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'We have had to beg for food': Dholak makers in Lucknow fail to hit a profitable note

The Coronavirus pandemic induced-lockdown has come down very hard on many like Mehboob Ali and his family, who are struggling to make both ends meet these days

Leaders and experts speak up after the release of the new IPCC report

The report is titled Climate Change 2021: the Physical Science Basis and is the most detailed assessment of climate science ever undertaken.

Rich nations with 13% of world's population secure over half COVID-19 vaccine in late-stage trials, says Oxfam report

At least, 51% of 5.9 billion doses expected to be available for supply post successful trials have been snapped up by the US, Britian, Australia, Japan, Switzerland, Israel, the EU and Hong Kong and Macau, the report claimed

Coronavirus outbreak will push a vast section deeper into poverty and hunger; governments must take these steps to ease suffering

Despite the lockdown, state governments or the Union government should make special provisions to ensure that unemployed workers return home, either to be rid of the burden of paying extra for a roof, or to escape shelters and camps where an outbreak of COVID-19 could spread calamitously.

Combined wealth of 63 Indian billionaires higher than total Union Budget for financial year 2018-19: Report

Rights group Oxfam also said the world's 2,153 billionaires have more wealth than the 4.6 billion people who make up 60 percent of the planet's population.

Making a case for slow fashion: Consumers, brands must re-think choices to prevent irreversible climate change

The fashion industry is one of the most polluting industries in the world, given the pressure to facilitate consumer hunger. If real change is to happen, more people must begin to take a proactive approach and act in reflection of their moral values.

Lebanese army destroys at least 20 homes in Syrian refugee settlements as govt ultimatum expires

The Lebanese army started destroying Syrian refugee settlements in northeast Lebanon on Monday after the expiry of a government ultimatum, officials said. Keen not to encourage Syrians to settle permanently, the government had given refugees in the village of Arsal until 1 July to demolish shelters made of other materials than timber and plastic sheeting, which it considers illegal. Lebanon, a country of some four million people, hosts between 1.5 and 2 million Syrians on its soil.

Rahul Gandhi's minimum income pledge: Congress looks to checkmate BJP by changing narrative ahead of LS polls

The Congress scored over its rival by setting an agenda around its poll promise and forcing the BJP to respond.

Rahul Gandhi’s promise of minimum income: Yes, India’s poor need assistance to develop skills and earn jobs, but surely not begging bowls

The 2016-17 economic survey had estimated that implementation of UBI will cost India 4.9 percent of the GDP

Firstpost Editor's Picks: Congress' 10 year challenge in UP, Oxfam survey on income, Soni in time of Simmba; today's must-read stories

Unfortunately for the Congress, Uttar Pradesh's extant social reality is very different today from what it was in 2009