Posts Tagged ‘million-people’
’14 million job seekers to move out of northeast by 2021′
A staggering 14 million people are expected to move out of India's northeastern states between 2011 and 2021 in search of jobs elsewhere in the country, a national skills development body estimates. Read the original: '14 million job seekers to move out of northeast by 2021'
’14 million job seekers to move out of northeast by 2021′
A staggering 14 million people are expected to move out of India's northeastern states between 2011 and 2021 in search of jobs elsewhere in the country, a national skills development body estimates. Read this article: '14 million job seekers to move out of northeast by 2021'
Aadhar targets 200 million enrolments soon
The state-run Unique Identity Authority of India (UIDAI) is racing against time to enroll a whopping 200 million people in the next two months to make its Aadhar numbers the world's largest biometric identification system, its chief said Friday. Original post: Aadhar targets 200 million enrolments soon
Development deficit dogs poll-bound states
New Delhi: With high fiscal deficits - an indicator of poor financial management - the five poll-bound states of Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Manipur, Uttarakhand and Goa, home to about 230 million people, Originally posted here: Development deficit dogs poll-bound states
Qinghai-Tibet railway carries 6.5 mn people in 2011
China's Qinghai-Tibet railway, the world's highest altitude railway, has transported over 6.5 million people in 2011, the rail company said Tuesday. See the original post: Qinghai-Tibet railway carries 6.5 mn people in 2011
HIV positive demand passage of AIDS bill
People living with HIV/AIDS Wednesday appealed to the government to pass a long pending draft legislation which seeks to bring relief to over 2.5 million people affected by the condition in India. Continued here: HIV positive demand passage of AIDS bill
U.N. sees global AIDS epidemic starting to turn (Reuters)
Reuters - An estimated 33.3 million people worldwide have the HIV virus that causes AIDS, but the global health community is starting to slow down and even turn the epidemic around, a United Nations report said on Tuesday. Read the original post: U.N. sees global AIDS epidemic starting to turn (Reuters)
Jobless benefits to expire as Congress debates tax (AP)
AP - Jobless benefits will run out for 2 million people during the holiday season unless they are renewed by a Congress that's focusing more attention on a quarrel over preserving tax cuts for people making more than $200,000 a year. See the article here: Jobless benefits to expire as Congress debates tax (AP)
Cholera confirmed for resident of Haiti’s capital (AP)
AP - The cholera epidemic has spread into Haiti's capital, imperiling nearly 3 million people living in Port-au-Prince, nearly half of them in unsanitary tent camps for the homeless from the Jan. 12 earthquake. Excerpt from: Cholera confirmed for resident of Haiti's capital (AP)
Pakistan says 2 US drone strikes kill 14 militants (AP)
AP - A pair of American drone strikes killed 14 suspected militants in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, local intelligence officials said, in the latest attacks against al-Qaida and Taliban militants seeking sanctuary in the region. See the original post: Pakistan says 2 US drone strikes kill 14 militants (AP)
