As the poverty rates in the country declined below 5 per cent in 2024, a research study by State Bank of India (SBI) also highlighted that the extreme poverty i ...

Rural poverty has declined significantly to 4.86 per cent in the fiscal ending March 2024 from 25.7 per cent in 2011-12 mainly driven by government support programmes, said a SBI research released ...

A list of programs nationally provide new mothers, parents with no-strings-attached cash payments. See how NY wants to use ...

As Myanmar’s junta pushes ahead with a vote in 2025, critics warn Beijing’s support may legitimize what they call a sham ...

Housing is famously cramped in the Asian financial hub of Hong Kong, thanks to sky-high property prices, but a single toilet and kitchen shared by four families would make for a ...

Over the next eight years, until he declared China’s “complete victory” in its fight against poverty in 2021, Xi visited all 14 contiguous areas of extreme poverty across the country and over 20 poor ...

Homelessness in Pennsylvania rose 12.2% over the past year, according to this year’s Annual Homelessness Assessment Report published by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The report ...

In urban areas, the decline was less pronounced at 4.09 percent in 2023-24 compared with 4.6 percent in the previous year ...

China industries to watch in 2025 review starts from the country’s strategic focus on green energy, electric vehicles, AI, healthcare, and advanced manufacturing, all presenting lucrative ...

The poverty estimates may undergo minor revisions if the 2021 census is done and updated rural-urban population data is published, the report noted. SBI Research believes that urban poverty ...

Violence against civilians surged, with thousands jailed, tortured and killed. A UN Office of the United Nations High Commissioner (OHCHR) report estimates 5,350 civilian deaths and over 3.3 million ...

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