A recently-published study to estimate “child food poverty” among children aged between 2 and 5 in urban slums found that they lacked adequate nutrition in energy and protein. Most children in urban slums were suffering from moderate child food poverty and had poor feeding practices. Inadequate dietary intake in early childhood can lead to failure … Read more
In his sharpest rebuke of the world’s richest man, a distinction he once held, Bill Gates accused Elon Musk at least twice in the past week of “killing” children in the world’s poorest countries by cutting foreign aid under the Trump administration. Mr. Gates, the billionaire Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist, assailed Mr. Musk for the … Read more
The government has been constantly working to bring light into people’s lives with welfare, development and good governance, says Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu. Extending his Sankranti greetings to the Telugus across the globe, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has said, “A real festival is when there are no economic imbalances … Read more
Vijay Shekhar Sharma, MD, Paytm, says economic growth will be reaching every nook and corner and every village and place and that should be the priority. “That is what I believe the next government should be focused on,” he says.How has been the overall experience in terms of carrying out your business, the last government … Read more
A worker cleaning a storm water drain in Chennai. File | Photo Credit: JOTHI RAMALINGAM B They know it is a inhuman and demeaning job rooted in caste-based discrimination and passed on to successive generations, but the sanitary workers continue to undertake manual scavenging as employers exploit them, and at times are cruel as well. … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing participants of Bengaluru Tech Summit 2022, at Palace Grounds in Bengaluru, through video conferencing on November 16, 2022. India has shown how to democratise technology for the good of humanity, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while inaugurating the 25th edition of Karnataka’s tech exposition, Bengaluru Tech Summit, in Bengaluru by … Read more
Some 3.2m adults struggle to afford basic hygiene products leading to shame and exclusion, charity says. Source link
22.8 crore in India still multi-dimensionally poor, of whom 9.7 crore are children 22.8 crore in India still multi-dimensionally poor, of whom 9.7 crore are children As many as 41.5 crore people exited poverty in India during the 15-year period between 2005-06 and 2019-21, out of which two-thirds exited in the first 10 years, and … Read more
Report’s findings expose the widening regional health inequalities across Cheshire and Merseyside. Source link
With the first wave witnessing the return of migrant workers to their home states further worsening the early crisis, the dependence on the scheme was evident. Synopsis Through its sophisticated social protection system with schemes like the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) and Public Distribution System (PDS) that target uplifting the poorest … Read more