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The Right to Food Campaign demands that the maternity entitlements must be expanded to cover ALL pregnant women, irrespective of the number of children or any

Survey reveals hurdles in accessing MGNREGA pay

Odisha: Activists use social media to amplify COVID patients’ calls for help While many are using Twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp to help people in distress, there are several others who have crowdsourced lists of resources from across social media platforms. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- By Express News Service BHUBANESWAR :  When Tapas Mohapatra, an Odia engineer with Indian Oil at Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh, tested positive last month, he chose to remain in home isolation as h...

Aadhaar Continues to Trip Up Direct Benefit Transfer Schemes, Duping Thousands: Report Calling the system a "direct benefit to scammers," the report highlights how real beneficiaries are often cheated by a system that has been made opaque. Representative image. Photo: Reuters Rights14/Dec/2020 New Delhi: Even after rounds of clarifications from the Reserve Bank of India and the Unique Identification Authority of India, and five years after a Supreme Court order rendering the interlinking of Aad...

With opaque PDS, Odisha’s brides fall through food security net Updated: Updated: December 12, 2020 20:43 IST Inordinate delay in adding their names to ration cards at their marital homes has left many vulnerable women and their children without food security Share Article AAA While the womens’ names are removed from natal ration cards, inclusion in the system at marital homes proves herculean. Special Arrangement.   Inordinate delay in adding their names to ration cards at their marital...