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Inclusion
Housing, land and property rights
Sri Lanka Set to Legalise Homes Made on Railway Property
Minister of Transport and Highways Bandula Gunawardena said that squatters on lands belonging to Sri Lanka’s Railways Department will be leased the land after...
Asia Pacific
System Change in Southeast Asia’s energy Transition
Large swathes of people in Southeast Asia have limited access to electricity. This energy divide perpetuates poverty and poses a barrier to development. Grassroots...
Corporate governance
There’s Progress on Gender Equality at the Workplace, But Glass Ceilings Persist: ILO
Yet, women remain under-represented in decision-making positions; fewer than one in three (28 per cent) of EBMOs have achieved gender equality at managerial level,...
Finance and Economy
India’s Policy Thrust Helped Eliminate Extreme Poverty, says Brookings Institution Report
The transition to a higher poverty line provides an opportunity to redefine existing social protection programs particularly with the objective of better identification of...
Gender equality
Alliance for Global Good – Gender Equity and Equality: Logo and Website Launched
The Alliance is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and anchored by the CII Centre for Women Leadership with the World Economic...
Diversity
668 Instances of Hate Speech Targeting Muslim in India, Says Report
The research group said in a report released on Monday that about 75 per cent, or 498, of those incidents took place in states...
Civil society
World Social Forum Seeks to Re-emerge as an Influential Gathering of Diversity
Holding the gathering in Asia opens new horizons for the WSF, as it is the most dynamic region of the global South, at least...
Human rights
Myanmar: Military Air Strikes On Civilians Must be Investigated as War Crimes, Says Amnesty
Amnesty International interviewed four witnesses to the attacks, one person who visited Kanan after the attack and saw the bodies of those killed, and...
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Health Ministry, NDMA Issue Joint-Advisory to States on Preventing Hospital Fires during Summer
States and union territories have been directed to ensure all accredited hospitals within their jurisdiction conduct thorough inspections, address...
Sri Lanka Banks to Set Up Business Revival Units for Troubled Borrowers
The Asian Development Bank is helping with the establishment of a guarantee institute. This is part of the larger...
ILO Reaches Agreement on Living Wages
A decision by the ILO’s Governing Body opens the way for new work by the ILO on estimating and...
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Health Ministry, NDMA Issue Joint-Advisory to States on Preventing Hospital Fires during Summer
States and union territories have been directed to ensure...
Sri Lanka Banks to Set Up Business Revival Units for Troubled Borrowers
The Asian Development Bank is helping with the establishment...
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