Poverty in India is a complex and multifaceted issue influenced by a combination of historical, economic, social, and political factors. Several renowned economists and leaders have provided ...

Despite exponential economic growth, eradicating poverty has remained the mainstay of Indian politics even decades after independence. Recent data suggests that India has almost eradicated extreme ...

This highlights the need for sustained, evidence-based policy interventions, particularly in conflict-prone regions where poverty alleviation efforts have been stymied. India has been a standout ...

Earlier, the World Bank had said that extreme poverty in India had declined by 38 million in 2021 to 167.49 million after growing in the preceding two years. The ‘Poverty, Prosperity and Planet ...

India has 129 million citizens living in extreme poverty in 2024, the World Bank said in its recently published report. These people live on less than Rs 180 a day. The number of extremely poor ...

Over 1.1 billion people are living in acute poverty, with India having the highest number. Approximately 584 million children are significantly affected. The report highlights the severe impact of ...

India is among the five countries globally with the largest number of people living in poverty, according to the UN report that said 1.1 billion people, over half of them minors, live in acute poverty ...

Explore the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission, aimed at empowering rural households and ...

We are launching a regional essay competition for Caribbean youth aged 18-29 to share their ideas on poverty and development. This competition gives university-level students a platform to propose ...

To serve the purpose of education, meeting the parents' demands through focusing on learning outcomes and reforming the ...

Why, asks Matthew Desmond — the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Poverty, By America" (Crown) and a professor of sociology at Princeton University — is there so much destitution in America?