Across The Aisle: Country’s poor are left behind
By P Chidambaram The social and political conditions have made poverty worse. India has the tallest statue in the world. It is 182 metres high, sculpted […]
Poverty
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty: Where does India’s wealth lie?
This year’s theme for International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is “coming together with those furthest behind to build an inclusive world of universal […]
Poverty figures drop by 50 million, India on way to become middle-income nation: Study
By KAVEESHA KOHLI Study based on World Bank data says the drop has happened in the past two years, but Congress govt’s NREGA scheme also played […]
Pro-women, pro-poor
By  Surjit S Bhalla India may have just witnessed the best four years of inclusive growth, thanks to the Centre’s sanitation programme India’s performance in poverty […]
Facts About Poverty in India: Progress and Challenges
By Isha Kakar India’s economic power is growing at unprecedented rates. However, despite being one of the world’s fastest growing economies, India has a long way […]
Thousands of Indians die of hunger every day
By Vaidehi Three girls — aged eight, four and two years recently died in Delhi after succumbing to starvation. These children had died of malnourishment. […]
Here are 5 things you can do to solve world hunger
Ironically, the world produces more than enough food to feed the planet’s population but people are still dying because of hunger. In India, around 21.25 […]
People’s participation in Democracy
By Ashim Bhuyan Abraham Lincoln, one of the greatest proponents of democracy, and one of the best Presidents of the United States of America ever had, […]
Crucial Significance of Land Reforms
New Delhi: While so much is being talked about regarding commitment to reduce poverty, it is strange that the most important step which is needed […]
Bimaru states make India poorer than Pakistan, says World Bank report
Of the 270 million people that have been categorised below the standard, 70 per cent live in rural Indian and 30 per cent in urban […]