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43% women from low-income households yet to be re-employed after they lost jobs to Covid-19
87 lakh women remained unemployed till Oct 2020, while men are more likely to find employment again compared to women, according to a report by Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies, Dalberg, and Ford Foundation
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Betting on beauty: What's driving sudden investor interest in the business
The beauty and personal care space saw $264 million in funding in the seven months to July 2021 compared to $106 million in all of 2020. While the returns are higher, awareness among investors about the attractive category is increasing too
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BJP MPs successfully thwart attempts to discuss Pegasus issue in IT Parliamentary Committee
After a dramatic day involving a walkout, BJP MPs scuppered attempts to establish quorum for the Parliamentary Standing Committee on IT
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IMF warns of a lopsided economic recovery but retains its 6% global growth forecast
Rapid expansion was expected for China, at 8.1%, and India, 9.5%, but both of their outlooks have been downgraded since April
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Why are India and the US sparring over a $110 million Mumbai mansion?
The intended buyer is the Poonawalla family, India's vaccine tycoons, who have been in the spotlight this year for cranking out hundreds of millions of Covid-19 vaccine doses
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32.7% children have low concentration level due to smartphones; 80% use them for 2 hours daily
Smartphone usage is affecting children's concentration level, besides exposing them to inappropriate content. Nearly 43% underage kids have have a social media account despite social media companies claiming strict age barriers for young children
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A 2nd new nuclear missile base for China, and many questions about strategy
The move signifies a vast expansion of China's nuclear arsenal, the cravings of an economic and technological superpower to show that, after decades of restraint, it is ready to wield an arsenal the size of Washington's, or Moscow's
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Return to office hits a snag: Young resisters
While workers of all ages have become accustomed to dialling in and skipping the wearying commute, younger ones have grown especially attached to the new way of doing business
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Meet Anita Kishore: The firm hand behind Byju's global acquisitions
The maths teacher has been driving acquisitions, managing investor relations and framing strategies for Byju's
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40% marginalised persons had no access to sanitation during Covid-19: Oxfam India report
Low-income households, and the marginalised experienced poor quality of care, slow response from the government for treatment; more males, and urban India are vaccinated thanks to the digital divide and abysmal provisioning at India's primary healthcare level
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Disinformation for hire, a shadow industry, is quietly booming
The result is an accelerating rise in polarising conspiracies, phoney citizen groups and fabricated public sentiment, deteriorating our shared reality beyond even the depths of recent years