![]() | Food and Agricultural Organization: Rising prices, food insecurity add to ranks of hungryNearly a half-billion people, more than eight in 10 of them in South Asia, were undernourished in 2021 and more than 1 billion faced moderate to severe food insecurity, the report said. |
![]() | Equal opportunity, not freebies, will save the poorThe minimum wages in every sector need to be reworked to a higher level. This will hurt the middle-class pockets more, but it will stop us from exploiting the destitute. |
![]() | Food aid and politics, an unsavoury cocktailIt is sad that 800 million people of a nation of 1.3 billion should need free 5 kg of ration a month or a direct transfer of Rs 6,000 over a year to survive. |
![]() | Odisha among nine poorest states in India: Global studyThe study stated among poor people, deprivations in cooking fuel and housing were the most common, followed by nutrition and sanitation. |
![]() | Tackling poverty is on course but daunting challenges remainIt is good to know that we may be winning the war against poverty, but there is no room for complacency. |
![]() | India a leader in digitisation: World Bank President David MalpassHe said poor people in the country have more money in their hand that showed up in the recent poverty report of the World Bank. |
![]() | Row over RSS general secretary's remark on poverty and unemploymentMeanwhile, the RSS is learnt to have shared its serious concerns over the prevailing situation of poverty and unemployment to the Modi government. |
![]() | Goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030 out of reach: World BankEarlier this year the institution warned that as many 95 million people would fall back into extreme poverty by the end of this year. |
![]() | Child brides: Victims of poverty & illiteracyPoverty, illiteracy and ignorance of law are forcing several girls in rural Anantapur to get married before turning 18. |
![]() | Sri Lanka cuts tax on female hygiene productsImported pads and tampons will also cost 20 per cent less due to a reduction in import duties, Wickremesinghe's office said in a statement. |
![]() | Making sense of GDP growth and povertyThe fifth-largest aggregate GDP is based on official exchange rates. If PPP exchange rates are used for conversion, Indian GDP is already the third-largest. |
![]() | War and conflict are outer expressions of inner turmoilChildren, many great souls have worked tirelessly for world peace, and many are still striving today. |
![]() | Aim to make Kerala first poverty-free state: MV GovindanEfforts should be made to make Kerala the first state in the country to eradicate poverty within a few years, Local Self Government Minister M V Govindan has said. |
![]() | Child labour, caste-based discrimination, poverty closely interlinked in India: UN Special RapporteurIt is "encouraging" that trade unions in Chile, Colombia, Ghana and India provide dedicated support and services for women workers, the reports said. |
![]() | Markapur home guard spends 25 per cent of earnings to feed destitute, orphansIt was at this moment that he decided to do all in his power to help the poor. |
![]() | Tireless tyranny: Poverty, misery, disease conquer Afghanistan as Taliban rule turns oneThe Taliban flag now flies openly across Helmand province, staked on bullet-ridden buildings. But after coveting control for two decades, they are ruling the nation at its most ruin. |
![]() | UNRWA lauds India's continued support to Palestinian refugees"Since 2018, the Government of India has given UNRWA 20 million US dollars," Tamara Alrifai, UNRWA's spokesperson added. |
![]() | 'An emergency safety net': World Bank gives USD 100 million to combat Sudan hungerA third of Sudanese needs humanitarian aid, estimated the UN, which warns that 18 million people -- nearly half the population -- will be pushed into extreme hunger by September. |
![]() | 75-95 million more on verge of extreme poverty due to climate change, COVID: ReportThe report finds that about 1 in 10 people worldwide are suffering from hunger and nearly 1 in 3 people lack regular access to adequate food. |
![]() | Telangana HC raps Collector over missing names on Dharani portalThe petitioners’ counsel pointed out, that their names were recently removed from the Dharani Portal for reasons best known to the government, depriving them of the financial assistance. |
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