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    Union Cabinet Approves PMAY-U Housing for All Mission till End-2024

    The ability of the urban housing construction sector to generate employment is also a reason behind the decision to extend the scheme. On the...
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    Cooperatives

    Government e Marketplace Portal Launched for Cooperatives

    The government has to expand cooperatives but there is no database, Amit Shah said, adding that the ministry too is creating a national level...
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    Child Labour

    Technology Helps Traffickers Hunt Their Victims, Enslave Them, Sell Their Organs

    Internet and digital platforms are used by criminal gangs to recruit, exploit and control the victims of their human trafficking lucrative business. Among other...
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    Democracy

    Shrinking Job Market Deepens Economic Crisis in Myanmar

    New ILO estimates shows that Myanmar remains deeply affected by job losses in first half of 2022 as employment remains well below 2020 levels...
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    Accountability

    The Tragedy of Pakistan: Feudalism Camouflaged as Democracy

    Limit the vote to those who have had at least 10 years of schooling. People who are educated have minds of their own. They...
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    Accountability

    Unprecedented Threats Against “Right to Protest” on the Rise World-wide

    Protesters across the globe are facing a potent mix of pushbacks, with a growing number of laws and other measures to restrict the right...
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    Finance and Economy

    Nepal Staring at Imminent Double-Digit Inflation

    Inflation has taken over Nepali life and is hitting a major segment of lower-income families for whom basic necessities are becoming unaffordable. It is...
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    Finance and Economy

    Falling Labour Share Highlights High Income Inequality in India

    A large majority of the population suffers from low income, aggregate demand remains depressed, leading to a glut or over-production leading to a decline...
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    Afghan Graduates in Pakistan Fear Degrees May Become Worthless Amid Attestation Crisis

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    The longer the uncertainty lasts, the greater the chance that educational investments made in Pakistan will fail to translate into futures.
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    Sri Lanka: Proposed NGO Law Sparks Alarm Over Civic Freedoms

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    On 27 March 2026, the first cabinet meeting after taking office approved a 100-point reform package that explicitly targets the abolition of party-affiliated trade unions in public administration.
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