Poverty
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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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One in six children living in extreme poverty, figure set to rise during pandemic: UN
World | October 21, 2020 7:03 ISTAn estimated one in six children – or 356 million globally – were living in extreme poverty before the COVID-19 pandemic began, and this is set to worsen significantly, according to a new World Bank Group and UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) analysis.
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COVID-19 pandemic will push 47 million more women, girls into extreme poverty by 2021: UN
World | September 03, 2020 10:17 ISTThe COVID-19 pandemic will disproportionately affect women and push 47 million more women and girls into extreme poverty by 2021, reversing decades of progress to lift this demographic above the poverty line, according to new data released by the UN.
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UN's message of hope for India: 273 million Indians move out of multidimensional poverty
India | July 17, 2020 16:30 ISTIn what comes as a ray of hope for India, a UN report shows that about 273 million Indians moved out of multidimensional poverty between 2005-06 and 2015-16. With this, the report said, India recorded the largest reduction in the number of people living in this category.
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Extreme poverty could rise to over one billion people globally due to COVID-19 crisis: Report
World | June 12, 2020 13:23 ISTGlobal poverty could rise to over one billion people due to the COVID-19 pandemic and more than half of the 395 million additional extreme poor would be located in South Asia, which would be the hardest-hit region in the world, according to a new report.
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An additional 49 million people may fall into extreme poverty this year due to COVID-19: UN chief
World | June 10, 2020 12:01 ISTNearly 49 million more people are likely to fall into extreme poverty this year due to the COVID-19 crisis and every percentage point drop in the global GDP would mean hundreds of thousands of additional children will have stunted growth, UN chief Antonio Guterres has warned, calling on countries to act immediately to ensure global food security.
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Coronavirus pandemic may push 86 mn more children into household poverty by 2020-end: Report
World | May 28, 2020 12:37 ISTThe number of children living in poor households across low and middle-income countries could increase by 86 million to reach 672 million by the end of 2020 due to the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study.
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COVID-19 pandemic could push 42-66 million children into extreme poverty: UN
World | April 16, 2020 23:02 ISTThe coronavirus pandemic could push an estimated 42-66 million children into extreme poverty and the economic downturn resulting from the outbreak could result in hundreds of thousands of additional child deaths in 2020, the United Nations said on Thursday.
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Agra man scoops up spilt milk while stray dogs feed on the same leaves internet in tears
Trending | April 14, 2020 23:19 ISTAmid the lockdown, a video surfaced on the internet in which a man in Agra can be seen collecting spilt milk from the street while dogs feed on the same.
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CWC takes custody of four siblings after Kerala mother expresses inability to look after them
India | December 03, 2019 6:46 ISTThe woman had written a letter to the CWC, saying her husband was an alcoholic and they were not able to feed their kids. She also said one of them had once eaten mud due to hunger.
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Bill Gates praises Bihar govt for efforts to fight poverty, disease
World | November 17, 2019 18:38 ISTBill Gates, billionaire philanthropist, and Microsoft co-founder, on Sunday praised Bihar government's progress in fighting poverty and disease in the last 20 years, saying only a few places have been able to surpass the achievements made by the state.
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India lifted 271 million people out of poverty between 2006 and 2016: United Nations
World | July 12, 2019 10:24 ISTThe 2019 global Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) from the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI) was released Thursday.
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Odisha to focus on agriculture to bring poverty below five per cent
India | June 25, 2019 14:14 ISTAddressing the inaugural session of the 16th Odisha Legislative Assembly, the Governor said the government will provide interest free crop loans to small and marginal farmers up to Rs 1 lakh.
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Rising inequality is a concern: Manmohan Singh
India | June 24, 2019 22:59 ISTSpeaking at the release of a social development report titled 'Rising Inequalities in India, 2018', Singh said some regions and social groups were extremely poor and vulnerable despite various anti-poverty programmes and affirmative policies being followed.
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Congress will launch 'surgical strike' on poverty: Rahul Gandhi
March 26, 2019 14:06 IST"We will eradicate poverty in the country. This is a 'dhamaka'. No country has done this in history. There should not be a single poor person in the country," Gandhi said.
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Significant rise in economic inequality in India since 1980’s, report claims
India | December 15, 2017 12:47 ISTThe top 0.1 per cent of earners capture more growth than all those in the bottom 50 per cent combined, says the World Inequality Report.
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India will be poverty, corruption-free by 2022, says Niti Aayog
India | November 04, 2017 16:22 ISTGovernment think tank Niti Aayog has envisaged a New India by 2022 which will be free from poverty, dirt, corruption, terrorism, casteism and communalism.
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High growth, strong civil society must to end poverty: Arun Jaitley
Politics | October 28, 2017 22:24 ISTArun Jaitley said the economic growth will only bring in the resources which are needed for the aim of poverty alleviation.
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Govt officials mocked poor, wrote acceptance of proverty outside their house in Rajasthan
News | June 22, 2017 14:47 IST
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