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Will Elon Musk-led DOGE change federal services in US forever?Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is making drastic cuts and changes to federal agencies, causing public dissatisfaction. Cri...
UP launches winter care initiatives for senior citizens; allocates funds for old-age homesThe Uttar Pradesh government is actively ensuring the welfare of senior citizens during the winter with extensive measures in old-age homes...
Kejriwal announces doorstep registration for women, elderly welfare schemes starting MondayDelhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced the commencement of registration for the Mukhya Mantri Mahila Samman Yojana, offering ₹1,000...
Delhi government expands old-age pension scheme, adding 80,000 new beneficiariesDelhi government expanded its old-age pension program. 80,000 more residents now qualify. This brings the total beneficiary count to 5.3 la...
PM Modi slams AAP, TMC governments for not adopting Ayushman BharatPrime Minister Modi apologized to senior citizens in Delhi and West Bengal for not being able to offer them the Ayushman Bharat scheme bene...
At least 100 elephants die in drought-stricken Zimbabwe park, a grim sign of El Nino, climate changeClimate change and the El Nino weather phenomenon have caused the deaths of at least 100 elephants in Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park. The ...
UK notifies WHO about new strain of Swine flu, here is what we know about itA new strain of swine flu has been detected in a routine flu screening test at a GP surgery in North Yorkshire. The health officials said t...
Tax cuts, factory incentives: What to watch for in BudgetFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman may tweak income-tax slabs to provide relief to the nation’s vast middle class and increase spend on th...
UNDP, TISS to launch tech-assisted counselling for those battling mental distress during pandemicThe service is launched as part of the UNDP's Covid-19 socio economic response to provide "accessible, affordable and quality counselling" ...
Joining the Covid-19 fight: Oprah Winfrey donates $10 million for coronavirus reliefPart of the money will go towards America's Food Fund.
Dementia sufferers sit atop frozen assets worth $1.3 trillion in JapanThe size of Japan's forgotten money is equivalent to more than a quarter of the size of its economy.
Mapping unpaid women's work is India's next step in jobs puzzleThe government plans a yearlong exercise to survey households on how they spend their time. NSSO said
Paul Ryan pushes Donald Trump to follow tax win with US welfare revampRyan regards 2018 as a chance to fulfill the ambitions he brought to Congress 20 years ago: reshaping the social safety net for the poor an...
Budget 2016 tries to address the twin objectives of growth and inclusivityIn any case, the covenants of the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act left little room to boost growth through higher public sp...
Pandits integral part of Kashmir's composite culture: Ghulam Nabi AzadAzad said Kashmiri Pandits constitute an important part of the composite culture of the Valley and the community has made a substantial con...
China's pension insurance programme covers 486 millionChina's urban and rural pension insurance programme now covers 486 million people, an official with the Ministry of Human Resources said.
India needs to design proper pension programme to alleviate poverty of elderlyThe government should accept the Pension Parishad’s recommendation to raise the pension amount to improve the well-being of the elderly.