Poverty In India

How good governance, focus on service delivery helped India pull 400 million people out of poverty

India’s economic growth is increasing the general wellbeing of a truly wide section of its society and this change is happening faster than projected

Extreme poverty in India declined by 12.3% points during 2011-19, says World Bank paper

The paper noted that farmers with small landholding sizes have experienced higher income growth

The Alston Report: How misleading statistics have been used to create a sense of triumphalism over global poverty

If we were to increase the poverty line to a fairer standard of $5.5 Rs 413), we would find that the number of people under poverty has remained more or less stagnant, decreasing negligibly from 3.5 to 3.4 billion.

World Poverty Day 2019: 'Acting together to empower children, their families and communities to end poverty' set as theme by UN

Every year, since 1993, 17 October is celebrated as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, or also commonly referred to as World Poverty Day.

World Poverty Day 2019: The fight against hunger continues

On World Poverty Day today, we look at hunger: one of the most devastating and long-lasting effects of poverty on the Indian population.

Arun Jaitley says extreme poverty falling, to end by 2031; links it to rapid economic growth, urbanisation

Arun Jaitley said the number of people who live in poverty will drop to below 15 percent in three years and to a negligible level in 10 years

Over 270 million people moved out of poverty in India since 2005-06, improvement fastest among STs, Muslims, shows UN data

Poverty reduction was fastest among children, the poorest states, scheduled tribes and Muslims in India where, in an historic shift, over 270 million people moved out of poverty in the decade since 2005-06, according to a new data.

Brazilian health crusader Carlos Monteiro says cash transfers better at arresting malnutrition than subsidised rations

Propelled by the expansion and improvement in public institutions such as primary schools and health centres, Brazil made strides in reducing malnutrition. Stunting in children, which stood at 37 percent in 1974, fell to 7 percent by 2006.

Rahul Gandhi’s rich vs poor query is in order, but shouldn’t he have tweeted it to himself rather than Modi?

If contrition is Rahul’s aim, then his attitude is commendable. He should now take the next logical step and ask the right question to the right person.

Hyderabad: Woman sells off newborn boy for Rs 1.32 lakh

A one-and-half months old baby boy, allegedly sold by his mother for Rs 1.32 lakh, was today recovered from Nacharam area here, police said.