Banking facility for sex workers in distress
Mumbai, July 15 (101Reporters/IANS) Since November 2017, commercial sex workers in Mumbais Kamathipura area are having a tough time saving money. They have been forced …
MGNREGS can be used to gauge rural distress: Economic Survey
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Demand for work under MGNREGS may be used to develop a real-time indicator of distress at the granular district or …
Sports powers kids to fight emotional distress
Toronto, June 4 (IANS) Parents, please take note. Kids who engage in organised physical activity at a young age are less likely to have emotional …
Distress can spread through social networks: Experts
Sydney, May 24 (IANS) With connecting to people is becoming more easier than ever due to the mushrooming online platforms, experts have warned that they …
State of Economy-IV: Farm distress among major challanges for new government
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Once the high-voltage Lok Sabha polls come to an end, the new government will have a major challenge of getting …
LS polls phase II: Farm distress, development, nationalism take lead
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Western Uttar Pradesh will be a test case in the second phase of the general elections on April 18 when …
Modi government created rural distress: Congress
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The Congress on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of quietly squeezing funds meant for the MGNREGA scheme, and said …
Reform arcane agricultural policies to resolve farmers’ distress (Column: Active Voice)
After the surprising state assembly results of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, the upcoming interim Budget is quite unlikely to be a traditional vote-on-account. It …
‘Budget to reveal government’s priority, farm distress or fiscal discipline’
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) The interim budget may be the last chance for the Modi government to “woo and win” a large section of …
Extreme distress increases risk for dementia: Study
London, Jan 18 (IANS) Men and women who are distressed in midlife could be at higher risk of developing dementia in their old age, suggests …
Government looking at options to mitigate farm distress
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) With agrarian unrest being a major worry ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Centre is said to be looking …
Being closer to nature can reduce distress, behavioural problems in kids
Hong Kong, Jan 12 (IANS) Does your child often feel stressed and depressed? A walk in the woods is likely to improve his/her mood, researchers …
Poll results show farm distress is a major factor
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) poor performance in the rural parts of the three Hindi heartland states has indicated that …
Congress sowed seeds of rural distress: Jaitley
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) Days after thousands of farmers held a protest march against the government’s “anti-farmer” policies, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday …
Varun Gandhi to publish book on rural distress
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) BJP parliamentarian Varun Gandhi will be publishing a book, “Rural Manifesto”, in December which will explore rural Indias innate perseverance …
Saffronart donates Rs 36 lakhs to Kerala CM’s Distress Relief Fund
Mumbai/ Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 21 (IANS) A cheque of Rs 36.17 lakhs, raised from a fundraiser auction of 32 works of modern and contemporary Indian art, …
Goa launches helpline for women in distress
Panaji, Sep 10 (IANS) Goa government’s Women and Child Development Ministry on Monday launched a universal helpline service for women in distress in the coastal …
The pink bollworm menace adds to Maharashtra cotton farmers’ distress
Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS/Mongaday) On August 10, when Sanjay Rathod walked to his lush cotton field in Lasina village in Yavatmal, Maharashtra, he noticed some …
Mental distress may increase CVD risk in older adults
London, Aug 28 (IANS) Older adults who experience psychological distress such as depression and anxiety may have an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD), …
Financial distress in India’s thermal power sector (Comment)
The thermal power sector accounts for $40-60 billion of potentially stranded assets that are continuing to trouble the Indian banking sector. Fifteen GW out of …
Water given to TN under distress formula, need rest for drinking, Karnataka tells SC
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Karnataka on Monday told the Supreme Court that it has already released the Cauvery water that Tamil Nadu was entitled …
Pandemonium in Odisha Assembly over tomato distress sale
Bhubaneswar, March 23 (IANS) Pandemonium prevailed in the Odisha Assembly on Friday as members of the Congress and BJP created a ruckus over the distress …
Agrarian distress: India pays price of reforms by stealth (Column: Active Voice)
The 180 km-long march of Maharashtra’s farmers from Nashik to Mumbai that swelled to about 40,000 in number by the time it reached the state …
Maharashtra farmers protest against agrarian distress
Mumbai, March 10 (IANS) A protest march by 30,000 farmers against the failure of the BJP-led government to address agrarian distress, that started from Nashik, …