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

India and one billion-plus Indians, despite occasional temporary attention gains by way of hashtag noise and force on social ...

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

The World Bank report highlighted that 171 million people have been lifted out of extreme poverty, and 378 million have moved ...

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 ...

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 ...

In a striking announcement this April, the World Bank claimed that India has successfully lifted 171 million people out of extreme poverty over the decade spanning 2011-12 to 2022-23. According to ...

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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 ...

Indian cinema has left an indelible mark at Cannes over the years. As Homebound heads to the festival, here are 10 wins that ...

The study identifies a critical transformation in the drivers of energy poverty. Traditionally attributed to low income, ...

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 ...