IMF report lauds 'Anna Yojna' for averting extreme poverty

New Delhi [India], April 6 (ANI): India has averted the rise in extreme poverty through the food security scheme,...

Women suffering reaches unprecedented levels in Afghanistan

Kabul [Afghanistan], April 5 (ANI): Ninety-six per cent of Afghanistan rate their lives poorly enough to be...

90% of Afghan population projected below poverty line by year end

Kabul [Afghanistan], March 29 (ANI): About 90 per cent of Afghanistan's population has been projected to be below...

Empowerment of poor with good governance eliminates poverty: PM

New Delhi [India], March 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that poverty is eliminated with...

WTO Director-General says rising food prices may prompt unrest

London [UK], March 25 (ANI/Sputnik): World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said that...

Afghanistan 'least happy' country in world for second year in row

Kabul [Afghanistan], March 20 (ANI): Afghanistan has been listed as the world's unhappiest country for the second...

Taliban welcomes renewal of UNAMA mandate for 12 months

Kabul [Afghanistan], March 19 (ANI): The Taliban on Friday welcomed the renewal of the UN mission in Afghanistan...

India needs to eradicate not just economic poverty, but...

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 18 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said India needs...

Flower sales decline in Kabul amid widespread poverty

Kabul [Afghanistan], March 18 (ANI): Post-Taliban takeover, the sale of flowers in Kabul have dropped amid...

'Pakistan responsible for present Afghan humanitarian crisis'

Geneva [Switzerland], March 8 (ANI): An international NGO called 'The Organisation for Poverty Alleviation and...

Study finds predictability, meaningfulness of life help...

Helsinki [Finland], March 5 (ANI): A recent study conducted by a group of researchers from Finland, found that...

Veddis Foundation and J-PAL South Asia set up ASPIRE to...

New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) South Asia and Veddis...