, corruption-free
Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year said that celebration of 75th Independence day in 2022 will mark the celebration of the dream of New India in an unique way
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Business, labour groups urge G20 to expand debt freeze for poorer countries
Top global finance officials last week said debt restructuring may be needed on a country-by-country basis to help heavily indebted countries hit hard by the outbreak
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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
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
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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.
 "Global food emergency imminent; 49 mn may fall into extreme poverty: UN")
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
