Hillary counts Ela Bhatt among her ‘personal heroes’
July 20th, 2012 - 11:26 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 20 (IANS) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton related the story of one of her "personal heroes", Ela Bhatt, the founder of the Self-Employed Women's Association in ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Britons turn to sex to pay for education
December 14th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 14 (IANS) Rising tuition fees have forced British students into the sex industry.The National Union of Students said students were taking on the "dangerous" work to cope with ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Mexico raises minimum wage
December 12th, 2011 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Dec 12 (IANS/EFE) Mexico has approved an average minimum wage hike of 4.2 percent, or about 2.51 pesos ($0.18) per day, a measure that will go into effect ... Read more...
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India major target for money launderers, terrorists: US report
March 4th, 2011 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 4 (IANS) India's economic and demographic expansion makes it both a regional financial centre and an increasingly significant target for money launderers and terrorist groups, according to a ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Noted economist Soto to call on Kumari Selja on Monday
February 12th, 2010 - 10:26 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 12(ANI): Noted Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto during his visit to India will have a meeting here with Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation and Tourism Minister Kumari Selja on ... Read more...
Posted in National |
‘Informal jobs account for 93 percent of India’s workforce’
October 12th, 2009 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 12 (IANS) A whopping 93 percent of India's working population is employed in the informal sector that leaves them with no social security and makes them susceptible to wide ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Extend rural job guarantee scheme to urban areas: official panel
May 8th, 2009 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) With 93 percent of India's workforce in the informal sector, an official panel has recommended the extension of the rural job guarantee programme to urban areas ... Read more...
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‘Despite economic boom, India’s job growth has shrunk’
May 8th, 2009 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Raising questions over the government's slogan of inclusive growth, an official report Friday said the rate at which new jobs were added to India's labour force ... Read more...
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India helps Haiti slum dwellers turn trash to cash (With Image)
June 22nd, 2008 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
By Patralekha Chatterjee
Port-au-Prince (Haiti), June 22 (IANS) Haiti hits the headlines with its coups, rebellions, crushing poverty and food riots. But now there's a ray of hope in one of the toughest ... Read more...
Posted in World |
India’s co-operative movement largest in the world: Fernandes
June 7th, 2008 - 12:58 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) India has more than 500,000 co-operative societies to cater to the needs of workers, making it one of the largest in the world, Minister of State for ... Read more...
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Government to launch Skill Development Mission: Montek Ahluwalia
November 22nd, 2007 - 5:19 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Nov.22 (ANI): Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, has said that the government plans to launch a Skill Development Mission to help release the latent entrepreneurial energies of ... Read more...
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