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    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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    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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    Pakistan’s Coal Miners Restless

    Poor regulatory conditions, especially the absence of government department inspection of mines, as provided under the law has meant owners don’t care to put...
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    E-governance

    PM’s Digital Village Education Programme Bridging Digital Gap, Says Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar

    There seems to be a good demand for acquiring digital literacy in the rural areas as can be seen by the number of enrolments...
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    Entrepreneurship

    First Batch of Village Engineers Ready, Says Rajeev Chandrasekhar

    Training was provided in five fields – electrical and solar energy, agricultural mechanization, e-governance, plumbing and masonry and two wheeler repair and maintenance. The...
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    Accountability

    Private Sector Employment: Do Gatekeepers Indeed Believe in Equal Opportunities?

    As if it is a comment on the times we live in, the fictitious Hindu woman job applicant named Priyanka Sharma received 208 positive...
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    Education policy

    Agnipath Training Credits for Graduation, Says Education Ministry

    The ministry of education announced on Wednesday a special three-year skill based bachelor degree programme for serving Agniveers that will enhance the future career...
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    Accountability

    Food Giants Reap Enormous Profits During Times of Crisis

    The pandemic initially exposed cracks in our supposedly efficient industrialized food system through supply chain breakdowns, worker shortages and trade restrictions. Now, we can add high food prices and growing inequality to...
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    Bhutan, nestled in the eastern Himalayas, is confronting one of the most immediate and severe impacts of global warming: the rapid expansion and destabilization of glacial lakes.
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    Sri Lanka: Deadly Prison Riot Rocks Negombo Prison; 25 Killed as Drug Rivalries Explode

    Violence erupted at Negombo Prison over the weekend, escalating into a deadly two-day clash that has left at least 25 people dead and over 100 injured.

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    Bhutan: Glacial Lakes Pose Growing Flood Threat Amid Accelerating Climate Change

    Bhutan, nestled in the eastern Himalayas, is confronting one of the most immediate and severe impacts of global warming: the rapid expansion and destabilization of glacial lakes.
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