Over the past three decades, socialism has been replaced by pro-business policies as the way forward. And yet, in this 'new' India, grinding poverty is still a feature of everyday life. Some 450 ...

Imagine a young mother in a drought-hit village in Maharashtra, toiling on barren land, unable to provide enough for her children. Now, picture the same woman working under the shade of vibrant ...

This book analyses poverty in India as being intimately connected with the advent of caste, untouchability, colonialism, indentured servitude and slavery, and their relation to modern practices. It ...

Priyansh Verma analyses the evolution of the policy on measurement of poverty in India. l What is extreme poverty? THE ...

Last week, a study by Indian Monetary Fund noted that India has almost eradicated extreme poverty. Extreme poverty in India is estimated to have declined 12.3 percentage points between 2011 to ...

India’s commitment to improving living standards is reflected in significant initiatives covering all dimensions of poverty that have led to 248 million individuals escaping multidimensional ...

Ahead of the Maharashtra assembly elections, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said that the position of India's poverty would have been in a better place if Congress paid attention to the ...

Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], November 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted India's effort to remove 250 million people from the clutches of poverty, during his address at G20 Leaders ...

Speaking about India's initiatives to deal with hunger and poverty, Modi said India had pulled 250 million people out of poverty in the last 10 years and was distributing free food grains to 800 ...