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Influencer receives severe backlash after she 'darkens' herself to fake poverty
The influencer who painted her skin a few shades darker to fake poverty is receiving severe backlash from netizens.
Published on Oct 24, 2022 04:30 PM IST
Ukraine's poverty increased tenfold due to war with Russia: World Bank
Ukrainian officials have stressed that they need ongoing and predictable financial assistance to keep the government running, while also beginning critical repairs and reconstruction.
Published on Oct 15, 2022 10:52 PM IST
Reuters |
Goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 won't be met, says World Bank: Report
World Bank President David Malpass said the new Poverty and Shared Prosperity report showed the grim outlook facing tens of million of people, and called for major policy changes to boost growth and help jumpstart efforts to eradicate poverty.
Published on Oct 05, 2022 07:28 PM IST
Reuters |
India has almost wiped out extreme poverty: International Monetary Fund
In India, the number of people living in extreme poverty -- defined by the World Bank as living on US$1.9 or less in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms -- was 0.8% of the population in the pre-pandemic year 2019, stated the IMF paper, published on April 5, 2022.
Updated on Apr 07, 2022 05:40 PM IST
India’s great poverty debate: Season 2
Almost two and a half years after the 2017-18 Consumption Expenditure Survey (CES) was scrapped, the ‘great Indian poverty debate’ seems to have resurrected itself. The second season of this debate, interestingly, has started from Washington DC, not India.
Updated on Apr 09, 2022 11:46 AM IST
Roshan Kishore, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
