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Highlights of #SwadesBuildingLivelihoods Telethon: Building Livelihoods Of Over 15,000 Needy Households
#SwadesBuildingLivelihoods campaign is raising funds to build livelihoods of 15,000+ most needy households in rural Raigad and Nashik districts of Maharashtra. The aim is to create self-sustaining communities
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India Gets $43 Million From UNDP To Boost Climate In 3 Coastal Regions
In a move that may positively impact over 10 million people living on the coastline, India today started a 43 million dollar project to boost climate resilience in three coastal states in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
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Greta Thunberg Wins Swedish Award, Often Called "Alternative Nobel"
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Wednesday won the Right Livelihood Award, sometimes called the "alternative Nobel Prize", the jury for the Swedish human rights prize said.
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Union Cabinet Approves Implementation Of New Rural Livelihood Scheme
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. on Tuesday approved the implementation of the National Rural Economic Transformation Project (NRETP).
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Livelihoods Of Millions Of Farmers At Risk, Warns UN Body. Here's Why
An "invasive pest", recently detected in India that devours more than 80 different plant species including many staple crops, could threaten the food security and livelihoods of millions of small-scale farmers in Asia, the Food and Agriculture Organization has warned.
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In Kochi, Transgenders Will Work Where They Once Begged
Kochi, Kerala: To ensure transgender people in India get a dignified livelihood, Kochi Metro Rail in Kerala has come forward to hire them. From ticketing, housekeeping and customer care at the stations, 60 posts have been reserved for the third gender. While 23 vacancies have already been filled, the interview process is still on. Rashmi CR from K...
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Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Directs ASLRM To Provide Rural Employment To Youths
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today directed the Assam State Rural Livelihood Mission (ASRLM) to achieve its target of providing rural employment so that youths do not have to leave the state.
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With Upcoming Shivaji Statue, Mumbai’s Fishing Community Fears Losing Livelihoods
As the government plans to build the world’s tallest mid-sea statue of Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji off Mumbai coast, the traditional Koli community, which depends on fishing, fears losing their livelihoods. Here’s a look at what’s at stake: (Photo Credit: AFP) Mumbai’s original inhabitants, the Koli fishing community, have a centuri...
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Shelter Homes: Supreme Court Questions Centre's Allotment of Rs 1,078 Crore
The Supreme Court on Friday posed tough questions on allotment of Rs 1,078 crores under National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM) to states and asked the Centre to apprise it as to what happened to the huge money and whether new shelter homes for urban poor have been built.
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Resurgent Rajasthan Partnership Summit From November 19
Resurgent Rajasthan Partnership Summit - 2015 slated to be held here on November 19-20 will host a series of knowledge sharing sessions on various thrust sectors of Rajasthan including skills, auto, mining, health care, among others, according to an official spokesman.
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High Court Raps Maharashtra Government for 'Insensitive Approach' on Night Shelters
The Bombay High Court today rapped Maharashtra government for delay in providing land to build night shelters for the homeless people, saying it has taken an insensitive approach on the issue.
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Bhamashah Scheme to Ensure Transparency in Benefits Transfer: Rajasthan Chief Minister
Rajasthan government's Bhamashah Scheme, launched last August to transfer cash and non-cash benefits to all eligible beneficiaries, will ensure full transparency in transfer of benefits, Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje today said.
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Edward Snowden Honoured with 'Alternative Nobel'
Edward Snowden has been selected among the winners of the Right Livelihood Award, also known as the "alternative Nobel," for his disclosures of top secret surveillance programs.
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Women Trained to Deliver Post Pregnancy Care to Clients in Kerala
After a month of training by 'Soothikashree', a micro-enterprise platform, a batch of women have started delivering traditional and ayurvedic post pregnancy care to clients at their homes in Kerala.
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Indonesia Shuts Down Massive Prostitution Complex
Officials have officially shut a massive prostitution complex in Indonesia's second-largest city amid protests by sex workers, who said their livelihoods were being destroyed.
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Highlights of #SwadesBuildingLivelihoods Telethon: Building Livelihoods Of Over 15,000 Needy Households
#SwadesBuildingLivelihoods campaign is raising funds to build livelihoods of 15,000+ most needy households in rural Raigad and Nashik districts of Maharashtra. The aim is to create self-sustaining communities
-
India Gets $43 Million From UNDP To Boost Climate In 3 Coastal Regions
In a move that may positively impact over 10 million people living on the coastline, India today started a 43 million dollar project to boost climate resilience in three coastal states in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
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Greta Thunberg Wins Swedish Award, Often Called "Alternative Nobel"
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Wednesday won the Right Livelihood Award, sometimes called the "alternative Nobel Prize", the jury for the Swedish human rights prize said.
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Union Cabinet Approves Implementation Of New Rural Livelihood Scheme
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. on Tuesday approved the implementation of the National Rural Economic Transformation Project (NRETP).
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Livelihoods Of Millions Of Farmers At Risk, Warns UN Body. Here's Why
An "invasive pest", recently detected in India that devours more than 80 different plant species including many staple crops, could threaten the food security and livelihoods of millions of small-scale farmers in Asia, the Food and Agriculture Organization has warned.
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In Kochi, Transgenders Will Work Where They Once Begged
Kochi, Kerala: To ensure transgender people in India get a dignified livelihood, Kochi Metro Rail in Kerala has come forward to hire them. From ticketing, housekeeping and customer care at the stations, 60 posts have been reserved for the third gender. While 23 vacancies have already been filled, the interview process is still on. Rashmi CR from K...
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Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Directs ASLRM To Provide Rural Employment To Youths
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today directed the Assam State Rural Livelihood Mission (ASRLM) to achieve its target of providing rural employment so that youths do not have to leave the state.
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With Upcoming Shivaji Statue, Mumbai’s Fishing Community Fears Losing Livelihoods
As the government plans to build the world’s tallest mid-sea statue of Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji off Mumbai coast, the traditional Koli community, which depends on fishing, fears losing their livelihoods. Here’s a look at what’s at stake: (Photo Credit: AFP) Mumbai’s original inhabitants, the Koli fishing community, have a centuri...
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Shelter Homes: Supreme Court Questions Centre's Allotment of Rs 1,078 Crore
The Supreme Court on Friday posed tough questions on allotment of Rs 1,078 crores under National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM) to states and asked the Centre to apprise it as to what happened to the huge money and whether new shelter homes for urban poor have been built.
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Resurgent Rajasthan Partnership Summit From November 19
Resurgent Rajasthan Partnership Summit - 2015 slated to be held here on November 19-20 will host a series of knowledge sharing sessions on various thrust sectors of Rajasthan including skills, auto, mining, health care, among others, according to an official spokesman.
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High Court Raps Maharashtra Government for 'Insensitive Approach' on Night Shelters
The Bombay High Court today rapped Maharashtra government for delay in providing land to build night shelters for the homeless people, saying it has taken an insensitive approach on the issue.
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Bhamashah Scheme to Ensure Transparency in Benefits Transfer: Rajasthan Chief Minister
Rajasthan government's Bhamashah Scheme, launched last August to transfer cash and non-cash benefits to all eligible beneficiaries, will ensure full transparency in transfer of benefits, Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje today said.
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Edward Snowden Honoured with 'Alternative Nobel'
Edward Snowden has been selected among the winners of the Right Livelihood Award, also known as the "alternative Nobel," for his disclosures of top secret surveillance programs.
-
Women Trained to Deliver Post Pregnancy Care to Clients in Kerala
After a month of training by 'Soothikashree', a micro-enterprise platform, a batch of women have started delivering traditional and ayurvedic post pregnancy care to clients at their homes in Kerala.
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Indonesia Shuts Down Massive Prostitution Complex
Officials have officially shut a massive prostitution complex in Indonesia's second-largest city amid protests by sex workers, who said their livelihoods were being destroyed.
