Page 10 - Poverty

Why many children in Afghanistan can no longer afford to attend school

A UN report released last year said that more than 2 million Afghan children aged 6-14 were engaged in some form of child labor

Shekhar Gupta: Cities of misery

India's big cities are rotting, growing into massive, self-governing slums. When attempts are made to fix them, coral comes in the way, like in Mumbai

India records fastest reduction in multi-dimensional poverty in 2006-16

Jharkhand reduced the incidence of multidimensional poverty from 74.9 per cent in 2005-06 to 46.5 per cent in 2015-16

India lifted 271 mn out of poverty in 2006-16 at fastest rate globally: UN

The report identifies 10 countries - Bangladesh, Cambodia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru and Vietnam - to illustrate the level of poverty reduction

3 times higher poverty rates in Indian households with children: Survey

A household is 1.6 times more likely to be deprived in access to basic necessities such as shelter, sanitation, education and water if there is an illiterate woman in the family.

Inclusiveness key to ending poverty

It's time to rewrite the rules of good governance, markets and systems to better serve the poor and ensure that they are able to escape poverty permanently

Over 270 mn people in India moved out of poverty between 2005-16: Report

While there is much that needs to be done to tackle poverty globally, there are "promising signs that such poverty can be - and is being - tackled", says the report

Modi's poverty problem

People like us can look after ourselves. The poor can't

Debashis Basu: Next, a surgical strike on poverty?

After all, if our ecstasy over a one-off military operation has to last, India needs to emerge as an economic superpower

Poverty may cause premature ageing: study

Previous research has shown that exposure to poor socio-economic conditions during childhood, adulthood, or cumulatively, is associated with cognitive deficits

Modi govt likely to come out with new poverty line

To be different from Tendulkar and Rangarajan estimates

Vijay Joshi: How to abolish extreme poverty

Deep fiscal adjustment would face resistance but the prize is so huge that it must surely be a top priority for policymakers

Urbanisation can mitigate poverty,says PM at smart city launch

Says cities have to be strengthened through a comprehensive and inter-connected approach combined with increased public participation

Govt aims to remove poverty by 2032

Grand plan: 10% GDP growth; 175 million jobs; $10-trillion economy