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One-Third Of Delhi Low-income Families Spend 15% Of Income On Drinking Water
At least 34 per cent of Delhi's low-income households spend 15 per cent of their monthly income accessing basic drinking water, according to a survey released by an NGO.
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India's Rural Poverty Down To 4.86% From 25.7% In 12 Years: SBI Report
India's rural poverty ratio has registered a dramatic decline to 4.86 per cent in the financial year 2023-24 from 25.7 per cent in 2011-12 while urban poverty has fallen to 4.09 per cent from 4.6 per cent during this period, according to a report.
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Poverty In India Declined 12.3 Percentage Points Between 2011-2019: World Bank Paper
Extreme poverty in India declined by 12.3 percentage points between 2011 and 2019, with rural areas doing better than urban centres, according to a working paper of the World Bank.
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Take Action, Lessen Plight Of Homeless In 8 Weeks: Rights Body To Centre
National Human Rights Commission quizzed Secretaries of various Central Ministries including Home, Health and Family Welfare, and Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, over plight of millions of homeless people and street children during pandemic.
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Chhattisgarh Government to Distribute Over 55 Lakh Smartphones
The smartphones will be distributed in rural areas and to the below poverty line (BPL) families in urban areas and college-going youths in two phases.
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DU Admission 2017: Labourer's Son, Porter's Daughter From Slums Bag Seats In Delhi University
Getting a seat in a Delhi University college is a dream come true, but for those who beat poverty and the hardships of an urban slum to secure a spot amid the sky-high cut-offs, the feat becomes all the more remarkable.
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Ministries Of Urban Development, Housing And Urban Poverty Alleviation Merged
The government has merged the ministries of urban development, and housing and urban poverty alleviation -- involved in policy making in urban areas -- to form the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
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Housing Prices To Dip After GST Rollout, Says Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu
"GST plus RERA will definitely bring big relief to house owners, the minister for Urban Development and Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, said.
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Oops. Parody Page Of Venkaiah Naidu Retweeted By His Own Ministry
The ministry's official page accidentally shared a tweet by a parody page of Venkaiah Naidu. The account, with the handle @VenkronymNaidu, follows only one profile - the ministry, which mistakenly retweeted them.
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Fighting Pollution: What Delhi Needs to do, Short and Long Term
Way back in 1972, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had famously and inextricably linked poverty and environmental pollution at the United Nations Conference on Human Environment in Stockholm.
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95 Per Cent Houses in India Vulnerable To Quake: Government
Union Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday released 'Earthquake Hazard Zoning Maps' to enable quake resistant construction in the country where an estimated 95 per cent of households are vulnerable to earthquakes in different degrees.
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Venkaiah Naidu Says Government's Top Priority Is Eliminating Poverty
Stressing that the government's top priority is eliminating poverty, Union Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation M Venkaiah Naidu today urged commercial banks to scale up lending to the urban poor for setting up micro-enterprises.
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Recent Talk Of Urban Poverty Shoots Right Past This Huge Point
It is not difficult to see why our ersatz millennials are convinced that it is not enough to merely turn up at work, but that to be able to move up wearing that unaffordable designer kit is uncompromisingly essential towards securing their aspired future.
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Government Wants Passage of 'Amended' Real Estate Bill in Winter Session
The government is gearing up to ensure the passage of the crucial real estate bill, which is aimed at curbing malpractices in the sector and bringing transparency through regulatory mechanism, in the forthcoming Winter session of Parliament.
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305 Cities Identified Under 'Housing for All' Scheme
The government has identified 305 cities and towns across nine states for implementation of its ambitious 'Housing for All' scheme.
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One-Third Of Delhi Low-income Families Spend 15% Of Income On Drinking Water
At least 34 per cent of Delhi's low-income households spend 15 per cent of their monthly income accessing basic drinking water, according to a survey released by an NGO.
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India's Rural Poverty Down To 4.86% From 25.7% In 12 Years: SBI Report
India's rural poverty ratio has registered a dramatic decline to 4.86 per cent in the financial year 2023-24 from 25.7 per cent in 2011-12 while urban poverty has fallen to 4.09 per cent from 4.6 per cent during this period, according to a report.
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Poverty In India Declined 12.3 Percentage Points Between 2011-2019: World Bank Paper
Extreme poverty in India declined by 12.3 percentage points between 2011 and 2019, with rural areas doing better than urban centres, according to a working paper of the World Bank.
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Take Action, Lessen Plight Of Homeless In 8 Weeks: Rights Body To Centre
National Human Rights Commission quizzed Secretaries of various Central Ministries including Home, Health and Family Welfare, and Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, over plight of millions of homeless people and street children during pandemic.
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Chhattisgarh Government to Distribute Over 55 Lakh Smartphones
The smartphones will be distributed in rural areas and to the below poverty line (BPL) families in urban areas and college-going youths in two phases.
-
DU Admission 2017: Labourer's Son, Porter's Daughter From Slums Bag Seats In Delhi University
Getting a seat in a Delhi University college is a dream come true, but for those who beat poverty and the hardships of an urban slum to secure a spot amid the sky-high cut-offs, the feat becomes all the more remarkable.
-
Ministries Of Urban Development, Housing And Urban Poverty Alleviation Merged
The government has merged the ministries of urban development, and housing and urban poverty alleviation -- involved in policy making in urban areas -- to form the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
-
Housing Prices To Dip After GST Rollout, Says Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu
"GST plus RERA will definitely bring big relief to house owners, the minister for Urban Development and Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, said.
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Oops. Parody Page Of Venkaiah Naidu Retweeted By His Own Ministry
The ministry's official page accidentally shared a tweet by a parody page of Venkaiah Naidu. The account, with the handle @VenkronymNaidu, follows only one profile - the ministry, which mistakenly retweeted them.
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Fighting Pollution: What Delhi Needs to do, Short and Long Term
Way back in 1972, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had famously and inextricably linked poverty and environmental pollution at the United Nations Conference on Human Environment in Stockholm.
-
95 Per Cent Houses in India Vulnerable To Quake: Government
Union Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday released 'Earthquake Hazard Zoning Maps' to enable quake resistant construction in the country where an estimated 95 per cent of households are vulnerable to earthquakes in different degrees.
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Venkaiah Naidu Says Government's Top Priority Is Eliminating Poverty
Stressing that the government's top priority is eliminating poverty, Union Minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation M Venkaiah Naidu today urged commercial banks to scale up lending to the urban poor for setting up micro-enterprises.
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Recent Talk Of Urban Poverty Shoots Right Past This Huge Point
It is not difficult to see why our ersatz millennials are convinced that it is not enough to merely turn up at work, but that to be able to move up wearing that unaffordable designer kit is uncompromisingly essential towards securing their aspired future.
-
Government Wants Passage of 'Amended' Real Estate Bill in Winter Session
The government is gearing up to ensure the passage of the crucial real estate bill, which is aimed at curbing malpractices in the sector and bringing transparency through regulatory mechanism, in the forthcoming Winter session of Parliament.
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305 Cities Identified Under 'Housing for All' Scheme
The government has identified 305 cities and towns across nine states for implementation of its ambitious 'Housing for All' scheme.
