Home » poverty

You Searched For "poverty"

A train burns after the aspirants set it on fire during their protest over alleged erroneous results of Railway Recruitment Boards-Non Technical Popular Categories (RRB-NTPC) exams, at Gaya Junction railway station. (Photo:PTI)

Patralekha Chatterjee | Don't let hopes fall: Make jobs Budget's top...

In the pandemic's third year, jobs must be the top priority. It's not enough to depend on any trickle-down theory

28 Jan 2022 11:05 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Nari Shakti Vandan-Abhinandan Karyakram, a day after Parliament passed the womens reservation bill, at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi, on Friday. (Image: PTI)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Caste and colonialism: From India to Mideast

Israel's employment situation might help to explain these unlikely Jews

25 Oct 2023 12:00 AM IST

If I Survive You. (Image: DC)

A Jamaican survivor chronicles Americana

People who burn themselves up in pursuit of survival rarely survive anyone or anything

22 Oct 2023 12:00 AM IST

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has said the government will consult all political parties to decide the next course of action based on the data. (File Photo: PTI)

AA Edit | It's time for a consensus on national caste census

The fear is that there can be no limit on reservation once the ceiling is lifted

9 Nov 2023 12:00 AM IST

Women groups in Jharkhand moving forward towards self-employment by starting poultry farms.

How the youth, farmers, women are becoming self-reliant in Jharkhand

The efforts are being made in many directions by the government to generate maximum potential for self-employment.

16 March 2018 2:23 AM IST

It has been significantly rising because of changing sexual behaviour trends combined with known risk factors, like HPV virus and smoking. (Photo: Pixabay)

Survival of patients with anal cancer depends on socioeconomic status

Advances in SCCA treatment have boosted survival and cure rates, but benefits are uneven among patients of disparate...

12 March 2018 6:46 PM IST

Given the life-altering impact child marriage has on a young girls life, any reduction is welcome news. (Photo: Pixabay)

Child marriages decline in India: UNICEF

When a girl is forced to marry as a child, she faces immediate and lifelong consequences.

6 March 2018 4:43 PM IST

This can help assist policymakers in designing better interventions to fight poverty. (Photo: Pixabay)

1.2 billion children threatened by war, poverty, discrimination: study

More than 575 million girls live in countries "where gender bias is a serious issue".

31 May 2018 5:21 PM IST

World Health Organisation

Investment in NCD control leads to improvement in health, economy: WHO

If all countries use these interventions, the world would move significantly closer to reduce premature death by...

17 May 2018 4:20 PM IST

Afghanistans general literacy rate is one of the lowest in the world - just 36 per cent, according to official figures. (Photo: AFP)

Afghan mum cradling baby during university exam goes viral

Ahmadi appears a little bemused by the attention triggered by the photo of her cradling baby Khizran during the exam...

26 March 2018 11:07 AM IST

Its urgent to have a national breast cancer program in India, while at the local level, awareness needs to be raised about breast cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Indian rural women often late in seeking breast cancer care

It's urgent to have a national breast cancer program in India, while at the local level, awareness needs to be raised...

23 March 2018 1:32 PM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: Pixabay)

Jordan charity gathers hotel leftovers to feed poor

Volunteers work all year round to collect unwanted food from large wedding parties, bakeries and restaurants.

13 Jun 2018 9:38 AM IST