Poverty
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Maharashtra's elderly couple ploughs field themselves with no money for cattle, video sparks outrage
Maharashtra | July 03, 2025 11:22 ISTThis video incident has sparked an outpouring of emotion on social media, with people urging the government and local administration to provide immediate aid.
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Modi govt's success: India's poverty rate drops from 27.1% to 5.3% in a decade, says World Bank
Business | June 08, 2025 18:19 ISTIndia has made remarkable progress in reducing extreme poverty, with the poverty rate dropping from 27.1% in 2011-12 to 5.3% in 2022-23, according to the World Bank, driven by government programs like the free food distribution scheme.
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World Bank revises international benchmark for extreme poverty: Details here
Business | June 06, 2025 17:53 ISTHowever, the financial institution says these updates do not impact how the international poverty line measures the percentage of people living in extreme poverty.
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India lifted 17.1 crore out of extreme poverty in 10 years
Business | April 28, 2025 15:35 ISTThe World Bank’s Poverty and Equity Brief for India finds that the sharp reduction in extreme poverty has been broad-based, covering both rural and urban areas.
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From begging to healing: The remarkable journey of a child beggar who became a doctor
Trending | October 04, 2024 10:18 ISTDiscover the inspiring story of Pinky Haryan, a former child beggar in McLeodganj who overcame poverty to become a doctor with the help of education and charitable support.
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Study finds two-way causal links between poverty, mental illnesses
Health | July 11, 2024 7:46 ISTStudy shows poverty and mental illness have a two-way street, with poverty causing depression and schizophrenia, and mental health issues impacting income. Genetics helped untangle this complex relationship.
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Pakistan SHOCKER: Man axes wife, seven children to death as he couldn't 'feed them anymore'
World | April 12, 2024 12:39 ISTThe accused identified as Sajjad Khokhar is a labourer by profession and was mentally disturbed over financial difficulties, according to the police. He confessed to the crime of killing his wife and children and said he was unable to feed them anymore.
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India’s poverty level falls below five per cent, urban-rural consumption gap narrowing: NITI Aayog
Business | February 26, 2024 12:09 ISTPeople were categorised into 20 different groups in the survey, which revealed the data that the average per capita monthly expenditure in the rural areas is Rs 3,773, and in the urban areas is Rs 6,459.
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World Day of Social Justice 2024: Date, theme, history and significance
Lifestyle | February 20, 2024 10:32 ISTDiscover the significance of World Day of Social Justice 2024, celebrated on February 20, with the theme 'Bridging Gaps, Building Alliances'. Learn about its history and how it promotes awareness and action towards addressing global inequalities.
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Over 24 crore Indians moved out of multidimensional poverty in last nine years: NITI Aayog
Business | January 16, 2024 11:24 ISTAs per the report, multidimensional poverty in India fell from 29.17 per cent in 2013-14 to 11.28 per cent in 2022-23, declining by 17.89 per cent.
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International Human Solidarity Day 2023: Know the Date, History & Significance
Lifestyle | December 20, 2023 9:25 ISTEvery year the world celebrates International Human Solidarity Day on December 20th. Today, know the history and significance behind this day that unites us all.
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Pakistan: 95 million people living under poverty as living standards fall, reveals World Bank
World | September 23, 2023 16:25 ISTAccording to the World Bank, Pakistan's poverty levels shot up from 34.2% to 39.4% since last year, showing that its economic model is unable to ease its poor economic conditions.
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13.5 cr people out of multi-dimensional poverty; What factors are involved in measuring? EXPLAINED
Explainers | July 18, 2023 22:30 ISTThe latest data of Niti Aayog showed that 13.5 crore people were pulled out of multi-dimensional poverty in the last 5 years.
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'Solve poverty with $44 bn': How Elon Musk could have used those billions, netizens have some ideas
Trending | April 27, 2022 12:46 ISTAs the world's richest person Elon Musk clinched a stunning deal valued at $44 billion and bought Twitter, netizens are arguing how he could have put that huge amount to better use. From saving the world from hunger to buying an iron man suit for himself, the list is endless.
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India among most unequal nations; top 1% of population holds 22% of national income: Report
India | December 08, 2021 11:25 ISTThe report noted that income and wealth inequalities have been on the rise nearly everywhere since the 1980s.
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51.91% people in Bihar poor, highest in India: NITI Aayog report
India | November 25, 2021 18:43 ISTWhile Jharkhand (42.16%) is placed second in the index, Uttar Pradesh (36.65%) is at the third spot. Kerala has emerged as the best state with only 0.71% poor people.
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Afghanistan children face acute food shortage amid conflict, poverty
World | November 21, 2021 9:40 ISTExpressing sadness over leaving school for 3-years, Malik said his father is jobless and he, as the elder son of the family, has to work to earn a livelihood, Xinhua news agency reported.
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COVID pandemic is exacerbating poverty, inequalities: IMF
World | October 15, 2021 7:18 IST“The crisis is exacerbating poverty and inequalities, while climate change and other shared challenges are becoming more pressing and require our urgent attention,” it added.
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World hunger worsened by climate change, conflict, says UN Chief
World | July 26, 2021 20:41 ISTGuterres also told a meeting in Rome that the world's food system generates a third of all greenhouse gas emissions. That same system is responsible for as much as 80% of biodiversity loss, he lamented in a video message.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping declares 'complete victory' in eradicating poverty
World | February 25, 2021 12:19 ISTXi said that all poor people in rural areas have been lifted out of poverty. With this, China has achieved the UN goal of poverty eradication 10 years ahead of the 2030 deadline.
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