Are social protection programs a liability?
A study by the World Bank a few years ago had indicated that for every two Nepali who moved out of poverty, one moves into it. In such a dynamic …
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‘Over 70% multi-billion rupee anti-poverty training went to party henchmen’
KATHMANDU, Sept 19: A multi-billion rupee micro-enterprise project for eradicating poverty through micro-entrepreneurship and employment …
Cities to step up at UN to push climate fight, sustainable development
Sixteen cities will commit to implementing global goals to end poverty, inequality and other challenges by 2030 during the annual gathering of world …
Near Rs 2 billion and 6 yrs later, poverty ID cards still in limbo
In 2012, the then Ministry of Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation initiated a program to identify all poor households in the country and distribute …
How poverty worsens the plastics crisis in the Philippines: Slave to sachets
MANILA: Armed with gloves, rubber boots and a rake, “Mangrove Warrior” Willer Gualva, 68, comes to Freedom Island in the Philippines almost every …
Financial exclusion
Poverty, illiteracy and lack of access to financial services are key barriers to promoting entrepreneurship in Nepal. Kenya has emerged as a leader in …
Editorial: Progressive Act
The Land Use Bill, prepared by the Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation and passed by the Parliament last week, was …
Up to Rs 3 lakh fine for misusing land
The Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation had prepared the draft of the Land Use Bill, which was signed into law by …
Water pollution an ‘invisible threat’ to global goals, economists warn
JOHANNESBURG: Water pollution threatens nearly all the globally agreed development goals to end environmental destruction, poverty and suffering …
‘New system will help govt find excess land’
The Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation has initiated a number of legal and other measures to manage government …
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