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16% Of Elderly Women In India Have Faced Abuse, Says Survey
About 16 per cent of elderly women in India have faced abuse, mostly in the form of physical violence followed by disrespect and psychological abuse, a new report published on Wednesday showed.
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Google Announces New Digital Safety Measures for India, Allocates $2 Million Grant for Outreach Programs
Google has announced some online safety measures in India on Thursday. The company donated grant worth $2 million (nearly Rs. 16 crore) from Google.org to non-profit organisations in India for enhanced digital safety of vulnerable communities.
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Woman, 102, Sells Vegetables "To Keep The House Running" In West Bengal
Lakshmi Maity, a 102-year-old vegetable seller in West Bengal, for the past five decades, has never let financial constraints come in the way of her family's basic needs.
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Report Shows Covid Impact On Mental Health Of Elderly
The HelpAge India study, titled The Silent Tormentor: Covid 19 and the Elderly, has surveyed 3,526 people across six cities -- Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Chennai.
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Highlights Of #SaveOurSeniors Telethon: An Initiative To Protect Senior Citizens Who Are Most Vulnerable During Coronavirus Outbreak
Senior citizens have been the worst hit as they are the most vulnerable, especially those above 80. Join NDTV and HelpAge India in raising funds to protect the people who protected us all our lives.
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A Village For Those Left Homeless By Tsunami
Just over ten years ago, the first resident moved into the Tamaraikulam Elders Village in Cuddalore District of Tamil Nadu. The Village was set up by Helpage India, largely with funds donated by NDTV viewers to help improve the lives of those whose world had been turned upside down by the tsunami.
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Society Should Care for the Elderly, Cherish Their Contribution: President Pranab Mukherjee
President Pranab Mukherjee today favoured protection of elderly people especially those who are economically and socially disadvantaged and said the society should cherish their valuable guidance and contribution.
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Abuse of Senior Citizens Doubled in 2014: Report
Abuse of the elderly doubled in 2014 from the previous year, according to study by HelpAge India, the NGO. The study also revealed that 50 per cent of senior citizens it surveyed reported that they had personally encountered abuse.
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India no country for old men: UN report
India stands a dismal 73rd in the list of 91 countries, according to a UN-backed study on the wellbeing of the elderly in a rapidly ageing world.
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How NDTV viewers helped the Tsunami victims
Six years ago when the Tsunami struck these people faced a bleak future.Many old farmers and fishermen lost their children who supported them.That was when NDTV viewers donated 1.5 crore rupees to build this elders village at Cuddalore district in association with Helpage India. A home that has given a new lease of life to 80 old people like ...
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16% Of Elderly Women In India Have Faced Abuse, Says Survey
About 16 per cent of elderly women in India have faced abuse, mostly in the form of physical violence followed by disrespect and psychological abuse, a new report published on Wednesday showed.
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Google Announces New Digital Safety Measures for India, Allocates $2 Million Grant for Outreach Programs
Google has announced some online safety measures in India on Thursday. The company donated grant worth $2 million (nearly Rs. 16 crore) from Google.org to non-profit organisations in India for enhanced digital safety of vulnerable communities.
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Woman, 102, Sells Vegetables "To Keep The House Running" In West Bengal
Lakshmi Maity, a 102-year-old vegetable seller in West Bengal, for the past five decades, has never let financial constraints come in the way of her family's basic needs.
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Report Shows Covid Impact On Mental Health Of Elderly
The HelpAge India study, titled The Silent Tormentor: Covid 19 and the Elderly, has surveyed 3,526 people across six cities -- Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Chennai.
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Highlights Of #SaveOurSeniors Telethon: An Initiative To Protect Senior Citizens Who Are Most Vulnerable During Coronavirus Outbreak
Senior citizens have been the worst hit as they are the most vulnerable, especially those above 80. Join NDTV and HelpAge India in raising funds to protect the people who protected us all our lives.
-
A Village For Those Left Homeless By Tsunami
Just over ten years ago, the first resident moved into the Tamaraikulam Elders Village in Cuddalore District of Tamil Nadu. The Village was set up by Helpage India, largely with funds donated by NDTV viewers to help improve the lives of those whose world had been turned upside down by the tsunami.
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Society Should Care for the Elderly, Cherish Their Contribution: President Pranab Mukherjee
President Pranab Mukherjee today favoured protection of elderly people especially those who are economically and socially disadvantaged and said the society should cherish their valuable guidance and contribution.
-
Abuse of Senior Citizens Doubled in 2014: Report
Abuse of the elderly doubled in 2014 from the previous year, according to study by HelpAge India, the NGO. The study also revealed that 50 per cent of senior citizens it surveyed reported that they had personally encountered abuse.
-
India no country for old men: UN report
India stands a dismal 73rd in the list of 91 countries, according to a UN-backed study on the wellbeing of the elderly in a rapidly ageing world.
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How NDTV viewers helped the Tsunami victims
Six years ago when the Tsunami struck these people faced a bleak future.Many old farmers and fishermen lost their children who supported them.That was when NDTV viewers donated 1.5 crore rupees to build this elders village at Cuddalore district in association with Helpage India. A home that has given a new lease of life to 80 old people like ...
