World Water Day tomorrow
The UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, on the occasion of World Water Day, has called for action to make a measurable difference in people's lives.
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Wheat for poor at Rs. 3 a kg from April 1: Chauhan
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has said that wheat would not be allowed to be sold below the support price of Rs. 1100 a quintal.
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Aid to BPL beneficiaries
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Wooing the aam admi'
In an election year, finance minister A K Walia gives attention to social welfare, hikes subsidies for students and pensions for senior citizens and widows; says development should have a human face
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Agriculture minister on farmer's suicide
: State agriculture minister, Mr Naren Dey today said that though a potato farmer had committed suicide in the state, it is yet to be established whether financial distress, due to a bumper potato pro
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Leader of Opposition slams Delhi Budget
25 Terming the Dr A K Walias Budget an election speech rather than a budget, Leader of the Opposition Jagdish Mukhi today slammed the government in this connection.
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Every section of society benefited: Chouhan
During the last four and half years, the state government has launched a number of programmes which have benefited every section of society, especially programmes for empowerment of farmers, girls and
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At present growth rate, Haryana to wipe out poverty in six years: Finance Minister
Haryana Finance Minister Birender Singh asserted in the Vidhan Sabha that if the rate of economic growth continues at the present level of 11.2 per cent and the 20 per cent increase in revenue receipt
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Nitish cuts PDS quota of foodgrain for poor
The Nitish Kumar Government on Friday revised the Public Distribution System (PDS) and slashed the quota of foodgrain for Below Poverty Line (BPL) families from 35 to 25 kg and that of kerosene from f
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Indian roads are getting safer but rural areas the new death-traps
Rural areas account for over 60% of all deaths; Delhi may have highest number of fatalities but has one of the lowest number of deaths per 10,000 vehicles: 4.8
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Over 10 per cent of total families of Asom are landless
The Asom Government claims from time to time that from 2001 onwards the fiscal reforms carried out in the State benefited the people to a large extent leading to rise in per capita income of the peopl
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Neglect of agriculture aggravates poverty
Chronic neglect of the agricultural sector in Asia and the Pacific is condemning 218 million people to continuing extreme poverty, and widening the gap between the region's rich and poor, according
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We Need Another Revolution
Focus on agriculture to reduce poverty