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Poverty level in India declines: report 2012-03-20 06:15:25
Poverty ratio in Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Uttarakhand has declined by about 10 percentage points and more. The number of poor in India has declined by 7.3 percentage points to 29.8 per cent...
Keywords: urban poverty, rural poverty, marginal declines, urban poverty
Read MorePrivate Bill introduced on wedding extravaganza 2017-02-16 06:07:46
A Bill introduced in the Lok Sabha will seek to put a considerable limit on the number of guests to be invited and dishes to be served in big fat weddings to check “show of wealth.” The bill ought those...
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Read MorePoverty pushes poor Indians to trade off their organs 2013-08-07 04:08:42
Organ donation continues to be a lucrative bait for the poor! Following the abominable Gurgaon kidney transplant infamy that made headlines in 2008, the illegal practice of obtaining organs for cash has got new wings. Recently, a multi billion dollar...
Keywords: kidney transplant, kidney, kidney transplant, kidney transplant
Read MoreCorruption leads India to chaotic poverty trap: Survey 2012-03-16 07:38:41
"The state-wise estimates of poverty as recomputed by the Tendulkar Committee show that the highest poverty headcount ratios for 2004-5 exist in Odisha (57.2 percent), followed by Bihar (54.4 percent) and Chhattisgarh (49.4 per cent) against the national average of...
Keywords: malnutrition, malnutrition, market economy, internal challenges
Read MoreLiquor Scam: Set of perplexing questions 2012-04-18 05:25:37
The controversy surrounding the "liquor mafia issue", which received the attention of the Andhra Pradesh High Court too, has put the qualms on the ruling Congress. The major controversy not enough that it had put the Congress in an embarrassing...
Keywords: Liquor Scam in AP, BPL, Liquor shop owners, BPL
Read MoreSri Lanka heading for a Bankruptcy 2022-03-21 12:53:29
Sri Lanka is currently in a deep economic crisis and the government failed badly to import the essential needs for the nation. The island country is heading for bankruptcy. The government of Sri Lanka declared an emergency last year after...
Keywords: Sri Lanka Economic Crisis, Sri Lanka Economic Crisis breaking news, Sri Lanka latest, Sri Lanka Economic Crisis
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