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    Lin Taylor, Thomson Reuters Foundation
    · Feb 04, 2024 · 07:30 pm
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    · Mar 04, 2021 · 09:59 pm
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    Diksha Madhok, qz.com
    · Sep 30, 2019 · 09:30 pm
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    Beh Lih Yi, Thomson Reuters Foundation
    · Aug 07, 2019 · 09:30 pm
  • India’s public policy is failing to help its exploding elderly population

    India’s public policy is failing to help its exploding elderly population

    Shone Satheesh Joel George
    · Oct 27, 2017 · 09:15 am
  • The elderly in India’s informal workforce often can’t retire, even if they want to

    The elderly in India’s informal workforce often can’t retire, even if they want to

    Kinjal Sampat, Indiaspend.com Nandini Dey, Indiaspend.com
    · Apr 21, 2017 · 07:30 pm
  • 'I don’t like it. I am not in the habit': Cashless push gets a thumbs down from the elderly

    'I don’t like it. I am not in the habit': Cashless push gets a thumbs down from the elderly

    Bhavya Dore
    · Dec 26, 2016 · 12:30 pm
  • Falling fertility rate and growing life expectancy are contributing to an ageing India

    Falling fertility rate and growing life expectancy are contributing to an ageing India

    Saumya Tewari, IndiaSpend.com
    · May 04, 2016 · 08:30 pm
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    Five charts show how the elderly in India are growing – as is their dependence on young people

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