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  CEA Arvind Subramanian invokes Mahatma Gandhi in pitch for Universal Basic Income

  January 31, 2017 16:35 IST

  Arvind Subramanian has advocated the idea of a Universal Basic Income to bring down the poverty level in the country in the Economic Survey 2016-17 that was tabled in the Parliament today.

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  When Khali was forced to quit school for failing to pay Rs 2.50 fee

  Other Sports | January 30, 2017 13:38 IST

  With his penury-struck parents unable to even afford his fees of Rs 2.50, the Great Khali had to drop out of school and take up a plantation job available in the village to earn Rs 5 a day at the tender age of eight.

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  1 pc of India’s richest own 58 pc of total wealth, reveals Oxfam report

  January 16, 2017 11:44 IST

  In a clear indication of rising income inequality in the country, India's richest one per cent now hold a huge 58 per cent of the nation's total wealth – higher than the global figure of about 50 per cent, a new study said on Monday.

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  Engaging low-income kids in music, dance helps cut down stress level, finds study

  Lifestyle | December 08, 2016 10:28 IST

  Engaging pre-school children from the low-income families in intensive arts programmes such as music, dance and visual arts may help lower their stress levels, a study has found. Earlier studies found that poverty plays a

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  By 2030, 167 million children will live in extreme poverty if world don’t take action to improve health, education: UNICEF

  World | July 05, 2016 7:11 IST

  Mumbai: In the latest State of the World's Children Report released in Mumbai, the UN Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has warned that 69 million children under five will die from preventable causes if the world

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  Climate change can push 45 million Indians into poverty

  India | December 08, 2015 17:39 IST

  Climate change could effectively negate India's economic progress, pushing 45 million Indians into extreme poverty over the next 15 years, according to a World Bank report published last month.In the absence of climate change, the

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  India's poverty rate falls to 12.4%, electricity plays big role

  India | October 10, 2015 12:09 IST

  India has reduced its poverty rate to 12.4% from the 2011-12 estimate of 21%, according to new data released by World Bank, which identified rural electrification as an important driving factor for everything from greater

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  Dodgy Data: Farmer suicides drop 67% in 6 years

  India | July 22, 2015 12:00 IST

  With 25 farmers in Karnataka committing suicide in June, it appears evident that rural India is in distress–the long-term cause, a growth rate of almost zero (0.2%), and the immediate cause, crop failures caused by

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  Developed nations need to reduce emission vigorously: Prakash Javadekar

  Politics | July 21, 2015 21:16 IST

  New Delhi:  Stressing that India was "aggressively" walking the energy efficiency path and will reduce its emission intensity, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday asked developed countries to reduce their emissions "vigorously" ahead of the

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  Global tax regime must protect developing nations: India

  July 18, 2015 17:55 IST

  Addis Ababa:  India has pitched for a global tax regime built into the UN process, rather than being looked at from the point of view of rich countries, in a bid to curb illegal financial

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  Issues can be resolved if India, Pakistan have 'will': Abdul Basit

  India | July 18, 2015 16:20 IST

  New Delhi: Amid the ongoing tension between the two countries over ceasefire violations, Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit today said his country is committed to improving ties with India and that issues between

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  New tenancy bill to come up for cabinet approval

  India | July 17, 2015 20:31 IST

  New Delhi: The government on Friday said a new tenancy bill will come up for the union cabinet's approval soon."The upcoming policy would do away with some archaic rules that have governed this sector. The

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  670 million in rural areas live on Rs 33 per day

  India | July 15, 2015 16:13 IST

  .75% of rural households in India have a monthly income of less than Rs 5,000 ($79) .51% of households make a living from manual labour .28% (over 50 million) of households do not have mobile phones or

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  One million Nepalis slip below poverty line due to earthquakes

  World | June 14, 2015 23:45 IST

  Kathmandu:  Nearly one million people have slipped below poverty line in Nepal due to two powerful earthquakes that left about 9,000 people dead and a trail of destruction across the country."The earthquakes have pushed 982,000

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  Goats and More: An anti-poverty guide for Narendra Modi

  India | May 25, 2015 19:09 IST

  A chicken, goat or a similar “productive asset” or goods (such as betel leaves or vegetables) for a small shop. Training on using such assets. Money to reduce incentive to sell assets in an emergency.

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  Driven by poverty, daily wager in Odisha jumps to death inside well with son

  India | February 24, 2015 13:58 IST

  Anugul (Odisha): Fortyfive-year-old Gokulananda Guru, a daily wage labourer, jumped inside a well in his village Nuasahi under Banarpal block on Sunday night with his seven-year-old son.Their bodies were fished out by fire brigade personnel

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  Girl born with parasitic twin struggling for survival

  India | January 09, 2015 11:21 IST

  Patna: Nine-year-old Lakshmi Tatma, who was born with a parasitic twin that was removed after a highly-publicised operation in Bengaluru in 2007, is again facing health problems that may threaten her life, her parents say.Lakshmi

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  63 million people faced with poverty due to healthcare expenditure

  India | January 04, 2015 12:21 IST

  New Delhi: A whopping 63 million people are faced with poverty every year due to “catastrophic” expenditure over healthcare which neutralises the gains of rising income and various government schemes aimed to reduce poverty, according

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  Would you help lead these children to 'Possibilities'?

  Lifestyle | November 17, 2014 17:28 IST

  All of us mostly just 'sit-n-talk' about the depravity leading the poor class to suffer, while many of us take steps to bridge the gap, others just prefer to 'discuss' the matter over a drink

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  Create more jobs in non-farm sector to address poverty: Pranab Mukherjee

  India | November 03, 2014 17:36 IST

  New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said more jobs need to be created in non-farm sector as employment creation is the most potent tool for bringing down poverty.Addressing a summit on livelihood security, he