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World Bank endorses PM Modi's claim of reducing poverty in India
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Extreme poverty (living on less than USD 2.15 per day) fell from 16.2 percent in 2011-12 to 2.3 percent in 2022-23, lifting 171 million people in Indian above this line, according to a report by World Bank.
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Extreme Poverty reduced to minimal in India: SBI Research
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
As the poverty rates in the country declined below 5 per cent in 2024, a research study by State Bank of India (SBI) also highlighted that the extreme poverty in the country has reduced to minimal.
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Retirees rally over unpaid pensions as economic hardships escalate
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Retirees in Kabul are protesting the non-payment of their pensions, highlighting severe financial difficulties. Many are facing extreme poverty, with some having to beg or deal with issues like unpaid rent and caring for dependents. They are urgently appealing to the interim government for a
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Extreme poverty in rural areas largely conquered: Dr Arvind Panagariya at
Updated : 2 years ago IST
"Extreme poverty concentrated in the rural areas has been largely conquered and the growth prospects are excellent," said Panagariya, during the plenary session on "Future of Economic Transformation: Integrating Rural and Urban Economies" at the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Annual
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India has officially eliminated 'extreme poverty': US report
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
India has now officially eliminated 'extreme poverty', which can be seen through the sharp decline in headcount poverty ratio and stark increase in household consumption, American think tank Brookings said in a report.
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World Bank launches USD 5 B 7-year sustainable development bond with recor
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
According to the World Bank, the Sustainable Development Bond garnered an impressive USD 5 billion from investors keen on supporting the World Bank's mission to eradicate extreme poverty and enhance global prosperity sustainably.
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Punjab: Father kills three daughters due to extreme poverty
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Three girls were killed by their own father due to the extreme poverty being faced by the family.
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"In last 9 years, 13.5 crore people rose above the extreme poverty line":
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Stressing that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre is egalitarian, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said that owing to the schemes of this government, around 13.5 crore people rose above the extreme poverty line in our country in the last nine years.
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Increased cost-of-living undermines fight against poverty in Asia and Paci
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The increased cost-of-living crisis sparked by surging inflation last year, combined with the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, is continuing to push people in Asia and the Pacific into extreme poverty, according to a new report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
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How Pakistan failed to safeguard citizens from political and economic expl
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The incidents of enforced disappearances, the safety of religious minorities or lack thereof, and the diminishing rights of women and children have remained a grave cause of concern. The year 2022 was chaotic and fatal for the people in Pakistan. The devastating floods last monsoon led to ex
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Afghanistan: Economic crisis forces family in Balkh province to sell child
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
A family in Afghanistan attempted to sell their child due to extreme poverty, Tolo news reported on Saturday. The two-year-old child was saved from getting sold after some locals in the province assisted the family.
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At HRC, Baloch group requests UN intervention over rights abuses in Pakist
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 22 (ANI): A Baloch rights group has requested UN intervention in the southwestern province of Pakistan to save people suffering from the most severe form of rights violations.
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