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poverty alleviation news

Why the social sector needs to prioritise collaboration and compassion

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Published on Dec 23, 2025 04:46 pm IST

Foundation day celebrations: BJP leaders visit Lucknow wards, throw light on feats

UP deputy CM Brajesh Pathak during his visit to a ward in Lucknow on April 10. (Sourced)
Updated on Apr 10, 2025 09:29 pm IST

Under Tennessee bill, students would be taught marriage before kids one key to success

Under Tennessee bill, students would be taught marriage before kids one key to success
Published on Mar 28, 2025 03:19 am IST

Govt panel recommends overhaul of MGNREGS, adjusting wages every 5 years

Women labourers work at a site under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) on the outskirts of Ajmer. (PTI FILE PHOTO)
Updated on Dec 20, 2024 08:32 pm IST

The good, the bad, and the ugly in poverty alleviation

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The last thing India needs is the quibbling over poverty numbers that erupts from time to time
Published on Nov 29, 2024 10:43 am IST

Cooperatives vital for India’s economic progress, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Bhutan Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay light the lamp at the inauguration of International Cooperative Alliance Global Cooperative Conference 2024 in New Delhi on Monday. (DPR PMO/ANI)
Updated on Nov 26, 2024 02:03 pm IST

Our welfare schemes reach people without discrimination: Adityanath

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath offers prayers to Lord Hanuman on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti, at Gorakhnath temple in Gorakhpur on Tuesday. (ANI Photo)
Published on Apr 23, 2024 07:30 pm IST

Caste census lessons for new government in Bihar

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Patna, Bihar, India - Aug . 02, 2023: Enumerator staff collect information from residents for a caste-based census in Bihar after Patna High Court rejected a petition against the survey, at Phulwari Sharif in Patna , Bihar,India, Wednesday, July, 02, 2023. (Photo by Santosh Kumar / Hindustan Times)
Published on Feb 20, 2024 10:04 pm IST

Vishwakarma Yojana will create better job opportunities, develop rural economy: Governor

A redecorated corner, named Gaurav Sthal, on the University of Lucknow campus that was inaugurated by Governor Anandiben Patel on Sunday. (Sourced)
Updated on Sept 18, 2023 12:32 am IST

Review: Shadows at Noon by Joya Chatterji

A tiranga rally in India. “More of a social history, Joya Chatterji’s Shadows at Noon also discusses art, theatre, cinema, sports, cuisines, family, household affairs, domestic help and their anxieties and vulnerabilities and slum-dwellers too.” (Vipin Kumar/HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 18, 2023 08:17 pm IST

Microfinance emerging as transformative force in North India, says experts

In Punjab, where agriculture forms the backbone of the economy, microfinance has empowered smallholder farmers to invest in modern agricultural practices, acquire vital inputs, and expand their productivity. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Updated on Aug 04, 2023 10:22 am IST

A novel model to help women power flourish

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Skilling is key to transforming homemakers into entrepreneurs
Published on Jul 14, 2023 09:39 pm IST

Goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 won't be met, says World Bank: Report

World Bank headquarters.
Published on Oct 05, 2022 07:28 pm IST

Reimagining the role of philanthropy in India

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The robust civil society in India continues to work tirelessly towards accomplishing transformational change in socioeconomic structures to bring prosperity for all; where the benefits of growth and opportunities are more fairly distributed across communities and regions.
Published on May 11, 2024 12:37 pm IST

India considering universal basic income, NHRC tells UN

Workers lay flooring panels during the construction of a 1000 bed non-critical hospital for Covid-19 treatment at the Bandra Kurla Complex exhibition ground in Mumbai.
Updated on Jun 10, 2020 03:16 am IST

China on last lap in fight against poverty, to wipe it out by 2020

The State Council is China’s cabinet, headed be Premier Li Keqiang.
Updated on Oct 20, 2019 06:30 am IST

Poverty alleviation, water focus areas for government: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday told country’s top bureaucrats that poverty alleviation and water sector are the core focus areas of the government.
Updated on Jun 11, 2019 12:54 am IST

National security, terrorism key issues in long run: Arun Jaitley

New Delhi, India - April 2, 2019: Union Finance Minister and BJP leader Arun Jaitley addresses a press conference to react on Congress party manifesto, at BJP headquarters in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. (Photo by Mohd Zakir/ Hindustan Times)
Published on Apr 16, 2019 03:35 am IST

Centre extends special financial package for Jammu and Kashmir for one year

The government said the extension would ensure coverage of all blocks in Jammu and Kashmir under DAY-NRLM and ensure “social inclusion, social development, promotion of livelihoods” and lead to poverty alleviation in the state.
Published on Sept 19, 2018 06:53 pm IST

Bimstec officials discuss charter, development fund

Myanmar's president Win Myint (C) arrives at Tribhuvan International Airport to attend the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) summit in Kathmandu.
Updated on Aug 29, 2018 08:11 am IST