41% kids underweight in Ahmedabad
Ahemdabad, May 11, 2012: As many as 41% of the children in the state are underweight and 55% of the women between 15 to 45 years of age in the state are anemic. This was revealed in a Rajya Sabha...
View Article"Safety net vital for poverty alleviation" Jairam Ramesh
Sri Lanka, July 13, 2012: Social security and safety nets for the working poor is vital for poverty alleviation of a country. Every year around 50 million households in India obtain employment under...
View ArticleUN says nations must accelerate anti-poverty work or some 2015 targets likely...
Geneva, July 1, 2013: Some of the world’s key anti-poverty targets set for 2015 will not be met unless nations do more to achieve them, U.N.read more
View ArticlePoverty levels down by 15% in 8 years in India: NSSO Survey
Latest NSSO data show a decline from 37% to 22% for all of India, poor states record steepest decreaseNew Delhi, July 17, 2013: Poverty levels across India decreased by 15 per cent — approximately 2...
View ArticleRural poverty declined to 26% in 2011-12
A report finds that poverty is markedly higher among SC/ST, who together constituted 44% of the rural poor in 2009-10New Delhi, Sept. 26, 2013: Poverty in rural India declined from 42% in 2004-05 to...
View Article'Asia-Pacific is still beset with poverty and backwardness': Pranab Mukherjee
New Delhi, Sept. 30, 2013: President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said despite Asia-Pacific being one of the fastest growing regions in the world, it is still beset with poverty and...
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