The World Bank says that India has made radical strides in eliminating extreme poverty. The reality on the ground is more ...

Recent figures suggest progress but also mask critical gaps in methodology, data collection and lived experiences.

A World Bank report reveals India lifted 170 million people out of poverty between 2011-12 and 2022-23, with extreme poverty ...

This biography of Merle Oberon traces her roots from a life of poverty in India to the glamour of 1930s Hollywood, where she ...

Last week, the World Bank released its latest estimates of poverty for India. According to its Poverty and Equity Briefs, poverty in India declined from 16.2% in fiscal year 2011-12 to 2.3% in ...

Congress general secretary in charge of Communications Jairam Ramesh highlighted that while the Modi government was projecting the World Bank’s latest Poverty and Equity Brief for India in a positive ...

The fourth is still in the distant future. Also Read: India has four types of poverty. One of them perpetuates the other three. Every April, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) publishes its ...

From Neecha Nagar to Masaan, a look at ten Indian films that have been featured at the Cannes Film Festival, showcasing the ...

Extreme poverty in India—defined as living on less than $2.15 per day—fell sharply from 16.2% in 2011-12 to just 2.3% in 2022-23. Rural extreme poverty dropped from 18.4% to 2.8%, while urban ...

A World Bank report reveals India's significant progress in poverty reduction, with extreme poverty plummeting from 16.2% in 2011-12 to 2.3% in 2022-23, lifting 171 million people out of extreme ...

The Zero PovertyP4 initiative is a bold experiment in inclusive growth that enlists the wealthiest 10 per cent of the ...