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Myanmar relief camps receive last WFP aid as cuts begin

Myanmar relief camps receive last WFP aid as cuts begin
Updated on Mar 19, 2025 02:10 pm IST

Reimagining the role of philanthropy in India

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The robust civil society in India continues to work tirelessly towards accomplishing transformational change in socioeconomic structures to bring prosperity for all; where the benefits of growth and opportunities are more fairly distributed across communities and regions.
Published on May 11, 2024 12:37 pm IST

Poverty in Pakistan rose to 5.4% in 2020, estimates World Bank

World Bank headquarters. (File photo)
Published on Jun 22, 2021 06:11 am IST

Covid-19 pandemic will push 47 million more women, girls into extreme poverty by 2021: UN

The poverty rate for women was expected to decrease by 2.7 per cent between 2019 and 2021, but projections now point to an increase of 9.1 per cent due to the pandemic and its fallout.
Published on Sept 03, 2020 09:36 am IST

Higher poverty linked to increased youth suicide risk

In this study, researchers collected information from the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Compressed Mortality File, which includes data on all US deaths, including cause of death.
Updated on Feb 03, 2020 02:58 pm IST

‘Quixotic heroism cannot lead the country,’ says Pranab Mukherjee

According to the IMF, India is the world’s seventh largest economy of USD 2.69 trillion size.
Published on Apr 09, 2019 10:13 am IST

The promise of rural job scheme

Given the mixed track record of MGNREGS’s ability to provide insurance to workers, there are many who question the rationale of scheme’s existence itself.
Published on Feb 22, 2019 12:28 pm IST

What has driven India’s poverty reduction?

Improved nutrition, better sanitation and increased asset ownership have halved India’s poverty rate between 2005-06 and 2015-16, according to a study by the Oxford University.
Updated on Nov 01, 2018 10:31 am IST

271 million people moved out of poverty in India: UN Development Programme

According to a UNDP statement, though the traditionally disadvantaged groups - across states, castes, religions, and ages -are still the poorest, they have also experienced the biggest reductions in MPI through the decade, showing that they have been “catching up”.
Updated on Sept 21, 2018 09:31 am IST

Justice Rajinder Sachar: A prominent champion of minorities and human rights

Justice Rajinder Sachar is swearing by Lt Governor MMK Wali as Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court -
Updated on Apr 20, 2018 11:38 pm IST