The ability to step out of poverty and change one's fortune is a rare trait only displayed by some of the most genius-level entrepreneurs and business leaders, especially in a country like India ...

At the time of Mr Dube’s visit in 1995 almost half of India’s population still lived below the international poverty line, according to the World Bank. Mr Dube lamented India’s lack of progress: the ...

Poverty in India is a complex and multifaceted issue influenced by a combination of historical, economic, social, and political factors. Several renowned economists and leaders have provided ...

But it is tackling major social, economic and environmental issues, including a huge gap between the wealthy and those living in poverty. Save the Children has worked in India since the 1940s, setting ...

New Delhi: A Delhi court, while sentencing a man to rigorous imprisonment of 14 years for raping and impregnating a 14-year-old girl in 2018, observed that poverty and lack of criminal antecedents ...

The last official estimates of poverty for India pertain to 2011–12. These estimates are based on the Tendulkar Committee poverty lines applied to consumption expenditure estimates from the National ...

Vijayawada: The state govt asserted that it is committed to eradicate poverty and achieve zero poverty by 2030, aligning with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and India's ...

Pak PM recently declared that he would change his name if Pakistan didn’t beat India in every development parameter. Was he talking sense? Here’s what the numbers reveal about the gap between ...

Real progress has been made in reducing poverty in recent years, particularly in India and China. However, there is still much uncertainty about the numbers. Using the same data, two reports released ...