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From uncle's loan in 1977 to $36.8 billion today: The story of a quiet African titan reshaping global energy from LagosAliko Dangote is widely regarded as Africa’s richest businessman and one of the most influential industrialists in the world. His journey b...21 May, 2026, 01.24 AM IST- Quote of the Day by Melinda French Gates: 'It's the mark of a backward society when...'—Top quotes by the co-founder of the Gates Foundation who's consistently listed among Forbes' 100 most powerful womenQuote of the Day: Melinda French Gates states that societies move backward when men make decisions for women. Her words champion equality a...13 May, 2026, 11.46 AM IST
- Kerala, Telangana CMs trade barbs on governance record ahead of April 9 assembly pollsKerala's Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Telangana's Chief Minister Revanth Reddy exchanged sharp words on governance. Vijayan highligh...07 Apr, 2026, 06.36 PM IST
- Kerala will soon be free of extreme poverty, says govtKerala is set to be declared the first "extreme poverty-free state" in India, having uplifted over 64,000 families through its Extreme Pove...19 Oct, 2025, 11.11 AM IST
- Extreme poverty in India down to 5.3% in 2022-23: World BankIndia witnessed a significant decline in extreme poverty, dropping from 27.1% in 2011-12 to 5.3% recently, even with the World Bank's revis...07 Jun, 2025, 05.17 PM IST
- Pulling out poverty one clump at a timeIndia has made significant strides in poverty reduction, lifting millions out of extreme poverty and transitioning to a low middle-income c...27 Apr, 2025, 10.54 PM IST
- World to miss SDG goals on poverty and better-quality life: UNU-WIDER studyA paper by the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) suggests that the decline in povert...17 Oct, 2023, 03.34 PM IST
- COVID-19 has set global health progress back decades: Gates FoundationThe Foundation's Goalkeepers report, which tracks progress on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of reducing poverty a...15 Sep, 2020, 08.55 AM IST
- Covid-19 pandemic will push 47 million more women, girls into extreme poverty by 2021: UNThe new analysis by the UNDP said the COVID-19 crisis will dramatically increase the poverty rate for women and widen the gap between men a...03 Sep, 2020, 09.58 AM IST
- New data may show big cut in number of poorEconomists said rapid economic growth and the use of technology for social sector programmes have helped make a significant dent in extreme...27 Jan, 2019, 04.13 PM IST
- World's 'extremely poor' to fall below 10% of population for first time: World BankThe number of people living in extreme poverty worldwide is likely to fall to under 10% in 2015, according to latest World Bank projections.06 Oct, 2015, 01.41 AM IST
- India's poverty rate lowest among nations with poor population: World BankAccording to report, the number of people living in extreme poverty around the world is likely to fall to under 10% of global population in...05 Oct, 2015, 01.36 PM IST
- China, India played central role in global poverty reduction: UN reportThe latest estimates show that the proportion of people living on less than $1.25 a day globally fell from 36 per cent in 1990 to 15 per ce...07 Jul, 2015, 01.47 PM IST
- Narendra Modi to attend global citizen festival in New York City's Central Park during US visitThe organisers said the dignitaries will participate in the festival to "voice tangible commitments that could affect the lives of 50 milli...23 Sep, 2014, 02.05 PM IST
- India's poverty will fall from 51% to 22% by 2015: UN reportAs many as 320 million people in India and China are expected to come out of extreme poverty in the next four years.08 Jul, 2011, 09.08 PM IST
- India's poverty will fall from 51% to 22% by 2015: UN reportAs many as 320 million people in India and China are expected to come out of extreme poverty in the next four years, while India's poverty ...08 Jul, 2011, 08.29 PM IST
- 320 mn people in India, China to come out of poverty by'15: UNAs many as 320 million people in India and China are expected to come out of extreme poverty in the next four years.08 Jul, 2011, 07.36 PM IST
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