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India's economic growth creates a widening gap between surging billionaire wealth and stagnant average wages, impacting consumption and demanding urgent job creation.
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India's economic growth creates a widening gap between surging billionaire wealth and stagnant average wages, impacting consumption and demanding urgent job creation.
NITI Aayog report reveals 94,000 government schools closed over a decade, impacting 2.26 crore children, disproportionately affecting vulnerable communities.
Government claims no manual scavengers identified in new survey under MS Act, 2013, while promoting NAMASTE scheme for sanitation workers' welfare.
TRIFED reports significant procurement and sales of tribal products under PMJVM, generating livelihoods but facing challenges with substantial unsold inventory.
Global conflict in Strait of Hormuz sparks LPG crisis, revealing stark class divide and precarity of India's urban migrant workforce.
MoEFCC committee approves Rungta Sons' coal project in Odisha's Angul, permitting felling of 3.31 lakh trees, impacting 350 villages under Forest Act.
MoRD showcases Lakhpati Didis' women-led rural enterprises at Bharat Tex 2026, boosting economic empowerment and market access for 3 crore SHG members.
UN Special Advocate urges India to transform Jan Dhan into a household financial resilience platform, leveraging digital infrastructure for comprehensive financial health and Viksit Bharat 2047.
WHO flags widening global cancer inequities, with survival rates drastically lower in poor nations, impacting millions financially and mentally, demanding urgent policy action.
MoSPI report reveals 2 crore informal workers in India's 46 major cities; Hyderabad tops with 15.7 lakh, highlighting urban informal sector's scale.
States face six-fold expenditure hike under new VB-G RAM G, replacing MGNREGA from July 1, shifting significant financial burden.
States oppose new VB-G RAM G rural employment scheme replacing MGNREGA, citing 40% financial burden and centralisation of power, sparking federalism concerns.
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