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75% elderly women don’t have savings: Nat’l survey
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/75-elderly-women-dont-have-savings-natl-survey/articleshow/101005762.cms
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75% elderly women don’t have savings: Nat’l survey
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/75-elderly-women-dont-have-savings-natl-survey/articleshow/101005762.cms
The Times of India
75% Elderly Women Don’t Have Savings: Nat’l Survey | Mumbai News - Times of India
At 65, Dadar-based Aruna Deshmukh who used to work in a garments shop has seen the fabric of life. “I have diabetes. I have undergone angioplasty twic
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Caring for the old: On the United Nations Population Fund’s India Ageing Report 2023
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/caring-for-the-old-the-hindu-editorial-on-the-united-nations-population-funds-india-ageing-report-2023/article67357816.ece
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Caring for the old: On the United Nations Population Fund’s India Ageing Report 2023
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/caring-for-the-old-the-hindu-editorial-on-the-united-nations-population-funds-india-ageing-report-2023/article67357816.ece
The Hindu
Caring for the old: On the United Nations Population Fund’s India Ageing Report 2023
With one in five individuals in India set to be a senior citizen, there will be implications for health, economy, and society
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Cultural travesty of abandoning the old
* They say old is gold, but it is certainly in the cold
https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/opinions/columns/pc/2024/Feb/17/cultural-travesty-of-abandoning-the-old
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Cultural travesty of abandoning the old
* They say old is gold, but it is certainly in the cold
https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/opinions/columns/pc/2024/Feb/17/cultural-travesty-of-abandoning-the-old
The New Indian Express
Cultural travesty of abandoning the old
They say old is gold, but it is certainly in the cold. A UN report recorded 149 million senior citizens living in India in 2022, a number predicted to more than
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What India Needs To Do Urgently To Support Its Ageing Population b https://thewire.in/urban/what-india-needs-to-do-urgently-to-support-its-ageing-population
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What India Needs To Do Urgently To Support Its Ageing Population b https://thewire.in/urban/what-india-needs-to-do-urgently-to-support-its-ageing-population
The Wire
What India Needs To Do Urgently To Support Its Ageing Population
About 20% of India’s population will be over 60 years old in 2050. With family structures changing and existing state-provided services being inadequate, today’s working Indians need protection against loss of income and health.
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India’s demographic dividend will eventually dwindle: ADB
Yet the ageing population could also be an opportunity to get more productivity out of older persons or a silver dividend- ADB
https://www.livemint.com/economy/ageing-population-a-structural-challenge-for-asia-india-s-demographic-dividend-to-dwindle-adb-11714637750508.html
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India’s demographic dividend will eventually dwindle: ADB
Yet the ageing population could also be an opportunity to get more productivity out of older persons or a silver dividend- ADB
https://www.livemint.com/economy/ageing-population-a-structural-challenge-for-asia-india-s-demographic-dividend-to-dwindle-adb-11714637750508.html
mint
India’s demographic dividend will eventually dwindle: ADB | Mint
Yet the ageing population could also be an opportunity to get more productivity out of older persons or a silver dividend, ADB said
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The other side of demographic dividend: Can we take care of our elderly?
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/indian-demography-demographic-dividend-india-life-expectancy-social-security-himachal-pradesh-punjab-9485553/#
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The other side of demographic dividend: Can we take care of our elderly?
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/indian-demography-demographic-dividend-india-life-expectancy-social-security-himachal-pradesh-punjab-9485553/#
The Indian Express
The other side of demographic dividend: Can we take care of our elderly?
As India becomes an ageing society, significant gaps in access to pensions, health services and social care for older persons need to be addressed