Fighting Poverty
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Jean Dreze: Last-mile hurdles in NREGA payments puncture India’s techno-utopian delusions
‘We are still very far from financial inclusion in the full sense of the term,’ the economist says in the foreward to a new report on delays in NREGA payments.
Jean Drèze
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Can tourism alleviate global poverty? Only if the money goes to the poorer countries
The UN has even declared 2017 the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. But how many tourists head to less developed countries?
Susanne Becken, The Conversation
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Is it really criminal to steal food when you’re destitute?
In Italy, a homeless man was excused by the supreme court for stealing food. In the UK, people living in poverty are fined for it.
Ruth Patrick, The Conversation
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How did the Hyderabad Police race against time to recover stolen artefacts from the Nizam’s Museum?
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India is now the world’s most populous nation – but there’s no reason to be worried
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Aaj Tak says its anchors will report on Budget 2023 suspended from a tower at a height of 160 feet
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Adani stocks slide up to 24%, bonds hit distressed levels after calling off share sale
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How the Uddhav Thackeray Sena and Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi alliance will pose a challenge to the BJP